2026 – Open Call for Sound & Radio Works
Radiophrenia announce an open call for sound and transmission artworks for their upcoming broadcasts beginning in September 2026. Radiophrenia is an artist run FM radio station broadcasting in Glasgow and online.
We are seeking soundscapes, spoken word pieces, radio experiments, found sound, innovative approaches to drama and documentary, and radical and challenging new programme ideas. The broadcast schedule will include live shows, pre-recorded features and a series of in-studio performances.
Radiophrenia aims to promote the medium of radio as an art form and encourage experimental approaches to making radio that are not catered for by mainstream stations. We want to hear from radio makers who are seeking a platform for their work to reach new audiences. The call is open to artists, musicians and producers at any career stage. This opportunity is intended primarily for existing works. Local artists may also propose live shows or performances that will take place in the studio. Please note that there are no fees available for selected works.
We are able to programme works of any duration from shorts to full length features and longform works. However, shorter works will be compiled into longer shows.
Please note that this project is intended to feature material and approaches that are not already catered for by mainstream programming. We are therefore unlikely to consider DJ mixes, music shows or other conventional genres and formats unless there is a clear and distinctive conceptual basis that differentiates them from broadcasting available elsewhere
How to submit
All radio works and programme ideas should be submitted either as completed pieces (for existing works) or as a written proposal (for live shows). Not all submissions or proposed works will be accepted. Priority will be given to works that are created especially for the medium of radio, that demonstrate originality, a spirit of experimentation and that play to the medium’s unique attributes as a means of disseminating ideas.
We welcome submissions from artists who come from a diversity of backgrounds including global majority, disabled and LGBTQI+ artists.
There is no festival theme but we are especially open to works dealing with environmental topics such as the climate crisis, ecology, global warming and pollution.
As a radio station committed to live analogue transmissions we do not broadcast programmes or works that are framed as podcasts and that are readily available elsewhere.
Please do not send works that have previously been submitted to the open call or that we have broadcast in previous editions.
Audio submissions should be sent via a free online file sending service such as Wetransfer. Downloadable links to files on Soundcloud or Google drive are also acceptable.
If sending Soundcloud links please make sure they are download enabled. Google drive or Dropbox users please note there is no gmail account associated with the submissions email address so please do not ‘share’ files or folders with us – in Google Drive from the ‘share’ dropdown menu select ‘link’ rather than ‘share’. In the access options menu select ‘Anyone with link’. That way you can simply send a link that we can download your audio from without having to request permission. Please do not send audio files as email attachments. The preferred audio format for submissions is high quality 44.1kHz MP3s (256kbps or higher). Please send links to submissions@radiophrenia.scot
All audio files submitted should comply with the naming convention: “Artist Name – Title of Piece”
For longer works, if you have an accompanying image that you own the copyright to and that you are happy for us to use on social media please include it as well. File names should follow the same format as the audio – artist name, followed by title of piece and any credits. Please note – this does not guarantee that we will make use of the image for these purposes. Preferred format JPEG.
If you are sending a proposal or sketch rather than than an existing work please make this clear and state whether it is intended as a live in-studio performance, remote live stream or fixed composition. Only suggest live streaming your work to us if you are confident you have the technical ability to oversee and deliver this yourself as we do not have the resources to offer technical support in this regard.
You may submit multiple files through a single submission form entry if you wish to, but please be selective. Don’t send whole albums unless all of the tracks are equally fitting for this context or the album is designed as a complete listening experience. Again, all file names should follow the same format as the audio – artist name, followed by title of piece.
If your description or proposal requires a longer, more in depth text you can include it as an additional document with your audio files – no PDFs please though – Word or Rich text files only for formatting reasons. As our listings are limited to 150 words please also submit a more concise version that fits within the word limit using the submission form.
Deadline for submissions: 14th February, 2026
Provisional Broadcast dates: 7th – 20th September, 2026
Radiophrenia is managed as a collective by Mark Vernon, Timothea Armour and Stevie Jones. Our Public Engagment programme is co-ordinated by Steve Urquhart. Radiophrenia is funded through Creative Scotland’s Open Project Fund with additional support from the Goethe-Institut.
