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Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Music Assistant: Aaron Scholz – musicass@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process the music. We currently still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we do have a growing digital library. Please send your music (full-length CD or vinyl preferred) including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Once you figure it out, there’s a “Buy It!” link next to each track in online playlists that leads you to a place where you can buy songs and albums, and by doing it that way a small portion of each purchase goes to support WORT.

WORT’s Music Charts for the week of Sept. 19-26

September 20, 2016 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

WORT’S Fall Pledge Drive is underway! While we’re busy making the very best programming we can to lure you into pledging, we don’t stop playing the very best in new and underground music here. Nick Cave‘s new album just added this week, but WORT had a preview copy and ticket giveaways to the exclusive Madison […]

WORT Music Charts for the week of 8/15-22, 2016

August 17, 2016 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

Here are the top albums currently being spun on our rock, electronic, metal, jazz, world/international, and eclectic music shows. You can listen to any program on-demand by clicking Audio Archives on our main page and choosing the date you want to find the playlist for. Or browse the archives at random to discover something new! […]

WORT Music Charts for the week of 7/25-8/1/16

July 31, 2016 by WORT Music Department

WORT, Madison Charts for the week beginning July 25, 2016 top 30 1 CLAYPOOL LENNON DELERIUM Monolith Of Phobos ATO 2 SOFI TUKKER Soft Animals HeavyRoc 3 JEFF BECK Loud Hailer 4 CAT’S EYES Treasure House Kobalt 5 CLOUD BECOMES YOUR HAND Rest In Fleas Northern Spy 6 MONKEES Good Times! Rhino 7 MALE GAZE […]

WORT Music Charts for the week of July 18-24

July 26, 2016 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

WORT, Madison Charts for the week beginning July 18, 2016 top 30 1 KILLS Ash And Ice Domino 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS Electronic Saviors, Vol. 4 Metropolis 3 SUNFLOWER BEAN Human Ceremony Fat Possum 4 BAND OF HORSES Why Are You OK? 5 CLAYPOOL LENNON DELERIUM Monolith Of Phobos ATO 6 MONKEES Good Times! Rhino 7 […]

Music Charts for the week of July 4-11, 2016

July 6, 2016 by WORT Music Department

Here’s what’s been spinning on the station lately. Go to Playlists from the main page and click on the date to see individual playlists from any of our shows. [pictured: Fakear, scoring a #1 at RPM and #3 on the overall chart this week] WORT, Madison Charts for the week beginning July 4, 2016 top 30 1 BAND […]

World, Electro, Metal, Jazz, Hiphop & Rock – WORT Charts fo...

May 6, 2016 by WORT Music Department

WORT, Madison Charts for the week beginning May 2, 2016 top 30 1 PJ HARVEY The Hope Six Demolition Project Island/Vagrant 2 TIGA No Fantasy Required Counter 3 BLACK MOUNTAIN IV Jagjaguwar 4 DJ SUN Quingxi Soular 5 IGGY POP Post Pop Depression Concord-Loma Vista 6 DONKEYS Midnight Palms Easy Sound 7 ANDREW BIRD Are […]

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