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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.

WORT Record Riot At Art In Saturday March 30

March 27, 2019 by WORT Music Department

The 2019 WORT Record Riot is on Saturday, March 30 from 1 til 4 pm at the Art In, 1444 East Washington Avenue. After our triumphant return to the Riot last year, we’re back at it again and will be offering the public the best of what we’ve cleaned out of the nooks and crannies […]

Madison Area Music Awards Finalist Party!

March 24, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

On March 31 the top finalists for 2019 MAMA Awards will be revealed. Be the first to know at the Announcement Party at the Brink Lounge, 701 E. Washington Ave from 5-9 pm. General admission and VIP tickets are available online and at the door. You’ll get to hear live performances by Katie Scullin, Angela Puerta, […]

This Weekend’s Fresh Music Specials!

March 22, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

Tonight on Dave Watts‘ Blues Cruise, “Professor” Bill Clark will be playing a set of recordings by “The Boss of the Blues”, Big Joe Turner. This was selected to placate guest dj, “the G-Man”, Mr. George P. Dreckmann and will air Friday March 22 on radio station WORT-FM, 89.9 on your Madison radio dial from […]

Early Music America Honors WORT’s Musica Antiqua

March 12, 2019 by Musica Antiqua

Early Music America celebrates the joy, meaning, and purpose in studying and experiencing historically informed performance. For many years EMA has designated March as Early Music Month. As part of this year’s celebration, EMA has listed several of the radio programs that feature early music – including Musica Antiqua on WORT! Read the whole article […]

Hot Charts: New Discs with a Difference!!

March 1, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

Check out this week’s charts!! Also, on Friday March 1st, Beat Orgy A Go-Go presents a special pledge program at 8pm. Host Bill The Walkin’ Dr.,in an effort to boost ratings, has coerced The Other Mr. S. into co-hosting the show. Please call 608-256-2001 to show your support or pledge securely online. As an incentive […]

Jimmy Buffett Tribute Heated Up the Harmony

February 24, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Chuck Bayuk and the Drunken Sailors played a great afternoon of music by Jimmy Buffett on Sunday, February 24th to benefit WORT Community Radio. WORT would like to thank Chuck and the boys, as well as Harmony Bar and Grill on Atwood Ave. for hosting the event. It was a cold, blustery day, but it […]

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