There's a (Record) Riot Going On!

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.

Get a babysitter for the shorties and gas up the wagon—the third WORT Record Riot, the largest all vinyl sale in Dane County, will be Saturday, March 26, 12–3:30 pm, at the High Noon Saloon. This event is free and open to record collectors of all ages!

The WORT Record Riot is both a necessity (our building is far too small to hold more records) and a boon to those who appreciate the warm sound of analog. As usual, we’ve invited other record vendors and sellers to come and sell alongside us.

Our two Record Riots in 2015 were wildly successful, but you won’t be picking through leftovers. We constantly cull records that are no longer being played to make room in the record library for new vinyl. In addition, hundreds of records of every genre imaginable are donated to WORT every year which we inspect and put out in our sale.

If you have vinyl in good condition to donate, WORT would love to have it! Please contact Aaron Scholz, musicass@wortfm.org, with any questions about donating or selling your vinyl, or about the Record Riot in general. We are happy to provide a receipt for your donation for tax purposes. And we hope to see you Saturday at the High Noon Saloon!