Insurgent Radio Kiosk, Author at WORT 89.9 FM

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.

Insurgent Radio Kiosk for February 15th

February 15, 2019 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

It’s This Weekend’s Action Calendar! A Madison Mayoral Candidate Forum will be held on Saturday, February 16th, starting at 6 p.m., at the First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive. Free and open to all, the forum will be moderated by Dr. Ruben Anthony, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Madison. Phone […]

Kiosk for February 8th

February 8, 2019 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

It’s This Weekend’s Action Calendar! A free screening of Spike Lee’s film, “BlackKKLansman”, will be shown this evening from 7 to 8:45 p.m. at the Hawthorne Library, 2707 East Washington Avenue. The film tells the true story of an African-American police detective who infiltrates and exposes the Ku Klux Klan. Phone 246-4548 for information. WORT’s […]

Kiosk for February 1st

February 1, 2019 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

It’s This Weekend’s Action Calendar! The UW’s American Indian Studies Program will present an Evening With Native American Storytellers tonight at 7 p.m. at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, 330 North Orchard Street. Traditional stories will be told in indigenous languages followed by English translations. Phone 316-4300 for information. Enjoy the free, […]

Kiosk for January 21st

January 21, 2019 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

It’s Today’s Action Calendar! All are invited to the 34th Annual King Holiday Observance this evening in the Overture Center’s Capitol Theater. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir will perform at 5 p.m., followed by Keynote Speaker Cheryl Brown-Henderson. Ms. Brown-Henderson is one of the three daughters of Reverend Oliver Brown, who […]

Kiosk for January 11th

January 12, 2019 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

This is the Insurgent Radio Kiosk for Friday, January 11th It’s This Weekend’s Action Calendar! A free Grove and Glide session will be offered tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at Warner Park, 2930 North Sherman Avenue. Skate under the lights with music and games to keep you moving on the ice. Skate rentals […]

Kiosk for January 4th

January 4, 2019 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

It’s This Weekend’s Action Calendar! All are invited to a community meal followed by a screening of the documentary film “The Reluctant Radical”, featuring climate change activist Ken Ward, tonight at 5:45 p.m. at the First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive. The film follows Ward as he confronts the fossil fuel industry. For information, […]

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