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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.

First Charts of 2019!!

January 22, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

All the new music that’s fit for a new year is spinning on WORT! Here’s how we ended a very eventful year. Of course, many late 2018 releases remain as DJs present their “Best Of 2018” lists in December and January, so be sure to check our on-demand audio archives and playlists for those Best […]

New Music That Grows On You!

November 29, 2018 by Sybil Augustine

New releases are going to start slowing down in December, so here’s your chance to review what you want to put on your holiday wish and gift lists. Count on WORT to always bring you the best new rock, blues, jazz, world, electronic, heavy music and much, much more to help you make your decisions! […]

WORT Charts warm up for November!

November 16, 2018 by Sybil Augustine

The weather may have turned more quickly than the leaves, but as always, we have hot steaming platters and files of new music to please every taste on WORT Community Radio! Dig the charts below and stream any show on demand by clicking here. Kurt Vile (pictured) and the Violators play The Sylvee Thursday, Dec. […]

Ring In The Fall With New Music on WORT!

October 6, 2018 by WORT Music Department

Richard Thompson‘s brand new album shoots straight to the top this week, and soon he’ll be here in town to showcase these tunes live! Other notable additions to our playlists include the latest from longtime indie darlings Low, a star-studded tribute to Roger Miller (who wrote “King of the Road” and other hits,) a striking new […]

Latest Charts for Rock, World, Jazz & more!

July 5, 2018 by Sybil Augustine

Neko Case (pictured) is riding high on charts across the country & straight into Madison Fri July 6 at Breese Stevens Field with Ray LaMontagne. Other chart debuts this include locals Proud Parents on the recently-relocated to Madison Dirtnap Records label, Angelique Kidjo‘s Benin-flavored tribute to the Talking Heads album Remain in Light, and if you haven’t […]

WORT Charts for the week of May 15

June 4, 2018 by Sybil Augustine

We’re catching up with some charts from the past few weeks, as time has just sped by this month! You’ll hear a lot of great new music on WORT from bands coming to town this summer, and some have CDs available as thank-you gifts for your pledge of support – please call or pledge online […]

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