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.

I like It Like That

Rock’n’roll mostly from the 50s and 60s with host Rockin’ John McDonald. Hits, b-sides, alternate takes, unreleased cuts, tracks out of print, rockabilly, surf music; also music from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s that “fits the format.”

Rockin’ John Hosts His 2000th Show on WORT!!

March 31, 2018 by WORT Music Department

John McDonald, known as “Rockin’ John” on the air with his weekly 1950s-’60s rock show “I Like It Like That,” has hit another milestone — he’s hosting for the 2000th time this Saturday, March 31, from 6 to 8 PM. If anyone embodies the spirit of community radio, it’s Rockin’ John. For over 43 years, […]

99ers “Bang It Out” at Iconic Willy St Music Festival

September 14, 2017 by Brian D. Johnson and WORT Music Department

The 99ers plug it in and turn it up at 4:40 pm this Sunday on WORT’s Underground Stage. The 99ers are here to show off their philosophy: “BANG IT OUT, KEEP IT SHORT & NO MESSING ABOUT!!” For insight into their debut appearance in Madison, tune in to I Like It Like That on WORT with […]

And The Winner Is…

June 22, 2017 by WORT 89.9FM and I Like It Like That

The 2017 Madison Area Music Association awards were on Sunday June 18 and your favorite community radio station took home two trophies! WORT won Best Local Radio Station and our very own Rockin’ John McDonald won Best Local Music Radio Personality. We want to extend a special thank you to the voters who supported us […]

Rockin’ John Wins Making A Difference Award!

April 1, 2017 by WORT Music Department and Sybil Augustine

In case you missed the TV segment, on-air mentions and social media features, last Saturday night a big fan of I Like It Like That stopped down to the station to do some live filming and chat with WORT’s own Rockin’ John. He also surprised John by giving him this month’s “Making a Difference” award […]

A Life In The Death Of The Legendary Joe Meek

February 7, 2017 by WORT Music Department

Friday On My Mind had a very special show last Friday, Feb. 3rd. For a cosmic, cowboy, and creepy experience, pull up the audio archive and join guest show hosts Joanie Baker and Gary Feest for a tribute to Joe Meek, England’s premier pop record producer of the early to mid 1960s, on the 50th anniversary of […]

Rockin’ John hosts World Radio Day show at Next Door Brewing Co....

February 9, 2016 by WORT Music Department and Joseph Crawford Mrazek

WORT celebrates World Radio Day (Feb. 13th) with a live remote broadcast of I Like It Like That! Join us Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Next Door Brewing Company, located at 2439 Atwood Avenue on Madison’s east side for an in-person edition of Rockin’ John McDonald’s oldies show. Admission is free and all […]

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