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.

News Archives

Is Exact Sciences too good to pass up?

May 18, 2015 by Isthmus on WORT, Dylan Brogan and WORT News Department

MADISON (WORT) — Isthmus news editor Joe Tarr has the details on the embattled Judge Doyle Square project. After scrapping the first round of proposals, four new projects have been submitted for consideration by city officials.

New Study: Wisconsin Bats Are In Danger

May 18, 2015 by WORT Local News

MADISON (WORT) — A new study by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources found that a deadly fungal disease has rapidly spread in bats across the state. And, while they can’t send up an actual bat signal to announce their distress, scientists are studying them in hopes of coming to the rescue. Molly Stentz has the story.

Recruiting Show: Need More Volunteers!

May 18, 2015 by Perpetual Notion Machine

Tonight’s show deviated from the norm. Instead of talking about science, we talked about us, the Perpetual Notion Machine, putting science on the radio. The guests tonight were the current volunteers on PNM – Dennis Shaffer, Bill Scanlon, Jim Carrier, Matthew Zmudka, and Kaitlin Stack Whitney. Our goal is to try to generate interest in […]

Peaceful Protesters Arrested At Tony Robinson Rally

May 13, 2015 by Dylan Brogan and WORT News Department

MADISON (WORT) — Hundreds of Madison residents gathered to protest the District Attorney’s decision not to charge the officer who shot and killed 19-year-old Tony Robinson. By the end of the peaceful protest, dozens of police officers were on the scene and arrests were made.

No Charges for Officer Who Shot Tony Robinson

May 12, 2015 by Dylan Brogan and WORT News Department

MADISON (WORT) — No charges will be filed against Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny who shot and killed 19-year-old Tony Robinson. Dylan Brogan reports.

Black Leadership Council Prepares for Tony Robinson Protests

May 12, 2015 by Kristian Knutsen and WORT News Department

MADISON (WORT) — The Black Leadership Council held a press conference discussing its plans to respond to Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne’s announcement regarding the Tony Robinson shooting. Kristian Knutsen reports.

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