Radio Ranking

Which stations actually back indie artists? Who spins the same ten tracks into the ground? We crunched the airplay so you don't have to.

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Indie Champions

Stations ranked by how much of their airtime goes to independent labels.
Backing indie hardest
  1. 1
    Radio Stadtfilter (DAB+)
    23,234 spins tracked
    47.6% indie share
    GRR 2.3× LRR 1.8× IRR 2.5×
    Top labels Mouthwatering Records · Sub Pop Records · Les Disques Bongo Joe · Domino Recording Co · Fire Talk
  2. 2
    GDS FM
    29,558 spins tracked
    44.5% indie share
    GRR 2.5× LRR 2.3× IRR 2.6×
    Top labels Warp Records · Stones Throw Records · Ghostly International · Ninja Tune · Nice Guys
  3. 3
    Kanal K
    25,036 spins tracked
    42.9% indie share
    GRR 3.4× LRR 2.6× IRR 3.7×
    Top labels Mouthwatering Records · Sub Pop Records · Domino Recording Co · Ninja Tune · Hyperdub
  4. 4
    Radio Swiss Jazz
    22,579 spins tracked
    40.8% indie share
    GRR 3.1× LRR 2.6× IRR 3.3×
    Top labels Concord Jazz · UME - Global Clearing House · HighNote Records · Arbors Records · Verve Reissues
  5. 5
    RaBe Radio Bern
    25,798 spins tracked
    33.6% indie share
    GRR 2.3× LRR 2.3× IRR 2.4×
    Top labels UME - Global Clearing House · Ninja Tune · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group · Columbia · RCA Records Label
Major-label strongholds
  1. 1
    Radio Top
    21,503 spins tracked
    7.2% indie share
    GRR 18.5× LRR 19.8× IRR 16.8×
    Top labels UME - Global Clearing House · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group · Warner Records · RCA Records Label · Legacy Recordings
  2. 2
    Radio 32
    24,313 spins tracked
    8.3% indie share
    GRR 9.5× LRR 19.5× IRR 5.5×
    Top labels UME - Global Clearing House · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group · Columbia · RCA Records Label · Warner Records
  3. 3
    Radio Zürisee
    24,686 spins tracked
    8.5% indie share
    GRR 16.7× LRR 24.8× IRR 10.3×
    Top labels UME - Global Clearing House · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group · Columbia · Epic/Legacy · Warner Records
  4. 4
    Radio Basilisk
    29,511 spins tracked
    10.4% indie share
    GRR 17.5× LRR 19.4× IRR 13.8×
    Top labels UME - Global Clearing House · Columbia · Atlantic Records · Warner Records · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
  5. 5
    Radio 24
    27,243 spins tracked
    10.8% indie share
    GRR 13.0× LRR 27.7× IRR 6.1×
    Top labels UME - Global Clearing House · Columbia · Atlantic Records · RCA Records Label · Warner Records

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Heavy Rotation

Average spins per song. A high number means a tight playlist on repeat; a low one means they keep things varied.
Spinning it on repeat
  1. 1
    Sunshine Radio (Switzerland)
    30,671 spins tracked
    47.5× spins / song
    Top labelsUME - Global Clearing House · Columbia · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group · RCA Records Label · Atlantic Records UK
    Top artistsBruno Mars · Lady Gaga · Ed Sheeran · Ava Max · Taylor Swift
    Top songwritersMax Martin · Philip Lawrence · Bruno Mars · Henry Walter · Hubertus Dahlem
  2. 2
    VirginRadio
    26,128 spins tracked
    35.1× spins / song
    Top labelsUME - Global Clearing House · Warner Records · Legacy Recordings · Columbia · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
    Top artistsDie Toten Hosen · Bon Jovi · Foo Fighters · Guns N' Roses · LINKIN PARK
    Top songwritersJon Bon Jovi · Anthony Kiedis · John Frusciante · Chad Smith · Steven Tyler
  3. 3
    Energy Zürich (NRJ)
    30,050 spins tracked
    23.2× spins / song
    Top labelsUME - Global Clearing House · Columbia · Atlantic Records · Warner Records · Intercord
    Top artistsTaylor Swift · Bruno Mars · KAMRAD · Dermot Kennedy · Nico Santos
    Top songwritersMax Martin · Ryan Tedder · Bruno Mars · Amy Allen · Patrick Pyke Salmy
  4. 4
    Radio Top
    21,503 spins tracked
    18.5× spins / song
    Top labelsUME - Global Clearing House · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group · Warner Records · RCA Records Label · Legacy Recordings
    Top artistsMadonna · Queen · Michael Jackson · Tina Turner · Whitney Houston
    Top songwritersMax Martin · Phil Collins · Michael Jackson · Mike Rutherford
  5. 5
    Radio Basilisk
    29,511 spins tracked
    17.5× spins / song
    Top labelsUME - Global Clearing House · Columbia · Atlantic Records · Warner Records · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
    Top artistsNico Santos · Alex Warren · Michael Schulte · Dermot Kennedy · Noemi Beza
    Top songwritersMax Martin · Ryan Tedder · Amy Allen · Patrick Pyke Salmy · Ricardo Muñoz
Keeping it varied
  1. 1
    Sunradio
    27,767 spins tracked
    1.5× spins / song
    Top labelsColumbia · UME - Global Clearing House · RCA Records Label · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group · WM Sweden
    Top artistsLaura Pausini · Rondò Veneziano · Chris de Burgh · Australis · ABBA
    Top songwritersDieter Bohlen · Peter Reber · Mark Knopfler · Jean-Jacques Goldman
  2. 2
    Radio Nord Vaudois
    25,126 spins tracked
    1.6× spins / song
    Top labelsigroovemusic.com · Mouthwatering Records · Columbia · Universal Music Division Barclay · Parlophone (France)
    Top artistsLes Petits Chanteurs à la Gueule de Bois · Pascal Rinaldi · Nicolas Fraissinet · Michel Bühler · -
    Top songwritersLionel Aebischer · Pascal Rinaldi · B. Mühlethaler · Luca Burkhalter
  3. 3
    Radio LoRa 97.5
    21,512 spins tracked
    2.1× spins / song
    Top labelsMouthwatering Records · recordJet · Forcefield Records · UME - Global Clearing House · Irascible Records
    Top artistsSun Ra · IKAN HYU · Shungudzo · Chocolate Remix · Ink Waruntorn
    Top songwritersSun Ra · Alexia Thomas · Anisa Djojoatmodjo · Yannis Maviaki
  4. 4
    Spitalradio Luzern
    29,778 spins tracked
    2.1× spins / song
    Top labelsUME - Global Clearing House · Columbia · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group · RCA Records Label · UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
    Top artistsThe Beatles · ABBA · Lady Gaga · Rod Stewart · Nickless
    Top songwritersAlan Walker · Gunnar Greve · Anders Froen · Jesper Borgen
  5. 5
    RSI Rete Uno
    15,529 spins tracked
    2.2× spins / song
    Top labelsUME - Global Clearing House · Columbia · Universal Music Italia srL. · RCA Records Label · Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
    Top artistsGAIA · Fulminacci · Lucio Battisti · Lucio Dalla · Jungle
    Top songwritersMarco Paganelli · Riccardo Zanotti · Pietro Paroletti · Tiziano Ferro

Open Doors vs. Gatekeepers

How evenly airplay is shared across artists. The more even it is, the more room there is for new names.
Open doors (everyone gets a turn)
  1. 1
    Sunshine Radio (Switzerland)
    30,671 spins tracked
    0.50 concentration
    A moderate few artists carry most of the rotation.
  2. 2
    JAMES FM
    28,204 spins tracked
    0.51 concentration
    A moderate few artists carry most of the rotation.
  3. 3
    Radio Zürileu
    28,757 spins tracked
    0.52 concentration
    A moderate few artists carry most of the rotation.
  4. 4
    Radio LoRa 97.5
    21,512 spins tracked
    0.53 concentration
    A moderate few artists carry most of the rotation.
  5. 5
    Radio Lozärn
    27,946 spins tracked
    0.53 concentration
    A moderate few artists carry most of the rotation.
Gatekeepers (a few names rule)
  1. 1
    RADIO BERN1
    27,840 spins tracked
    0.84 concentration
    A handful of artists soak up most of the airplay.
  2. 2
    Radio 24
    27,243 spins tracked
    0.83 concentration
    A handful of artists soak up most of the airplay.
  3. 3
    Radio Pilatus
    27,818 spins tracked
    0.82 concentration
    A handful of artists soak up most of the airplay.
  4. 4
    One FM
    27,167 spins tracked
    0.81 concentration
    A handful of artists soak up most of the airplay.
  5. 5
    Canal3 deutsch
    25,842 spins tracked
    0.80 concentration
    A handful of artists soak up most of the airplay.

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Discovery Engines

How much brand-new music actually makes it into rotation.
Always digging for new
  1. 1
    RSI Rete Tre
    25,648 spins tracked
    4.2% fresh picks
    Freshness profile
    New 9.2% Recent 12.0% Catalog 76.5%
    Genre spread: 5.09
  2. 2
    Radio SRF 3
    25,811 spins tracked
    3.9% fresh picks
    Freshness profile
    New 17.6% Recent 11.9% Catalog 69.1%
    Genre spread: 4.90
  3. 3
    Radio4TNG
    33,198 spins tracked
    3.4% fresh picks
    Freshness profile
    New 11.1% Recent 26.9% Catalog 61.3%
    Genre spread: 4.58
  4. 4
    Radio 3FACH
    27,295 spins tracked
    3.2% fresh picks
    Freshness profile
    New 17.9% Recent 28.8% Catalog 52.4%
    Genre spread: 4.56
  5. 5
    World Radio Switzerland
    16,010 spins tracked
    2.7% fresh picks
    Freshness profile
    New 28.0% Recent 18.2% Catalog 53.0%
    Genre spread: 5.08
Playing it safe
  1. 1
    Radio Top
    21,503 spins tracked
    0.0% fresh picks
    Freshness profile
    New 2.5% Recent 7.4% Catalog 87.9%
    Genre spread: 5.14
  2. 2
    Sunshine Radio (Switzerland)
    30,671 spins tracked
    0.0% fresh picks
    Freshness profile
    New 4.1% Recent 10.6% Catalog 84.8%
    Genre spread: 4.97
  3. 3
    Radio Central
    22,857 spins tracked
    0.0% fresh picks
    Freshness profile
    New 3.7% Recent 8.8% Catalog 85.0%
    Genre spread: 5.23
  4. 4
    JAMES FM
    28,204 spins tracked
    0.0% fresh picks
    Freshness profile
    New 1.3% Recent 5.7% Catalog 89.1%
    Genre spread: 5.01
  5. 5
    Radio Swiss Pop
    29,851 spins tracked
    0.1% fresh picks
    Freshness profile
    New 3.3% Recent 9.6% Catalog 85.1%
    Genre spread: 4.58

Rankings are based on monitored airplay over the last 90 days. Only stations with enough plays to be meaningful are shown.