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.

Meet Jackie Edmunds, Host of Wildlife Weekly

May 9, 2017 by WORT News Department and Wildlife Weekly

Spring is here and the birds are back. Cardinals are singing from the treetops. Turkeys are strutting. You might even encounter fox, coyote, or deer in your yard here in Madison. But with all these wild animals living so close to us here in the city, there are inevitable conflicts. If a bird hit your […]

Saturn

May 9, 2017 by WORT News Department and Radio Astronomy

On this week of Radio Astronomy, Jacqueline Goldstein and Erin Boettcher discuss Saturn and the space craft Cassini. Cassini is completing its grand finale, which will give NASA details on Saturn’s rings, gravity and the clouds in its atmosphere.

Governor, Outagamie Co. Executive Get Heated About Health Care

May 8, 2017 by WORT News Department

There were some political fireworks this Friday between Governor Scott Walker and Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson. Governor Walker’s scheduled stop in Appleton was meant to focus on tourism, but talk quickly turned to healthcare. Walker and Nelson got into a heated exchange over President Trump’s new health care law. Nelson was surprised at the Governor’s […]

Mike McCabe on Running for Governor

May 4, 2017 by WORT News Department

Who’s running for governor? That’s a question many are asking as we approach the 2018 gubernatorial race. Governor Scott Walker is seeking reelection… but against who? So far only one candidate has thrown his hat in the ring. But a WORT volunteer might be jumping in as well. There is a movement […]

Lemon Bars

May 2, 2017 by WORT News Department and Sara's Table

Ingredients For the crust: 1/2 pound unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 cups flour 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt For the filling: 6 extra-large eggs at room temperature 3 cups granulated sugar 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest (4 to 6 lemons) 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 cup flour Confectioners’ sugar, […]

Wisconsin May Day Marches: Immigrant Rights, Civil Rights

May 1, 2017 by WORT News Department

Today, thousands of people joined together for May Day marches across the country. May Day is an annual celebration of labor rights, and this was a focal point of marches throughout the United States and Wisconsin. This year’s marches highlighted the rights and contributions of immigrant workers in particular. Director of the South Central […]

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