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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.

Opening of Three New Shows at Abel Contemporary

September 8, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Opening Reception Friday, September 27th, 5pm-9pm open to the public The Madison electronic project, Syneva, will be performing at 8pm in no. 5.  Quiet Compulsion: Alicia Czechowski Renowned American Realist, Alicia Czechowski, paints a variety of subjects, focusing primarily on still lifes and figural scenes rendered exquisitely in oils. Painting extensively for decades, Czechowski has […]

Opening of Three New Shows at Abel Contemporary

July 26, 2019 by thom jones

We present New Work – Kay Brathol-Hostvet & George Lowe, Horizon Line: Group Show, and Cup Show curated by Ryan Myers Opening Reception Friday, August 16th, 5pm-9pm, open to the public New Work: Kay Brathol-Hostvet & George Lowe Working primarily in soft pastel, Kay Brathol-Hostvet renders regional landscapes infused with her affection for and fascination […]

Reedikulus Arts Crawl

May 15, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

This FREE family-friendly walking tour features artists exhibiting, demonstrating & performing on sidewalks, in store-fronts and in alley ways with entertainment, activities & surprises along the way! Schedule: Arts Crawl 5-9 PM Street Party 4-10 PM Wine & craft beer service 4-10 PM Food vendors 5-8 PM Live music 5-10 PM Location: Intersection of East […]

Opening of Three New Shows at Abel Contemporary

June 8, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

We present John S. Miller: Flatland, a Graphic Exploration of Space and Volume, Group Show Gilded, and In No. 5: Make a Good Impression: Work from Members of Vox Populi Print Collective Opening Reception Friday, July 5th, 5pm-9pm open to the public  John S. Miller: Flatland, a Graphic Exploration of Space and Volume Madison based […]

Summer Spin – Artsy Animals

June 5, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

How many zebras does it take to fill a canvas? Find out as we learn about the animals that live in our galleries! Build animal habitats and nature installations while exploring our galleries on a quest for critters!

Summer Spin – Summer Solstice Celebration

June 4, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Celebrate the summer solstice by making art inspired by the sun. Shadow play, sun prints, and more await you!

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