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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.

Taps, Tunes, & Tales

May 20, 2019 by WORT Music Department

Get to know your local singer-songwriters as they share their music and tell you their stories. This month’s featured artists are John Duggleby, Juli Johnson, and Meggie Shays. Your favorite brewmaster Jim Goronson has also brewed up a new release for the Parched Eagle Taproom called Promiseland Hefeweizen. It’ll be a great afternoon filled with […]

Local Brewery Class of 2018 – Open House

January 23, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Location: Giant Jones Brewing Company 931 E Main St., Suite 9 (Entrance on Brearly St.) Madison, WI 53703 Description: 2018 was a great year for the Madison area’s craft beer scene, and we’d love for you to join us at Giant Jones Brewing Company on Sunday, 2/10 as we celebrate the new breweries that opened […]

Author event: Jim Draeger @ Working Draft Beer Company

January 10, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Join 702WI at Working Draft Beer Company on Thursday, January 24th at 7pm for a talk and Q&A with author Jim Draeger about his book Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin’s Historic Bars & Breweries. Draeger will share fun and entertaining stories about Wisconsin bars and breweries, and Working Draft will serve up a special […]

Dogtoberfest

July 13, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Join Dane County Humane Society for its 12th annual Dogtoberfest! Enjoy live bluegrass music by Milkhouse Radio, tip back a few tasty Capital Brewery and Bier Garten beers, purchase lunch from Madison favorites, The Ugly Apple Cafe, Pizza Brutta and Miko Poké (vegan and gluten-free options available), all while enjoying a beautiful fall day surrounded […]

Viroqua BEER WALK!

May 31, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Join the Viroqua Chamber Main Street and local businesses for the first-ever Viroqua Beer Walk! Tickets go on sale NOW and are $30 each. The night of the event you will receive a wrist band, beer glass and lanyard. Fun prizes, a wide variety of beer and tasty food at each of the stops. Get […]

Stop Ordering Irish Car Bombs, Ya Eejit

March 20, 2018 by To Be Honest

Ever wonder why we celebrate the patron saint of Ireland and pretend to be Irish one day every year? Sarah Hopefl and Eli Radtke discuss the origin and share some fun facts about St. Patrick’s Day. Plus, why you should stop ordering “Irish Car Bombs” at the bar.

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