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How to submit music to Rock 101 Vancouver

How independent artists approach Rock 101 (CFMI-FM) in Vancouver: what the station plays, Canadian content rules, and how commercial radio receives new music in Canada.

4 min read · Updated October 2026 · For independent artists who want airplay on rock 101 vancouver

How do I submit music to Rock 101 Vancouver?

Rock 101 has no public submission route. It is Corus's classic rock station in Vancouver, built mainly on catalogue hits, and Canadian commercial radio usually receives new music from labels and pluggers through digital delivery services where the track's Canadian-content (MAPL) status is flagged.

What Rock 101 plays

CFMI-FM 101.1 is a Corus Entertainment station playing classic rock and classic hits, built mainly on catalogue. New independent music is a hard fit unless it sits naturally beside established rock.

Canadian content helps

Canadian commercial radio must play a share of Canadian content — generally at least 35% of popular music. A song qualifies when it meets at least two of the four MAPL criteria: music, artist, performance and lyrics. Make your MAPL status clear when a release is serviced.

  1. 01Confirm which MAPL criteria your song meets.
  2. 02Build airplay on Vancouver campus and community radio first.
  3. 03Have a label or plugger service the track through a digital delivery service.

Rock 101 Vancouver presenters and contacts on Virtual Publicist

Public profiles of people at Rock 101 Vancouver: what they cover and how to approach them.

More radio people to pitch in Canada and beyond

Presenters, producers and music teams at other stations with a similar audience. Pitch several, not one.

The short version

  • No public submission route.
  • Classic rock format, mostly catalogue.
  • Flag Canadian content (MAPL) when servicing.

Common questions

What is MAPL?

Canada's test for Canadian content: music, artist, performance and lyrics. A song meeting at least two of the four counts as Canadian content.