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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.

What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Climate Change?

October 21, 2019 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Rising sea levels, calving icebergs, drought, floods, hurricanes, refugees…. these don’t seem like the stuff of comedy. Maybe, though, a little laughter is just the sugar we need to help the medicine go down. University of Wisconsin alum Maxwell Boykoff now co-directs “Inside the Greenhouse” project at the University of Colorado Boulder. The project explores […]

Pundamonium Galore

July 29, 2019 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Victor Hugo once said that “puns are the droppings of soaring wits.” According to Fred Allen, “Hanging is too good for the man who makes puns. He should be drawn and quoted.” Edgar Allan Poe said that “those who dislike puns the most are those least able to utter them.” Once a month at Madison’s […]

STAND UP AND LAUGH COMEDY TOUR – FILMED LIVE!

April 15, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

24 year Veteran of Comedy, Chicago’s own… HBO’s Funny Lady Sonya “D”, Give Back Comedy Tour and CityStream TV, are changing the way we enjoy Entertainment & Technology! If you enjoy “Netflix”, then you will love CityStream TV, the New Streaming App launching in Aug 2019 and New DVD Series. “Stand Up & Laugh”, a […]

The Local Comedy Scene at all levels

April 9, 2019 by Access Hour

Tyson Purcell and Cynthia Marie host this program with Jake Snell on the local comedy scene to help build awareness and support. The local Madison comedy scene is always growing and putting on independent shows. There are a number of shows that are unique to our area and need the support of those in Madison […]

Madison’s Independent Comedy Scene Productions

January 8, 2019 by Access Hour

Tyson Purcell hosts this program on the local comedy scene to help build awareness and support. The local Madison comedy scene is always growing and putting on independent shows. There are a number of shows that are unique to our area and need the support of those in Madison that want to support local arts. […]

Marc Londo shares comedy and music

January 8, 2019 by Access Hour

Music meets comedy with a call in discussion of the similarities and differences between the art forms. Marc says that, if all goes well, he hopes to give the audience a few insights and a few laughs. Music and comedy bits are played over the air with the possibility of call-in questions, stories and comments […]

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