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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.

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 […]

Carissa Kalia Heinrichs: As the Crow Flies

March 26, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Tandem Press is pleased to host “As the Crow Flies”, a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition by Carissa Kalia Heinrichs, University of Wisconsin-Madison MFA candidate and 2018-2019 Tandem Press Project Assistant. Exhibition dates: April 12-April 27, 2019 Reception: April 12, 6-8pm In “As the Crow Flies”, Carissa Kalia Heinrichs transcribes muteness through visual codes […]

Abel Contemporary Gallery Announces Three New Exhibits

February 8, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

We present Retreats by Allan Servoss, Wood-Fired: A Group Show, and In the Cooler: Displayful Objects by Anthony Deibner-Hanson Opening Reception Friday, March 8th, 5pm-9pm Open to the public. (snow date Saturday, March 9th, 5-9pm.) This is our final show at our Paoli location, before we make the exciting move to our new location in […]

Alison Saar: Printmaker

January 15, 2019 by WORT Music Department

Tandem Press is pleased to present a new exhibit, “Alison Saar: Printmaker,” at the Tandem Press Gallery. Featuring a selection of limited edition fine art prints created at Tandem Press by Los Angeles-based sculptor and 2019 Southern Graphics Council International Lifetime Achievement recipient, Alison Saar. Tandem Press Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM; Saturday 12-4PM

Opening of Three New Shows

December 19, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

We present New Works by Joanne Kirkland and Nick Wroblewski, Nocturne: A Group Show, and In the Cooler: Productive Bodies, Chelsea Thompto, MFA exhibition. Opening Reception Friday, January 11th, 5pm-9pm Open to the public. (snow date Saturday, January 12th, 5-9pm.) Joanne Kirkland and Nick Wroblewski: New Works Madison based ceramic artist, Joanne Kirkland, creates wheel […]

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