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.

WORT Seeks Monday Classical Music Host

October 28, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

Do YOU love listening to and sharing classical music? We have an immediate opening for a Monday morning volunteer host from 5-8 am. You don’t need radio experience, just passion and knowledge and the desire to share your love of classical music with the public. Monday’s format is open in terms of types of classical […]

Enjoy Audio & Video from Madison World Music Fest!

September 13, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

Enjoy music from unique and unexpected parts of the world and a celebration of cultures, with artists performing at the UW-Memorial Union Terrace.

Seeking Volunteer Jazz Host!

September 6, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

We’re looking for the perfect jazz collector, historian and fan to host on Wednesdays from 2-5 pm. The deadline to apply is Friday, Sept. 6. WORT’s afternoon jazz shows are legendary, and Wednesdays are no exception. The recent tragic loss of longtime host Gary Alderman has left a gap that can never truly be filled, […]

Live Remote from McPike with Travelin’ McCourys!

August 14, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

Tonight’s McPike Park Session with Travelin’ McCourys will be streamed and broadcast live on 89.9fm & wortfm.org! The remote starts at 7:30 pm for a one hour set, and the second set runs from 9-10 pm. So if you can’t make it to the show by then (or at all) you can still tune in […]

Please Share Your Memories of DJ Gary Alderman

July 24, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

For 35 years Gary Alderman hosted Journeys Into Jazz Wednesdays from 2-5 pm on WORT. Read more about the history of this beloved icon of Madison jazz and dedicated radio volunteer, and share your own memories of Gary using the form at the bottom. Channel 3 did a news story about Gary and WORT. This […]

Badfinger Music Special!

June 14, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

Every week at 8 pm we’ve got Friday On Our Minds – tonight it’s a unique program spotlighting Badfinger and featuring an interview with Joe Tansin, record producer and band associate. Your hosts are “the Anglophile” Joanie Baker and “Sugar Shack” Gary with “Blues Cruiser” Dave Watts at the controls. Tune in to the party from […]

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