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.

Black Cat LIVE on ‘Girls To The Front’

September 7, 2018 by WORT Music Department

Local punkers Black Cat brought their heavy sounds to ‘Girls To The Front‘ on Friday August 31. Black Cat are having a cassette release at Mickey’s Tavern on Saturday, September 22. Enjoy an encore performance of their live set!

Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express LIVE from Orton Park Festival...

August 31, 2018 by WORT Music Department

The final act from the WORT remote of the Orton Park Festival is Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express! Chuck and his band capped off a fantastic day of music with their own blend of roots rock and pop. Enjoy this exclusive encore performance from the evening of August 25, 2018.

Clyde Stubblefield All Stars LIVE from the Orton Park Festival

August 30, 2018 by WORT Music Department

The Clyde Stubblefield All Stars funked up the Orton Park Festival on the early evening of Saturday August 25. In case you missed it (or want to hear it again) here is an encore performance!

Acoplados Live From Orton Park Festival

August 30, 2018 by WORT Music Department

The Orton Park Festival celebrated its 53rd year, making it one of the oldest running music festivals in the country! Here’s an encore performance of the set by local Afro-Latin jazz band Acoplados performing at the festival on Saturday August 25.

Justin Townes Earle with the Sadies at Central Park Sessions

August 22, 2018 by WORT Music Department

The Central Park Sessions got a real treat when singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle teamed up with Canadian stalwarts The Sadies to play a set on Thursday, August 9th. If you missed the show, here’s our archived performance for your listening pleasure!

Jon Langford’s Four Lost Souls at Central Park Sessions

August 13, 2018 by WORT Music Department

Local favorite and Chicago transplant Jon Langford brought his latest project Jon Langford’s Four Lost Souls to the Central Park Sessions on Thursday August 2nd. If you missed the show, here is an encore performance!

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