ABOUT
The Vault Radio Show - 30 Years Of Techno
The Vault Radio Show is a techno radio program that has been hosted by Anton Banks. The program has been continuously running since 1996. The program also has a podcast and live stream1 along with other listening outlets. The goal for the show has always been to highlight the best in new non-commercial electronic music. All of the music heard on the show are brand new promotional releases that have been provided for use on the program. In addition to these new releases, the program also features guest mixes from several dozen international artists. Additional information can be found on the station's website as well as the show's pages on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.
The show is broadcast on 88.1FM WESU from Wesleyan University each first, third, and fifth Wednesday of the month. WESU is a nonprofit (501C) listener supported radio station. The station's 6000 watt signal covers a roughly 3000 square mile (~8000 square kilometer) area directly between New York City and Boston. The map on this page is the official coverage map from radio-locator.com overlaid with a Google image of the surrounding area. This is important to note because the northeast region of the United States is one of the most densely populated areas of the country. The last CENSUS shows that there are over 3.5 million people living in the area. It is impossible to know exactly how many people listen to WESU however the station is estimated to have roughly 750k listeners based on the geographic area covered.
The limited site statistics available suggest that the people listening to the show tend to be males living in the United States who are between 25 and 34 years old. Nielsen prepared a general outlook on public radio listenership (archived copy) which included data from WESU. The report lists the demographics of public radio station listeners. Roughly 56% of men and 46% of women between the ages of 18 and 49 listen to public radio stations such as the one which broadcasts The Vault. Over 50% of this demographic are college educated. Essentially, any promotional material sent for use on the program will reach the ears of a savvy audience where noncommercial techno is underrepresented.
The Vault currently recieves promotional material through FatDrop, PullProxy, and PromoBox. Please send a message through Facebook, Instagram, or leave a comment on any YouTube video with requests for promo accounts or other information. It must be stressed that music provided to the show is never shared online on elsewhere with with anyone else. Your service of this radio program will never contribute to music piracy.
Thank-you for your time and consideration in working with The Vault to spread the word about this fantastic music.
Kind Regards,
Anton Banks
1 - the show airs live each 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesday of each month from 9:30PM to 11:00PM New York City time. You will hear other programs if you listen to the live stream at a different time.