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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.

WinterGrey

November 4, 2019 by Access Hour

Lily C presents her third annual downer of sad and depressing music for deep winter.

Nick D Presents Music of the Grateful Dead

November 4, 2019 by Access Hour

Nick Dodge is new to the area, interested in helping at WORT, and eager to share his collection and knowledge of The Grateful Dead.

Old Befana — A Live Radio Preformance

November 4, 2019 by Access Hour

Ken Lonnquist brings his troupe into the WORT studios to perform his “Old Befana” live. Audience members are welcome.

A Gil Halsted Christmas Eve

November 4, 2019 by Access Hour

Gil produces “An Eclectic mix of Xmas music including, folk. Rock, classical, Reggae and traditional styles,” some a little more on the tougher side of Christmas…

Scott Jensen

November 4, 2019 by Access Hour

Joanie Baker interviews Scott, and he plays on acoustic several of his original and cover songs live in the studio.

Wisconsin Food Forests

November 4, 2019 by Access Hour

Emily and Madelon from Wisconsin Food Forests will discuss food forests with WORT listeners: what they are, why we should plant them, their benefits, and why you should care. Top 10 Reasons to Plant a Food Forest: A forest is one of earth’s most stable ecosystems, and if we can mimic this ecosystem with edible species […]

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WinterGrey

Nick D Presents Music of the Grateful Dead

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A Gil Halsted Christmas Eve

Scott Jensen

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