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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.

David Liebe Hart (Adult Swim/Tim & Eric)

August 21, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

With Chip The Black Boy, Whatever Your Heart Desires, Wood Chickens & Meat Jelly. 7:30pm door, 8:30 show, all ages, $10 advance, $12 door Tickets: http://ArtByLiebeHart.com/tickets Best known for his roles on Adult Swim’s Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job!, David Liebe Hart is an outsider musician, actor and painter. A true original, he […]

Stewart Huff in Portage

July 25, 2018 by WORT Music Department

Stewart Huff is a 25-year veteran of stand-up comedy who has performed in comedy clubs, theaters, colleges and festivals in all 50 states and internationally. He’s a storyteller with hilarious insights and opinions who has been compared to George Carlin. Stewart’s humor is long-form storytelling but he never lets momentum slip or goes too long […]

Comedy At The Meadery v.25

July 11, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Check out this stand up comedy showcase just a few blocks from the Capitol! We have hilarious Madison-based comedians and great guests from the state of Texas! All for free! Laughs and mead is all you need! Our Lineup: Dan Bacula Marty Clarke Martin Henn (Austin, TX) Zack Darwin (Austin, TX) DJ Collins (Austin, TX) […]

A House of Rubber Cannot Stand

June 13, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

When Janet and Katherine decided that their father couldn’t live alone anymore, they had no idea what they were getting into! What Frank moves into is an elderly community by day, and something else by night. When you walk into a room, you’ll never know what to expect, that is, if you can remember why […]

Comedy At The Meadery 23!

June 4, 2018 by WORT Music Department

Start summer with a laugh! June’s showcase has a bunch of talented funny people from Milwaukee and Madison! This month we have: Brooke Whitehead Cal Smith Scott Shaffer Jason Hillman And host Shawn Vasquez! Come get in for free and get your laughs! See you then!

Diving into eight days of Madison comedy

May 24, 2018 by Tone Madison

The Madison comedy scene is incredibly tight, with dozens of performers hustling for stage time week in and week out at open mics and showcases in bars, clubs, coffee shops, galleries, and anywhere else someone’s got a microphone plugged in. If you haven’t been paying attention to any of that, or have maybe just dabbled […]

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