WORT News Department, 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.

MATC Vote Raises Hopes of South Madison

May 5, 2016 by WORT News Department and Molly Stentz

Last night, the Madison College District Board voted unanimously to expand their campus in south Madison. They plan to give up their downtown campus and lease out their building in order to pay for it. There was high interest among Madison’s communities of color and a packed turnout at the meeting. Molly Stentz was there […]

Welcome Liz and Darien

March 14, 2016 by WORT News Department and Molly Stentz

WORT 89.9 FM welcomes two new staff members, Elizabeth DiNovella and Darien Lamen. Elizabeth DiNovella is no stranger to WORT. She was the station’s News Director from 1999 to 2001. She has frequently hosted live election night coverage, and also spent decade working on the 8 O’Clock Buzz with Jan Miyasaki. DiNovella was previously the […]

Learn Live Radio Broadcasting

March 9, 2016 by WORT News Department and Molly Stentz

Have you ever wanted to work behind-the-scenes at a radio station? Enjoy geeking out and learning new technical equipment? Love live radio? Want to gain professional experience? Like to meet new people and provide a valuable service? Just want to learn how a radio station works? Volunteer to become a sound board operator for WORT. We […]

Thousands Attend Day Without Latinos Rally

February 18, 2016 by Darien Lamen, Dylan Brogan, Molly Stentz and WORT News Department

(WORT) –A pair of bills at the Wisconsin Capitol brought thousands of protesters to the streets Thursday. Demonstrators participating in the Day Without Latinos Rally say pending legislation banning local governments from issuing photo IDs and cracking down on so-called sanctuary cities are anti-Latino and anti-immigrant.

Because of You…Better Reporting Tools

February 18, 2016 by Molly Stentz and WORT 89.9FM

In 2015, WORT successfully expanded our nightly news show, In Our Backyard. WORT is poised for more news growth in 2016 and you’ve made it possible. Radio news is different from many other media forms in that we cannot rely on printed statements and quotes from press releases-and we wouldn’t want to. We bring you […]

You Can Run the Sound Board

December 17, 2015 by Molly Stentz and WORT News Department

Have you ever wanted to work behind-the-scenes at a radio station? Enjoy learning new things? Love live radio? Want to gain professional experience? Like to meet new people and provide a valuable service? Just want to learn how a radio station works? Volunteer to become a sound engineer for WORT. We currently have two openings. This […]

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