It costs over £8k a year to run Chief, we need your support 

Unsigned and independent bands

Airplay for you and your music

Chief Radio is owned by a professional singer/songwriter/musician Kirsty Baird.
We all want the 'commercial' stations to play our tunes and on occasion they may do just that however, one play on any radio station is not likely to make much difference to your career.  

What will we do for you?
We listen to every song, if you are successful we will give you FREE airplay on our Underdogs show on a Sunday from 15.00.  Send us your socials and your news and our presenter will talk about you and your music.
If you have been selected for the Underdogs show you could then promote your music in featured artist playlist you will get more plays, more mentions on our other daily shows for one week:

For £3 we promote your single for one week
For £5 we feature your album for one month also added to our website.
For £2 a month we add your music to our playlists that will rotate your music until you no longer want to pay.  
Presenters will talk about you, your music and your events.  It costs us £8k plus to stay on air and your contribution helps.
Email for more information or send us your tracks to music@chiefradio.com
Add us to your guest list for gigs in Edinburgh, Fife, Lothians and Glasgow.

  • Encouraged our listeners to buy unsigned artists music
  • Supported their live music events and actively sold out events for artists
  • Put on events and invited artists to perform
  • We have continued to support artists and keep their songs in our playlists so our listeners now request them as they do established bands.

  • Chief Radio has a social following reaching 25,000+
    and listeners annually 150,000+
    Our listeners are highly engaged with 40%+ reposting/sharing our social media who have supported 1000s of unsigned bands to date.
    All of our team are volunteers and are musicians or music lovers.

    "Chief Radio really know how to help an artist achieve success! It is so hard for an independent artist to build a fan base and build a career, but Chief radio understand how to get there. If Chief believe in you and your music you are half way there. They will use their knowledge, contacts and listeners to build your fan base, increase your sales and help you establish yourself as an artist. With an abundance of energy, drive and desire to see you succeed, you could ask for no better team behind you. "

    Paula O'Reilly

    Songs I'll never sing 

    Pluggin' Baby

    Pluggin’ Baby was set up in 2013 and is a national radio plugging business here to get your music played on the radio and to help create the much needed buzz for your brand.

    Emma Scott has 25 years radio presenting experience and knows what radio presenters and producers expect from radio pluggers. She has worked all over the country and with many different radio groups and is plugging to a lot of people that she has a professional relationship with.

    What artists say about Chief

    Wesson

    " Been following Chief Radio for a few months now.  I'm really impressed how they play a wide variety of music, especially up and coming /unknown artists like my band Wesson."

    Kirsteen Harvey

    "The support from the team at Chief has been so appreciated it means a huge amount"

    EDDI READER

    "Good luck Chief Radio and keep going selling ourselves to ourselves. Show us how beautiful we are"

    NELL BRYDEN

    "It's special to have other musicians take an interest in what you do. It rings true when you're supporting artists like me and other artists you like"

    Michelle mcmanus

    Some people talk the talk but you walk the walk
    Keep up with the good work

    The laurettes

    We cannot tell you how AMAZING the team Chief Radio are.  They actively search Scotland and take it upon themselves to support, lift bands up and just generally be amazing humans!

     
    paula o'reilly

    So good to know my song Speechless is still receiving airplay since its release over 2 years ago.  The team at Chief are all legends. Thanks for your support