Music Archives - 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.

Celebrating The Year of the Rat

January 17, 2020 by Two for the Blues

Two For the Blues celebrates Chinese New Year this Saturday night, January 18th from 8-10 PM Central time and will be available for 2 weeks following broadcast on our archive. The Year of the Rat begins January 25th. I’ll be featuring about an hour of blues with a rat theme. (photo by VJ Anderson- […]

Madison Supports a New Guitar Festival in Puerto Rico

January 16, 2020 by Back Porch Serenade

In spite of the devastation wrought by the recent earthquakes, a small but determined group of Puerto Rican guitarists are pushing ahead with a planned guitar festival on February 7th and 8th. One of the organizers, Frances Karim Chiroque, recently performed in Madison for a concert organized by the Madison Classical Guitar Society. MCGS President […]

On the line with folk singer Steve Forbert

January 11, 2020 by Chali Pittman

Diaspora host Terry O’ caught up with folk singer Steve Forbert before his show at The Winnebago in Madison. Originally aired Thursday, January 9th.

An audio tribute to Theodora Christensen

January 11, 2020 by Chali Pittman

WORT staff and volunteers lost a member of our family during the holidays. Theodora Christensen passed away peacefully on the Solstice, December 21, surrounded by her family. If you regularly call to donate to WORT during our pledge drives you probably talked to Theodora at least once. She was happy being a part of making […]

ChiliOcracy 6

January 9, 2020 by WORT 89.9FM

It’s Political Mockery Served in Crockery! WORT’s annual chili cook-off is on Sunday, January 26th from 3 to 6pm at the Harmony Bar & Grill, 2201 Atwood Ave. This is a LIVE MUSIC event, with bluegrass, folk, & blues by SOUNDBILLIES! www.facebook.com/Soundbilliesband/ Sample chili from local restaurants and vote for your favorite. and more… Enter […]

January 89.9 Social Club PopUp Party

January 8, 2020 by WORT 89.9FM

January’s Social Club Party will be at The Harmony Bar & Grill on Thursday January 23, 6:30-8:30pm. The Harmony is located at 2201 Atwood Ave, on Madison’s Eastside The Oak Street Ramblers perform at 7:30pm (no cover, please feed the kitty). Though their influences hail from much further south, the Oak Street Ramblers call home the […]

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