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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!

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September 1, 2021 by Back Porch Calendar

w/ Mae Simpson & Sneezy 18+ Tickets $10 Service fee-free tickets available at The Sylvee during their business hours listed here: https://www.thesylvee.com/info/faq/ Please note that High Noon Saloon, Majestic Madison, Orpheum Madison, and The Sylvee are requiring all fans to provide PRINTED proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours OR full vaccination for […]

Martinez White On His Upcoming Perfomances

July 11, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Martinez White On His Upcoming Perfomances Martinez White is a founding member of the Wisconsin Association of Black Men and the CEO of Intuition Productions LLC. He is a motivational speaker, a DJ and a writer of the book Think Like a DJ, Martinez makes sure that Madison folk are tapped […]

Rob “DZ” Franklin Talks About New Concert Series Taking Pl...

July 4, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Rob “DZ” Franklin Talks About New Concert Series Taking Place In Downtown Madison The Mad Lit Event Series is a new free concert series that will feature live music and highlight local artists and businesses of color and will be taking place every other Friday starting July 2nd and running through […]

ShaH Evans and DJ Pain 1 To Play “Your Lunchtime Live” Ser...

June 27, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · ShaH Evans and DJ Pain 1 To Play “Your Lunchtime Live” Series The Vice President and founding member of the Urban Community Arts Network (UCAN), ShaH Evans, joins Friday Buzz host Dylan Brogan to talk about his upcoming concert as part of the Downtown “Your Lunchtime Live” series. (Images courtesy of […]

David Hecht On His Upcoming Performances This Week

June 20, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · David Hecht On His Upcoming Performances This Week David Hecht has been a driving force in the Madison music scene for over 3 decades. He plays with David Hecht & the Who Dat and Primitive Culture, as well as performing many solo shows around the mid-west and beyond. He was a […]

Award Winning Singer/Songwriter Mark Croft To Perform At “YOUR Lunch...

June 5, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Award Winning Singer/Songwriter Mark Croft To Perform At “YOUR Lunch Time LIVE!” YOUR Lunch Time LIVE 2021 free outdoor concerts take place from noon to 1 pm on the lawn near the North Hamilton walkway of the Wisconsin State Capitol. The concerts span fourteen consecutive Tuesdays, June through August. This coming […]

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