If we can show them that large numbers of listeners will become members and contribute money to the station, we will definitely have their attention. If the first station you contact just plain refuses to take on the show, try another one. Sometimes a station won't be interested no matter how many listeners stand on their heads. Give the station time to do what it needs to do to determine if and when it can add the Grateful Dead Hour. If it declines the offer, turn to another station in your area.
Every radio station wants more listeners.
We need to show them that there are hundreds, even thousands, of fans ready to tune in and stay tuned. Write to your local station's program director and say in your own words why you'd like to hear the Grateful Dead Hour. A week or two after you write, place a call to the station to see if anything has developed, and ask if there's anything you can do to help make it happen. Letters from a large number of listeners will be more persuasive than multiple contacts from a smal l number of people. Be positive, and be polite.