Buy airtime on local radio stations as easily as you'd boost a social media post. No phone tag, no minimum contracts. Just pick a station and go.
Most small businesses never try radio because the process feels opaque. CardiganAccess makes it as simple as buying any other ad online.
Browse stations in your area. See their coverage map, shows, and audience before you spend a dollar.
Choose shows, dayparts, and dates that match when your customers are listening. Prices are right there.
Upload your own audio, write a brief for the station's team, or let our AI writer draft a script for you.
Your ad runs on real local radio, heard by real people in your community. Track everything from your dashboard.
No minimums
Buy one day or one hundred. Start at the price of a lunch.
Real coverage maps
See exactly where a station's signal reaches, powered by FCC data.
A real person at the station
Every order is reviewed by a human who knows your market. Help is one message away.
No credit card required. Browse stations before you buy.
Your station has airtime that goes unsold every day. CardiganAccess gives local businesses a way to buy it directly — on your terms, under your brand.
We pull your FCC data, coverage map, frequency, and tower specs automatically. No paperwork.
Add your show schedule, assign dayparts, and set what each spot costs. You control every detail.
Get a branded storefront URL. Mention it on-air, post it on your website, share it on social.
Orders come in. You review and approve. Production happens in-platform. You get paid.
Your brand, always
Advertisers see your station name, logo, and identity. CardiganAccess stays in the background.
You approve every order
Nothing airs without your say-so. Full control over who's on your station.
New clients, no cold calls
Reach businesses that would never pick up the phone but will click a Buy button.
Free to set up. Takes about 10 minutes.
82%
of Americans hear radio every week
246
Nielsen markets, coast to coast
$49
is all it takes to get started