WORT 89.9FM/HD Madison, Wisconsin

Contact Information

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 your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and 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.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we 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 have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

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.

Upcoming Classical Music Events

February 23, 2019 By Anything Goes

Saturday February 23 2 pm Memorial Union-Shannon Hall 800 Langdon Street, Madison University Opera and University Theatre: Sondheim’s Into the W … [Read More]

Jimmy Buffett Tribute to Benefit WORT

February 14, 2019 By WORT 89.9FM

Join Chuck Bayuk and the Drunken Sailors for the music of Jimmy Buffett and others on Sunday, February 24th from 3 to 7pm to benefit WORT Community … [Read More]

World Radio Day Gathering at Parched Eagle Taproom

February 13, 2019 By Sybil Augustine

WORT celebrated World Radio Day 2019 at the Parched Eagle Taproom, 1444 East Washington Ave. This world-wide event brings volunteers and listeners … [Read More]

Celebrating the Year of the Pig

February 1, 2019 By Two for the Blues

Two For the Blues celebrates Chinese New Year this Saturday February 2nd from 8-10 PM Central time with 2 hours of blues songs about pigs for the Year … [Read More]

First Charts of 2019!!

January 22, 2019 By Sybil Augustine

All the new music that's fit for a new year is spinning on WORT! Here's how we ended a very eventful year. Of course, many late 2018 releases remain … [Read More]

The revenge of Monsters Of Poetry

February 21, 2019 By Tone Madison

The Monsters Of Poetry reading series started in 2009, and its founder, Adam Fell, wanted to shake up the format of poetry readings. Fell and his … [Read More]

Decriminalizing Marijuana on Gov. Evers’ Budget Proposal

February 18, 2019 By WORT News Department and Nina Kravinsky

Governor Tony Evers put forward a plan today that would decriminalize marijuana. This comes after years of failed attempts at similar legislation -- … [Read More]

Podcast short: At capacity

February 14, 2019 By Tone Madison

We're changing up the Tone Madison podcast feed, bringing you short episodes every other week between our usual, longer episodes. On this short, Tone … [Read More]

Madison City Council Primary Guide: District Fifteen

February 14, 2019 By WORT News Department

District 15 is on Madison's east side. It's been represented by David Ahrens since 2013 and isn't seeking reelection. The district includes Atwood … [Read More]

Finding Bacteria on Insects for New Antibiotics

February 14, 2019 By Perpetual Notion Machine

You should be aware that we have a health crisis! More and more bacterial diseases, such as Staphylococcus and Strep pneumonia, have become resistant … [Read More]

The Trough Only Holds So Many Pigs

February 23, 2019 By Mel & Floyd

This week on Mel & Floyd: Mel Gets the Levels Right!; Cowboy Tom Donates a Kidney to WORT; Dire Weather Forecast from Ames, Iowa Police Department; Wonderful Wombat Poop Poetry; “Orange Julius Caesar” Working on New Nicknames for Democratic Pre … [Read More...]

The Trough Only Holds So Many Pigs

February 23, 2019 By Mel & Floyd

The History of Mass Incarceration with Kelly Lytle Hernández

February 22, 2019 By A Public Affair

Nearly 2.3 million adults are currently incarcerated in the United States, which represents the highest incarceration rate in the world. How did this come to be? What led to the construction of the carceral state? On today's episode, we learn about the … [Read More...]

U.S. Empire and the Global Order with Max Elbaum

February 21, 2019 By A Public Affair

Continuing his ongoing discussion of global politics, Allen is joined today by Max Elbaum to talk about his recent co-authored piece, "Trumpism's Global Strategy." Over the course of the hour, they touch on U.S. empire, the neoliberal global order, the … [Read More...]

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