Why you’re not hearing your Oral Expression on the radio…and ten things you can do about it!

Every week we receive over 10,000 Oral Expressions. Because the show is only 4 hours long, it’s impossible to play them all–if we did, we wouldn’t be able to play any Slow Jams!

We do try our best to get as many Oral Expressions on the air as we can. But you might be surprised at how many Oral Expressions don’t make it on the show simply because the caller does not follow directions. Here’s a few tips that will increase the chance of your Oral Expression getting on the show:

1) Follow the directions given to you when you call! Your message should sound like this: “Hi, this is (name) from (city and state), and my Oral Expression is to (name). I want to tell him (message).”

2) Remember, they’re called Oral Expressions! Not dedications, not messages, and whatever you say, please do not call them “Shout Outs!” We don’t do Shout-Outs on Sunday Night Slow Jams, and there’s no quicker way for your Oral Expression not to get played if you say “I wanna give a shout-out.”

3) Don’t forget to say where you are from, the city AND state! This is important.

4) Please don’t call us on speakerphone of your car’s Bluetooth. We won’t be able to use the recording. Make sure you are speaking into your actual phone.

5) Speak loud, and clearly. Half of the messages we receive sound like the caller is mumbling. If you’re whispering into the phone, our recording equipment can’t pick up your Expression.

6) Turn your radio down! We can’t understand you if there’s music playing in the background. Same with people making noise in the background and babies crying. Make sure when you call it’s quiet in the background.

7) If you get voicemail: Don’t make your Expression longer than 20 seconds. We try to put as many Expressions on the air as we can, and don’t have room for long, drawn out Expressions. Be to the point when you’re recording your message. BUT IF YOU GET ME LIVE…

If you get me live on the phone, this is your chance to open up and tell your story!  Be ready to say more than just, “I love you and I miss you…” I want to hear a story!
How did you meet this person? What do you love about them? How do they make you feel? I want you to REALLY express yourself! If you get me on the phone in person, this is your chance to open up and tell the world just how you feel about him or her!

8) Please don’t leave more than one Oral Expression a day. If you make a mistake, there is an option to re-record, and you can try as many times as you like. But please don’t keep calling back and leaving numerous Expressions at once. If you do, none of yours will get on the air.

9) Un-block your phone number. You don’t have to–but it helps us to tell where you are calling from and make sure your city is represented equally during the show.

10) Don’t tell us that your man is in prison. Just tell him how you feel!

11) Slow Jams V.I.P.s go to the front of the line. You can SIGN UP to be a V.I.P. HERE. It’s FREE!

BONUS: Try to avoid ridiculous nicknames like “My pookie butt,” “dookie-bear,” etc.  Use real first names, please!

If you still don’t hear your Oral Expression, try again next week.

I don’t mean for all of this to sound rude or make this ultra-difficult…this info is merely provided as help for you to increase your chances of getting on the air.  Again, I try to get as many Expressions on the air as possible.  Don’t hate me if I don’t get yours on right away–we get so many.  Love ya!!!

130 comments

  1. Sending an Oral Expression to John John my hero best friend and love of my life. I miss you deeply. Keep God first and not talking to you at the moment is killing me. Don’t forget about me, okay. I’m sorry if I caused a big problem but I can’t live without you. Sincerely private angel

  2. I would love too make a oral expression too my soulmate , my roaddawg my best friend Neno Rodriguez from midland tx but currently in big spring tx right now, I wanna let him know how much I miss him so much and how miss the calls and the videos chats, and the words he would always tell me DONT PLAY WITH ME haha , met you on Facebook and that was the best thing that ever happened to me,I wouldn’t change that even if I wanted too,’u made me who I am,stronger then ever, stay up & be good ur almost home , remember if u ain’t blastin you ain’t lastin Babbbbeee !!!! From ur one and only Jennifer Lopez from Alice tx

  3. To my Beautiful Wife Angela Alvarado you are my
    First my last my everything, I love you for the love you have for me
    And I have for you bless your heart for always helping out
    The Homeless our lost brothers and sisters you provide so much love for them you are a true Angel God sent to this
    Earth God bless you in everything you do my Love
    Bless your beautiful Heart I love you for eternity..
    Thank you, RDUB you the man my brother .Gracias

  4. Good Evening R Dub, Hope all is well. This is Bea from OXNARD California I wanted to send my Oral expression to my new found love Daniel “DevilDog” in Odessa,Texas.I never knew what it was to be truly wanted until I found you. I fell head over boots lost in love. I can’t wait til the days I am in ur arms holding you. I love you Can you please play 4-ever by NB Ridaz

  5. It’s Natalie from Tucson Arizona and I wanna give an oral expression to my best friend Anton, wherever you might be. I hope your ok and I hope to speak to you soon I love you and miss you

  6. I haven’t heard my oral expression 🙁

  7. Carla Contreras

    I would love to send an oral expression to the love of my life my husband Daniel Contreras …babe I know our love is so strong we saw that all this years away from each other and I know we will keep it like this and more cause this is real babe for us and our kids ..I love u forever and always ur wife Carla Contreras

    • Sure! Just click the tab that says “Oral Expressions” to make it happen!

      • James Hackwowrth

        I graduated from Pueblo high School in Tucson Arizona I know all the he is my homeboy

      • Hi my name is Brandi Raphael from Wichita Kansas I would like to give an oral expression to my wife Lori Raphael. Baby you are my Reason , my forever thank you for never giving up and fighting along side with me. You make me a better women daily. I love you beautiful

  8. MeXXiCo (TaWana)

    This is MeXXiCo in Lancaster or California City, CA. Will you please send an oral expression to Donell in California City, CA for me? I want to say that I thought about it AND DECIDED THAT IF YOU CAN GIVE ME YOU AND YOU BELIEVE DEEP DOWN IN YOUR HEART THAT YOU can DEAL WITH ME for the rest of your life, then YES, I WILL marry you and that if he likes it then he needs to put a RING ON IT………AND TELL HIM THAT I LOVE HIM TOO WITH ALL OF ME..EVEN WHEN HE MAKES ME ACT INSANE…AS IT’S BEEN ALLEGED,….LOL…

  9. it would really make me happy if you played all i do is think you for my love bryan lujano in sacramento

  10. Hey I wanna leave a song request.My song request is if I ain’t got you by Alicia keys and it’s dedicated to my husband markal in Florence I love yu baby and it doesn’t matter how long I’ll be here waiting

    • Sure! Call us anytime at 877-209-0631 or click ORAL EXPRESSIONS on this website to send one in!

      • I don’t know if my request ever got through when I was young I knew I just wanted to give a man all my love and now that I’ve found you Ernie baby you got my heart since day one I seen you.

  11. I’ve been trying the last three weeks to get on air my hubbys on lockdown so it would be perfect I know he is listening

  12. My fiance Edward and I can be brought together for a few hours on Sundays And we are sincerely thankful for you and slow jams.soon we will be listening to you together side by side.. if possible. We’d appreciate it if you could play our song NOBODY .. thank u Kathy

  13. Can you play I cant make you love me -tank, tonight?

  14. I want to make an oral expression

    • Great! Please call us at 1-877-209-0631! Or click “Request and Dedicate” on this website. And thanks for listening!

      • HELLO,
        I BEEN TRYING TO DO AN ORAL EXPRESSION TO MY FIANCE AND EVERYTIME I PRESS OPTION 2 to SAVE MY RECORDING, IT GOES BACK TO THE BEGINNING. WHY DOES IT DO THAT? I BEEN TRYING TO SAVE IT FOR ALMOST 10 MINUTES.

      • HI R-DUB
        IM NEW TO MAKING AN ORAL EXPRESSION. HOW WOULD I KNOW IF MY ORAL EXPRESSION HAS BEEN SAVED ? BECAUSE I BEEN PRESSING OPTION 2 TO SAVE BUT EVERYTIME I DO THAT, IT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE BEGINNING. I BEEN RECORDING MANY TIMES. IM NOT SURE IF IM DOING IT CORRECTLY?

      • Mrs.DarkCrystal3386

        Would you please think about playing
        These two songs
        Please
        Tru Lloyd

        Show me love by alica keys ft 21savage

  15. R Dub So If We Just Fill Out The Form Out We Can Still Be Aired ?

  16. I would like to do an oral expression. To Andrew Smith Jr. In Beaumont Tx. 77720. From Marcia Smith of Lake Charles La. I want to tell him I love him and Im so in Love with him. I am eager for April 4, to come. So that I can look you in you eyes and and Say,”I Do”. You are my prayer come true. Andrew I Love Me So You!

  17. THIS NAENAE I Wanna give a shout out to my lover TYRON I LOVE U BABY

    • Well, we don’t do “shout outs,” but if you’d like to make an Oral Expression, just call us at 1-877-209-0631 or click the link that says “Request and Dedicate” on our website!

  18. Hey R DUBS.
    This one is for Jason Rucker, we have been together 6 years and he has yet to let me down, he is the light in the darkness, he is my one and only!
    Love always your wife,..Teea Rucker I Love you baby!

  19. Hey R DUBS.
    This one is for Jason Rucker, we have been together 6 years and he has yet to let me down, he is the light in the darkness, he is my one and only!
    Love always your wife,..Teea Rucker

    • Hi Teea! If you’d like to make an Oral Expression, just call us at 1-877-209-0631 or click the link that says “Request and Dedicate” on our website!

      • Hi R Dub!
        I emailed my oral expression today 1/7/2020 really hoping it will be read on Sunday. Finger crossed!!! Hopefully right after you read my oral expression after can play avant and keke my first love. He will be listening for it.

  20. R-Dub please get my oral expression out to Deverin Alves who is locked up at the S.i.c.i. boise prison letting him know I am In Love with him and he is my best friend and i have his back now and forever. I Love you Deverin forever and eternity until the end of infinity! Miss you.

  21. Hi My name is Brandi Campos ☺ I just wanted to make an oral expression to my boyfriend Miguel Campos Who is far away from me at the moment and he loves listening to Sunday night slow jams and he would love to hear the song I dedicated to him “Right Here Waiting” by “White Dawg” would you please play my oral expression over the intercom so he can hear it I want him to be suprised for what I dedicated to him please so much I would really really appreciate it!!

  22. I love Sunday night slow jams! Me and my baby can’t be with each other right now, but we both listen to it at the same time! You played Try by Lloyd a few weeks ago and we heard it at the same time. Now it’s our song

  23. Patrick and April Harris

    Hey R- Dub, I sent a request on the apology line, I just want to say thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak with my soul. Brother you rock, and from my family to yours have a blessed morning

  24. I would like to send a oral expression to Sandra M in tucson from Ney I love u wit all My heart and I had a great weekend and rember no one can come in between us I LOVE U

  25. Hey R Dub I will like to make a oral expression to my fiance EUGENIO CORDOVA who doing time in santiam correctional institution in Salem OR I want to let him know that I’m thinking about him and that I miss him so much and I love him with all my heart and baby u mean the world to me…. Always your girl NenA

  26. Hey what’s up r dub…you are a true blessing being there for not only everyone who is in love in this world but you give those in prison that hope and love that there is still a chance to live and feel and know that people do love them no matter what the situation they my be faced with at times ..and just hearing you every Sunday gives them something to hear and smile at and remember those good ol’times that once charised…and I just want to thank you for that…cause you help me..cause I once was that lost person..you truely are a blessing from god..you will go down in history mark my words. Your boy..romeo..all the way from nampa idaho,…I and i want to give an oral expression to my bro Victor duenaz in penleton oregon..at e.o.c.i. want him to know we his family have his back..and keep his up and just chill and listen to r dub he will help you get through this..like he did me..we are all here for you…all of you..keep your heads up..let’s do good and come home soon..your family and friends miss you…one live

  27. I want to dedication to Toke G i love you baby

  28. When will my oral expression be on the air so I’ll be able to tell my husband to make sure he is listening

  29. THIS IS NAY NAY CALLING FROM WICHITA, KANSAS I LIKED TO SEND A ORAL EXPRESSION TO MY HUSBAND GREGORY DAVIS BABY I LOVE YOU AND IM LOST WITHOUT YOU AND I MISS U SO MUCH.AND I HOPE ALL YOUR PROMISES TO ME ARE ALL THE TRUTH.AND PLEASE DONT HURT ME AGAIN. I LOVE U

  30. Hey R Dub,
    I just recently started listening to Sunday slow jams, because Its not in my area. My fiancé listens all the time, and loves the music! thanks!

  31. My husband loves your show and we listen every single week. We listen every single weekend even though we aren’t able to be together right now we always know we are both listening. Keep up the good work R Dub!

  32. Hi R Dub. I Just post put in a Oral Expression for my boyfriend. I hope to get to here it soon.
    I also wanted to say that your the best.
    I love all the music that you play.

  33. hey R Dub i just sent an oral expression online hope to hear it on the radio… have a lovely Sunday night. 🙂

  34. Yesenia Marquez

    Hi R Dub! I hope your doing well. I just submitted my oral expression trough the phone. I hope to hear it soon. Thanx! Have a good night!

  35. i alos want to say that it isnt fair how it is not in lincoln for slow jams

  36. Mercedes Ramos

    I just submitted my oral expression online.hope to hear it on the radio 🙂

    • Hi R Dub
      I just did an online request but now I’m not sure if I did as you mentioned above. If not I’ll try again next week but I hope I did and he gets to hear it 🙂 thank you for keeping us love ones close by the music you play n giving us the opportunity to let our love one know were thinking bout them.
      Have a blessed nite!

  37. Jasmine Bronson

    Hey R-Dub! Your the greatest!

  38. hi R Dub i just want to say that you r a good preson to listen to on the radio and you give the oral expressions really well

  39. R Dub!
    You play so many amazing Slow Jams every week!! I love it. I listen every week. I want you to know that Sunday Night Slow Jams has brought myself and someone very close. Thank you again!!
    DiDi

  40. Thanks R Dub your show is amazing

  41. Listen to you from Tucson, AZ to Killeen, TX and back!! Starting to think your show is the reason for all the babies!! Lol!! Keep it sexy!! One love!
    HOT98.3 keeps Tucson, AZ jammin every Sunday night!! R-DUB!! #R-DUBsVOICE
    Ps
    Please do a shout out for Isabel Mercedes Celis and her Family!! Pray she comes home soon!!

  42. R. Dub!! Thank you for sunday night slow jams i love the show!!! Please give out my oral expression =) Thanks

  43. to my homies from pomona sur locotes keep head this from homie sapo

  44. We listen to you every week….. we love singing the songs together

  45. R-Dub I Listen To Yur Oral Expressions Every Night && I Love Them I Will Always Listen To Them… Thank Yuh So Much For Putting Yur Time Into The Slow Jams So Many People Enjoy Them!!!(:

  46. Monique Thompson

    R Dub. Please keep blessing us with great music. you are a gift from God. God bless you and your whole family.

  47. Monique Thompson

    R Dub, you are a wonderful person to try and help everyone keep in touch with the ones people love. You are a blessing in disguise. May God continue to bless you and the people you work with and your family.

  48. R-Dub thanks a lot for trying to get out our oral expressions to our missed love one. My Husband listens to you faithfully. He loves hearing me let the world know how

    much I love him, need him, and miss him. This is my first time sending an oral expression to him so I hope your able to get it out.

  49. Elizabeth torres

    Hi R dub I just left an oral expression for this coming up Sunday for a dear loved one please if u guys can try to get my expression out there so he can listen to. Im from California and currently he is somewhere in Nm not sure where we lost contact and I miss him and love him. Thank you

  50. joe angel villanueva

    come to
    san marcos texas!!!!

  51. R. Dub thank you for trying to get all of our expressions out, this means alot to us that are awy from our loved ones, thank you so so much.

    Lots of love, Tanesa

  52. I really enjoy your show me and my best friend are apart right now from cities and states he’s in mexico right now and im here in USA but we used to get on the chat and listen to you every sunday but now we haven’t so i really hope you can put my expression on air so he can come back to the slow jams.. thank you for giving us some time to realx and just chill at home listening to you.. it is a really pleasure to hear all that kind of songs i just really love it :)! keep up the good work and god bless you..:)!

  53. I can’t tell ya how much I love this program. Ur the greatest.. this is wat I look forward to every sunday night. Keep it comin. Xoxo

  54. I used to listen to slow jams back when i was younger.Now my daughter is a sunday listener.But i sent an expression and if you would, could get it out real soon it would maybe put me back in good graces with my fiance. Yes I am asking for a little help from you, and hoping it would help. He needs to know I am still here for him. Thank You if you do and thank you if you cant, because dude your awesome, so keep on with slow jams.:)

  55. I absolutely love sunday night slow jams! I listen to it to start to finish every sunday. I really would love if my expression would go on air. My boyfriend for a year and a half is in Montana for job corp it would mean the world. But I understand you guys get a lot of expressions

  56. Matthew M. Harding III

    bottle of wine, candle light, fire place lit, and SLOW JAMS with R. Dub….Priceless….!

  57. WAZ UP, THIS IS JAY FROM AMARILLO , TX, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK AND EFFORT YOU PUT INTO MAKING SURE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD HAVE A GREAT FEW HOURS TO RELAX AND ENJOY THEMSELVES WILE LISTENING TO SLOW JAMS. A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS IN A PLACE WHERE ALL YOU SEE IS 4 WHITE WALLS AND NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO, BUT THAT ALL CHANGES ON SUNDAY NIGHT. YOU GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE THOES WALLS, EVEN IF ITS FOR ONLY A FEW HOURS , IT’S ENOUGH TO HELP US GET THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. AGAIN THANK YOU AND HAVE A NICE DAY

  58. Elizabeth Gutierrez

    801 needs some love from r dub.. show some love to the 801 .. when u guys comming out here … when is ur next cruise.

  59. I really would appreciate if you could get my oral expression out I have tried for the last 3 months and because I am very shy I know when I have talked to you R Dub I get nervous and it means a lot to my sweetheart to hear from me. We are apart for the time being and this is the only time we are able to be together listening to your program which we do religiously every week!!!!!!

    • Oral Expression to the love of my life. Baby Joe Garcia from Victoria Texas. Thanks for always keeping me in your heart and being with me when you get in from working out of town. Your one and only Crystal! Please play Lost in Love from Nasty boy Click. Thank you.

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