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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.

WORT Music Charts for the week of Oct. 26, 2015

October 29, 2015 by WORT Music Department

WORT, Madison Charts for the week beginning October 26, 2015 top 30 1 URSULA 1000 Voyeur Insect Queen 2 CRIBSHITTER Acapulco [local Madison band!] 3 SHANNON AND THE CLAMS Gone By Dawn Hardly Art 4 PEACHES Rub I U She 5 DEAD WEATHER Dodge And Burn Third Man 6 CLUTCH Psychic Warfare Weathermaker 7 BEACH […]

11/24/15 WORT Charts

November 30, 2015 by WORT Music Department

WORT’s weekly music charts for our top 30, top adds, jazz, world, electronic/dance and loud rock/metal shows have Madison’s own Cribshitter in the top spot. WORT, Madison Charts for the week beginning November 23, 2015 top 30 1 CRIBSHITTER Acapulco 2 NEON INDIAN Vega Intl Night School Mom And Pop 3 BOB DYLAN The Cutting […]

Thomas Wincek and Samarah discuss electronic music

January 22, 2016 by Tone Madison

Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon talks with Wisconsin electronic musicians Thomas Wincek and Samarah in a live podcast recorded Wednesday, January 20 at the High Noon Saloon. Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast on iTunes.

WORT Music Charts for the week of Feb. 15, 2016

February 22, 2016 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

WORT Charts of new releases for the week beginning Monday, February 15, 2016. Here’s what’s been spinning the most on our rock, metal, techno, jazz and world shows in the past seven days. Bolded artists have related pledge premiums available for you to choose from [cds, tickets to upcoming shows.] WORT, Madison Charts for the week beginning […]

WORT Music Charts for the week of Feb. 22, 2016

February 23, 2016 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

Here’s what’s been playing on our airwaves and stream for the past week. Women are on top with the British all-girl Savages, coming to Madison on Friday, May 20 at High Noon Saloon and Lizzo, who was just in town last Friday at Majestic Theatre. Cloud Cult‘s Saturday night party at the Barrymore was also celebrated, as […]

The Latest WORT Music Charts from 4/5/16

April 11, 2016 by Sybil Augustine

Here’s what’s been spinning on the station for the past week in the way of jazz, world, and rock/indie music. Bob Mould plays in Madison on 4/20/16. WORT, Madison Charts for the week beginning April 4, 2016 top 30 1 BOB MOULD Patch The Sky Merge 2 IGGY POP Post Pop Depression Concord-Loma Vista 3 […]

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