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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.

Fri. Jan. 25, the 2019 Terry Kath tribute special

January 19, 2019 by Rattlesnake Shake

Attention Terry Kath fans, Chicago fans, and fans of guitar-driven soulful rock & roll everywhere! D.J. el Serpentine’s “The Rattlesnake Shake” is proud and absolutely psyched to be bringing a radio tradition back to the airwaves of WORT 89.9 FM… the 2019 Terry Kath birthday tribute radio special, airing Friday, January 25, from 8:00 to […]

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 […]

Fresh Friday Music Specials!

January 18, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

Staying in tonight? We’ll keep you warm and cozy!! Tune in and snuggle up with your friends on community radio. It’s free, it’s safe, and you can comment and follow along on the playlists right on our website. From Bill Clark and Dave Watts of Blues Cruise: Tonight between the hours of 6 & 8 […]

Friday Eve Music Specials!

January 4, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

Our music hosts have some very tasty theme shows for you tonight! From Bill Clark: Almost forgot! Tonight on Dave Watts‘ Blues Cruise I’ll be making the fourth stop on my tour of Cities which are Homes of the Blues – Los Angeles. I hope you’ll tune in from 6 to 8 pm at 89.9 […]

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 […]

Fill Yourself With Holiday Charts!

December 17, 2018 by Sybil Augustine

People are very divided about holiday tunes–they either love or hate them! Regardless of how you feel, there’s plenty to love on our last charts of the year in top 30, blues, jazz, world, electronic and heavy music. Enjoy all the wonderful recordings released in 2018 and we’ll be back with fresh charts on January […]

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