Request line

A request line is a telephone line which allows listeners to call a radio station, traditionally to request the disc jockey to play a specific piece of recorded music on-air. In the late 20th century, a large volume of listener requests for a specific song could help to turn it into a hit in the United States market.[1] By the early 2000s, radio request line data was supplemented by a changing mix of other sources, such as online surveys, to help predict future hits.[2]

  1. ^ Talty, Stephan (August 13, 1995). "The No. 1 Summer Song of Love". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Cummings, Sue (February 1, 2001). "Online Music Surveys Look for Hits". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2024.