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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.

Big Swell Swim

March 8, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

BIG SWELL MADISON When it comes to Madison’s lakes, it’s not only the fish that count on clean water for swimming. Hundreds of swimmers plunge into our lakes each year, especially as part of our vibrant triathlon scene. Whether you are a competitive swimmer looking for a great training opportunity, or a recreational swimmer who […]

MACHA’s 2nd Annual Cooperative Housing Potluck

July 12, 2019 by WORT Music Department

Arboretum Cohousing (1137 Erin St) Please join us for an evening of food, connecting, and resource-sharing! This event is open to anyone interesting in cooperative housing: whether you live(d) in a co-op house, want to create a new housing co-op, or want to support cooperative housing in the Madison area. This event will include […]

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Primates Incorporated Volunteer and Edu...

May 16, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Family friendly and free entry although donations are appreciated. After 16 years of efforts, the Primates Incorporated monkey sanctuary is up and running in Marquette County and is helping six monkeys so far. Join us to celebrate the opening of the Volunteer and Education Center, which will be the starting location for the scheduled tours […]

Clean Lakes Alliance Community Breakfast

March 8, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

COMMUNITY BREAKFAST The Clean Lakes Alliance Community Breakfast brings the entire community together to review our collective progress towards cleaner, healthier lakes. Hear remarks from local leaders, experts, and advocates on the state of our lakes. Guests can expect a full hot breakfast made from local ingredients, and great conversation with people working to protect […]

Reflections on School Board Service with James Howard

April 24, 2019 by A Public Affair

Coming off the tails of the Madison school board elections earlier this month, Ali invites former school board president James Howard to the studio to reflect on his nine years of service. They have an open discussion about his early years in office, his role as the only African American member of the board, the […]

Yahara Lakes 101: Salt and Our Freshwater Lakes

February 5, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

About the talk Road salt is often thought of as an ‘environmentally safe’ chemical. However, at high concentrations, chloride can alter aquatic ecosystems by stressing freshwater species, and deteriorate drinking water sources. For 70+ years, we have applied road salt (sodium chloride) to paved surfaces, without any regard for the environmental consequences. In this month’s […]

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