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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.

Found Poetry Review Brings You Pulitzer Remixes

April 15, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

The 2013 Pulitzer Prizes will be announced later today. Found Poetry Review doesn’t want to wait — they’re remixing the text of past Pulitzer winners to generate poetry. Today, April 15, 2013, on the 8 O’Clock Buzz we speak with Editor-in-Chief of Found Poetry Review, Jenni B. Baker and contributing, Beth Ayer.

More than They Bargained For

April 15, 2013 by A Public Affair

On Monday April 15th, host Tim Hansel interviewed Jason Stein and Patrick Marley about their recent book, “More than They Bargained For: Scott Walker, Unions, and the Fight for Wisconsin.”

"The Bubbler" At The Library (And I'm Not Talking About...

April 15, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

On Monday, April 15, 2013, Trent Miller spoke with Brian Standing about “The Bubbler” series at the Madison Public Library. This is not your grandfather’s library. Throw every notion you’ve ever held about a library out the window and be prepared for pie making, stop motion animation, screen-printing, performance art, and so much more!

Wisconsin Film Festival

April 12, 2013 by A Public Affair

On Friday April 12th, Jan Levine Thal hosted a special Film Festival edition of A Public Affair. She spoke with three directors whose films were featured at this years Wisconsin Film Fest.

Letter Press Printing, Revitalization In The Digital Age

April 12, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. joined the 8 O’Clock Buzz on Friday, April 12, 2013. Kennedy is a printer, well known for his social commentary in his posters. He is a rarity, working as a Letter Press Printer in an age of digital media. He sat down with Norman Stockwell to talk about the craft of letter […]

Encore Studio's New Production Of "Real Life"

April 12, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Joining the Buzz on April 12, 2013, Folks from Encore Studio! KelsyAnne Schoenhaar and Jon Meister, members of the theater group, joined us today to talk about an upcoming production called, “Real Life.”
Encore Studio for the Performing Arts is the only professional theatre company for people with disabilities in the state of Wisconsin.

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