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.

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

Rich Robbins prepares “Nimbus 2.0”

February 19, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon sits down with Madison-based MC Rich Robbins and several of his collaborators to discuss the ambitious show they’re plotting for February 26 at the Memorial Union Play Circle. Dubbed Nimbus 2.0, the show will revisit Robbins’ 2015 album Nimbus with a Madison-centric cast of guest MCs and musicians. Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast […]

Previewing Future and Fetty Wap’s Madison shows

February 11, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon sits down with rapper/writer/journalist Michael Penn II and Tone contributor and Coordinated Suicides member Mike Noto to preview Future’s Feb. 17 show at the Orpheum and Fetty Wap’s Feb. 20 show at the Orpheum. Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast on iTunes.

Dumb Vision talks collaboration and centipedes

February 5, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon sits down with Erick Fruehling, Chris Joutras, and Alex Ross of Madison punk band Dumb Vision, who recently released a self-titled cassette and will play Wednesday, February 10 at Mickey’s Tavern. Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast on iTunes.

James Adomian, refreshing impressionist

January 29, 2016 by Tone Madison

With comedians James Adomian and Anthony Atamanuik bringing their Trump Vs. Bernie debate tour to the Majestic on Tuesday, February 2, Scott Gordon and Chris Lay of Tone Madison discuss Adomian’s strong and surreal track record as an impressionist. Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast on iTunes.

Thomas Wincek and Samarah discuss electronic music

January 22, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon talks with Wisconsin electronic musicians Thomas Wincek and Samarah in a live podcast recorded Wednesday, January 20 at the High Noon Saloon. Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast on iTunes.

Jolynne Roorda Discusses Arts + Literature Laboratory

January 14, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison editor Scott Gordon talks with Jolynne Roorda of Arts + Literature Laboratory, a new venue on the east side at 2021 Winnebago St. Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast on iTunes.

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