Meeting Minutes - May 2014

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 89.9 FM

118 S. Bedford Street

Madison, WI 53703

Programming Committee

May 5, 2014

5:00 – 6:30pm

MEETING MINUTES

Present: Karma Chavez, Stuart Utley, Sal Serio, Jim Schwall, Rich Samuels, Sybil Augustine

Absent: Molly Stentz

Meeting Commenced: 5:12 pm

1. Communication from the Public

a. Comments from Listener log: Positive comments regarding Mud Acres, world music programming, and A Public Affair.

2. Communication from the Board

a. None at this time.

3. Schedule Next Meeting

a. June 9, 2014, from 5:00-6:30 pm, at Electric Earth Café.

4. Approve Last Month’s Meeting Minutes

a. Minutes were approved.

5. Staff Reports

a. News, Talk, and Public Affairs – None at this meeting.

b. Music –

Record Store Day in April had many WORT D.J.s at stores, creating awareness of the station. Story about RSD ran on website along with photos and links.
Identification of a need for more music web content to be submitted by volunteer music programmers.
Murfie digital storage/player may be affordable, but issues could potentially come up with multiple users, outside of WORT. Murfie will be making a proposal that Sybil can take to conference to try to generate interest.
Hired new production coordinator.
New phone guide has been developed, but glitches may still arise due to phone’s design and volunteer’s unfamiliarity.
Staff changes, Listener Sponsor Development Director resigning June 30. Part time Business/Foundation Development Director resigns June 30. Desktop Support Staff resigns June 30.
Move of May 18 WORT Block party to MLK Jr. Blvd.

6. Program Evaluations Update

a. News, Talk, And Public Affairs

None reported.

b. Music

None reported.
Hope to review Sal Serio before June meeting.

7. ANY OLD BUSINESS

a. Repeat discussion of issues with new phone system, especially in regard to having multiple callers on the line.

b. Programming Committee information now on WORT’s website, and in a timely manner. Need to find applications for P.C. that were submitted through website.

c. Steps proposed to preview Kiosk before it airs to prevent embarrassing final product like was aired in April.

8. ANY NEW BUSINESS

a. Discussion identifying need to capture listener data submitted to WORT via pledge drive cards.

b. Suggestion to read/listen more, and be aware of issues regarding Pacifica and how it may affect WORT.

Meeting Adjourned : 6:05 pm

Notes By: Sal Serio

Check one:

____ DRAFT

__x_ FINAL VERSION. APPROVED: June 9, 2014

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