WORT Music 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.

Block Party Warmup Show!

May 16, 2019 by WORT Music Department

Join WORT at the Wisco for three great bands and WORT DJs! Momotarõs — Adrenaline-fueled garage rock Bent Antenna — Loud indy pop rock Daily Smoker — Original rock DJs The Real Jaguar and Farmer Shaun will keep the show hoppin’ between bands… Donations at the door to support WORT. More information available here from […]

Painted Caves Headline WORT Block Party

May 16, 2019 by WORT Music Department

On Sun. May 19 at 5:50 pm, Painted Caves will shake up MLK Blvd for our annual celebration! The Milwaukee-based Caves are no strangers to fans in the Madison area, having wowed Orton Park Festival in 2016 with their one-of-a-kind Arab American world beat music. Due to a chance encounter with Amarass Records founder (and […]

Cindy Set My Hair On Fire LIVE on The Rattlesnake Shake

May 10, 2019 by WORT Music Department

Madison punk n roll band Cindy Set My Hair On Fire played a set on The Rattlesnake Shake on Friday April 26. Enjoy this encore performance!

Wood Chickens LIVE on The Vinyl Resting Place

May 10, 2019 by WORT Music Department

Madison’s premier cow-punk outfit Wood Chickens dropped by The Vinyl Resting Place on May 2 to play an acoustic set and chat with The Other Mister S about being on the road and making music. Enjoy this encore performance!

Back Porch Serenade: Music, Memory and the Shoah

April 30, 2019 by WORT Music Department

Almost a year ago, a viral photograph of high school students mugging for the camera with a Nazi salute after a prom in Baraboo caused a worldwide scandal. Since then, some prominent Madisonians have joined with residents of the Sauk County town in public education efforts about the grim realities of fascism and the legacy […]

Mal-O-Dua on Diaspora

April 26, 2019 by WORT Music Department

Madison’s hottest slack key duo Mal-O-Dua stopped by Diaspora on Thursday April 25. The pair are doing multiple release shows for their new CD “Au Nouveau Chat Noir.” Enjoy this encore performance!

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