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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.

Jimmy Buffett Tribute to Benefit WORT

February 14, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Join Chuck Bayuk and the Drunken Sailors for the music of Jimmy Buffett and others on Sunday, February 24th from 3 to 7pm to benefit WORT Community Radio, featuring well-known favorites and deep cuts as well. The Sailors return to the Harmony Bar and Grill (2201 Atwood Ave.) for this year’s benefit with a full […]

89.9 Social Club “Open Mic” January 24th

January 19, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Special Acoustic “Open Mic” Edition of The 89.9 Social Club. Thursday January 24, 6:30-9:00pm. Lakeside Street Coffee House, (in their fun, cozy bar room decorated with nostalgic artifacts from a bygone era.) 402 W. Lakeside Street, Madison The fun, cozy, bar room is the perfect place for our Social Club ‘Open Mic’ gathering . Have […]

Nasty NYE at Alchemy with Nuggernaut

December 21, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Join Nuggernaut to ring in the new year and help benefit the greatest radio station in the land, WORT FM!!! The party starts at 11pm (music at 11:30), with a complimentary champagne toast at Midnight! Special guests scheduled to perform with Nugg: – Anitra Hovelson from H2 – Hannah Larson from Bird’s Eye – Robin […]

WORT Birthday Bash with Jaedyn James & The Hunger

December 4, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

High Noon Saloon and WORT FM present the WORT FM 43rd Annual Birthday Bash! -featuring- Jaedyn James & The Hunger w/ Tony Kannen & The Sound Garden Crew Sponsored by Madison Essentials and Marquette Hotel Sunday, December 9, 2018 High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI Doors at 6:30PM / Show at 7:00PM | 18+ These […]

A Great Time at WORT Bowling Tourney…

October 31, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Many thanks to everyone who came out to Dream Lanes to bowl for WORT on November 4th. We had more than 50 bowlers and ran out of towels! WORT DJs Bad Sister Heidi (Psychoacoustics) and The Beast of Yeast Paul Novak (On the Horizon) rocked the lanes as bowlers competed for fantastic prizes. Thanks to […]

Thanks for the Incredible Food!

September 20, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

We would like to thank the following restaurants and businesses for providing meals for our hardworking volunteers during our recent It Grows on You pledge drive: Banzo — Batch Bakehouse — Cooper’s Tavern — Dobhan — Echo Tap — Einstein Bros. Bagels — Everly — Fuegos — Glass Nickel Pizza East and West — GRAZE […]

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