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DCR Radio DJ Program

Build a show. Build a name. Own your time slot.

DCR Radio is opening the door for DJs and program hosts who want more than a playlist. Create a show, introduce rising artists, play your own music, interview guests, promote upcoming episodes, and build an audience inside a station designed around discovery.

Scheduled Time SlotsLive DJ ShowsDCR Artist Music PoolRights-Cleared Music
What DCR Offers DJs

Your show can be more than somebody else's mix.

The DCR DJ program gives selected hosts room to create a real radio identity while keeping programming manageable for a growing independent network.

01 • TIME SLOTS

Your own scheduled show.

Selected DJs can receive one-time or recurring live time slots. DCR controls the final schedule and can adjust slots as station programming develops.

02 • YOUR SOUND

Use your own original music.

If you own and control the necessary rights, your original songs, beats, drops, mixes, and show elements can become part of your program.

03 • DCR MUSIC POOL

Break independent records.

DJs can build shows around music already approved and directly licensed to DCR by independent artists in the DCR ecosystem.

04 • SHOW PROMOTION

Promote what is coming next.

DCR can feature show announcements, schedules, approved interview/talk clips, guest information, behind-the-scenes content, and upcoming episode promotions across station channels. The DJ Agreement includes a written media release and rules that keep third-party music out of social clips unless it is separately cleared.

05 • INTERVIEWS

Bring artists into the show.

Host artist conversations, release interviews, themed discussions, countdowns, community segments, and other approved programming.

06 • BUILD YOUR BRAND

Put your DJ name in front of listeners.

Your air name, approved photo, show name, social links, and program identity can be promoted as part of the DCR schedule.

Rights-First Music Policy

We can build great radio without starting with a commercial catalog.

At launch, DCR DJ programming is built around music we can legally use without relying on a traditional mainstream music license. “Royalty-free” is only accepted when the actual license covers internet radio/webcasting and the intended use.

Approved for DCR DJ shows

DJs can work from these categories once DCR has the necessary rights information on file.

DCR-approved artist musicTracks already submitted and directly licensed to DCR for station use.
DJ-owned original musicMusic the DJ owns/controls and directly authorizes DCR to broadcast.
Qualified royalty-free musicOnly when the license expressly permits the DCR internet-radio/webcast use.
Talk, interviews & original segmentsOriginal spoken content, approved guests, station IDs, and rights-cleared show elements.

Not approved unless DCR clears it first

Technical ability to play something does not equal permission to broadcast it.

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Mainstream/commercial copyrighted songsNo commercial catalog until DCR confirms the necessary station licensing.
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Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or similar consumer streamsDo not treat a personal streaming subscription as DCR broadcast permission.
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Bootlegs, uncleared remixes, samples or mixtapesThird-party rights must be cleared before broadcast.
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“Free download” music without broadcast rightsFree to download is not automatically royalty-free or cleared for webcasting.
Built Around Radio.co

A DJ workflow that fits the platform.

DCR’s DJ program is designed around Radio.co’s actual live-DJ workflow rather than promising tools the platform does not provide.

How a selected DJ can work with DCR

DCR can invite approved hosts into the station with an appropriate DJ or Guest DJ role, schedule a live event for the assigned time window, and provide a backup playlist if the host cannot connect. DJs can broadcast through Radio.co Live in a supported browser or approved external DJ/broadcast software.

ScheduledOne-time or recurring live show windows.
Controlled AccessIndividual DJ/Guest DJ credentials - no shared station login.
Live ToolsBrowser live broadcasting or compatible DJ software.
FallbackDCR backup programming can continue if a DJ misses a slot.
DJ Access

Have a show idea? Bring it to DCR.

Tell us what you want to host, what you play, what kind of audience you want to reach, and the time slots that work for you.

Programming approval required. Completing the DJ Agreement does not guarantee a show, permanent time slot, compensation, or continued access. DCR assigns scheduling and platform access after review.