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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.

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!

Mr. Chair Triple Vinyl Album Release Show

August 14, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Farley’s House of Pianos Giant Jones Brewing Company Buttonhill Music Studio Audio for the Arts & Tadada Scientific Lab Present Mr. Chair Thursday, September 5 at Majestic Madison Doors 7PM | Show 8PM All Ages $15 ADV | $20 DOS On Sale Now ➤ bit.ly/MRCHAIRMAD MR. CHAIR http://www.mrchairmusic.com Mr. Chair looks like a jazz quartet, […]

Garage Opera

July 13, 2019 by thom jones

Fresco Opera’s summer tradition is back! Opera. In a garage. For free. GARAGE OPERA! This season, we’re telling the magical fairytale of Hansel & Gretel through the eyes of the Witch. She will pull no punches and let nothing get in the way of her ruthless plans. Best of all – WE WILL BRING THE […]

Festival Choir of Madison presents: “Jasmine Flowers”

August 27, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

“Jasmine Flowers” Experience the sounds of West and East coming together in choral music by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Toru Takemitsu, Chen Yi, Bob Chilcott, Libby Larsen, and others inspired by the musical traditions of East Asia.

Festival Choir of Madison presents: “A Thousand Beautiful Dreams...

August 27, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

“A Thousand Beautiful Dreams” Flint, Michigan has become a symbol of how social and environmental justice (and injustice) are intertwined. We welcome the University of Michigan-Flint Chamber Singers, under Dr. Gabriela Hristova, to join with us in presenting recent music that gives voice to the tragedies of the past and present, the promise of social […]

Madison Area Youth Chamber Orchestra: “Craft”

June 3, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

The Madison Area Youth Chamber Orchestra presents a program of string orchestra masterworks. Hear the contrapuntal glory of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, the lush romanticism of Elgar’s Serenade, Shostakovich’s tortured autobiographical Chamber Symphony (String Quartet No. 8), and Semblance, our 2018 New Music Project commission from Oregon, WI native and Juilliard graduate Zachary Green. […]

Mr. Chair @ Crescendo

January 23, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Mr. Chair, Live at Crescendo Friday, Feb. 2, 7pm Mr. Chair is: Mark Hetzler, trombone/electronics Jason Kutz, piano/keyboards Ben Ferris, basses Michael Koszewski, drums Based in Madison, WI, Mr. Chair is a multi-genre group that plays a mix of rock, jazz, modern classical and contemporary improv-based styles. Performing on acoustic and electronic instruments, our group […]

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