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.

Tone Madison

Madison-focused arts and music conversations you won't hear anywhere else, from tonemadison.com .

Dash Hounds delve into the gloom

August 19, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon sat down this week with Alivia Kleinfeldt and Brendan Manley of Madison band Dash Hounds. They discussed their forthcoming EP, Eft, which they’ll be celebrating with an August 27 show at the High Noon Saloon. Visit ToneMadison.com this week for an exclusive stream of Eft‘s opening track, “Dreamboy.” Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast on iTunes.

Tone Madison’s art catch-up, August 2016

August 11, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon and Sarah Witman discuss a handful of noteworthy art shows going on around Madison this month. Discussed: Valerie Mangion’s Night Vision, at the Watrous Gallery through August 28. Read Sarah’s interview with Mangion. All-Licensed Fool, comprising the short films Eager (by Allison Schulnik) and An Emo Nose (by Wong Ping), at the Madison […]

Presentation matters

August 4, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon and WORT’s Dylan Brogan discuss the ill-fated “Jazzcat” marketing campaign and the disconnects that it highlights in Madison music and culture. Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast on iTunes.

Michael Penn II on The Circus

July 29, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison contributor Michael Penn II joins editor Scott Gordon for a discussion about “The Circus,” Penn’s ongoing essay series about racism and violence in Madison. Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast on iTunes.

Shadowboxing with Sinking Suns

July 22, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon talks with Madison band Sinking Suns, who have just released a new album, Death Songs, and will play July 29 at at Mickey’s Tavern. Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast on iTunes.

Major Vistas on improvisation and mixing genres

July 15, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon talks with pianist Mike Weiser and guitarist Chris Bucheit of Madison jazz band Major Vistas about their recent debut album, Minor Anthems. They play July 22 at Mother Fool’s, August 10 at Jazz At Five, and October 14 at the Indigenous jazz series in the Memorial Union Play Circle. Music on this segment […]

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