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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.

Zeroed Hero // Laurel & the Love-In // Backbuzz at The Wisco

May 28, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Zeroed Hero, Laurel & the Love-In, and BackBuzz at The Wisco Thursday, June 27th. $5. Doors at 7pm, rock & roll at 8pm. Come as you are, be nice, respect. Be sure to tip the bartenders & servers. Zeroed Hero pours a classic blend of ’70s and ’90s style rock that’s more Muhammad Ali than […]

Erika Wennerstrom performs on One Fine Morning!

May 1, 2017 by One Fine Morning

Tune into One Fine Morning this Tues (4/2) to catch Erika Wennerstrom‘s (lead singer of the Heartless Bastards) exclusive in-studio performance. We’ll also be giving away a pair of tickets to TROUT STEAK REVIVAL & THE BROTHERS COMATOSE at the High Noon Saloon as well as featuring new releases from local musicians Christopher Gold + Nick Brown, […]

Courtney Marie Andrews and Sam Evian live on WORT

October 31, 2016 by One Fine Morning

This Tues 9 am – Noon, tune into One Fine Morning to catch two live performances. Featuring the folk styling of Courtney Marie Andrews as well as some slick guitar duels from Sam Evian and his band. I’ll also be spinning the latest releases from John K. Samson, Weyes Blood, Adam Strangler, Haley Bonar, Jack […]

Listen Live to Ozanne’s Decision on Tony Robinson Shooting

May 11, 2015 by Kristian Knutsen and WORT News Department

WORT will broadcast Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne’s announcement live at 2:30 p.m. Listen at 89.9 fm or online at wortfm.org/listen-live/.

Monday January 14 — singer-songwriter-poet Carell Casey

January 11, 2013 by Access Hour

The Monday January 14 Access Hour is produced by local singer-songwriter-poet Carell Casey. Carell performs mostly her own songs and other pieces live in the studio and plays tracks from her CD. She also reads some of her own poetry and prose. We’d like to thank Carell for accepting this date on short notice after originally […]

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How do I get my music played on WORT?

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Erika Wennerstrom performs on One Fine Morning!

Courtney Marie Andrews and Sam Evian live on WORT

Listen Live to Ozanne’s Decision on Tony Robinson Shooting

Monday January 14 — singer-songwriter-poet Carell Casey