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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!

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.

Reedikulus Arts Crawl

May 15, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

This FREE family-friendly walking tour features artists exhibiting, demonstrating & performing on sidewalks, in store-fronts and in alley ways with entertainment, activities & surprises along the way! Schedule: Arts Crawl 5-9 PM Street Party 4-10 PM Wine & craft beer service 4-10 PM Food vendors 5-8 PM Live music 5-10 PM Location: Intersection of East […]

Author Reading: Rachel Arndt & Hai-Dang Phan

April 18, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

702WI invites you to grab a pint at Working Draft Beer Company and enjoy the poetry and prose of authors Rachel Arndt (Beyond Measure) and Hai-Dang Phan (Reenactments), who will read from and talk about their work! A book sale and signing will follow. This free event is part of Working Draft’s Craft Beer Week.

World Radio Day Gathering at Parched Eagle Taproom

February 13, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

WORT celebrated World Radio Day 2019 at the Parched Eagle Taproom, 1444 East Washington Ave. This world-wide event brings volunteers and listeners together to appreciate independent, noncommercial, community radio. We enjoyed live performance from the Handphibians and spoken word from Flowpoetry, as well as WORT DJs Helena White (On the Horizon) and Kayla Kush (Kayla’s […]

Local Brewery Class of 2018 – Open House

January 23, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Location: Giant Jones Brewing Company 931 E Main St., Suite 9 (Entrance on Brearly St.) Madison, WI 53703 Description: 2018 was a great year for the Madison area’s craft beer scene, and we’d love for you to join us at Giant Jones Brewing Company on Sunday, 2/10 as we celebrate the new breweries that opened […]

Viroqua BEER WALK!

May 31, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Join the Viroqua Chamber Main Street and local businesses for the first-ever Viroqua Beer Walk! Tickets go on sale NOW and are $30 each. The night of the event you will receive a wrist band, beer glass and lanyard. Fun prizes, a wide variety of beer and tasty food at each of the stops. Get […]

Burgers & Brew

February 2, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Burgers & Brew is a two day extravaganza featuring local burgers and delicious craft beer! (What could be better?) Dane County’s most popular chefs pair up with Wisconsin’s talented brewers and farmers to serve unique, locally sourced burgers and satisfying Wisconsin craft brews. Each general admission ticket includes two quarter-pound burgers (new this year) and […]

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