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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.

Everything Was Beautiful, According To Moby

March 27, 2018 by Sybil Augustine

The expression “Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt” is taken from Kurt Vonnegut‘s novel Slaughterhouse Five. Richard Melville Hall (aka Moby) uses it here to juxtapose his contrasting feelings on the current state of the world. Moby’s new album with that title hits #1 on our electronic dance music top 10. See what else is […]

Music Charts Merge Genres

March 20, 2018 by Sybil Augustine

British singer Hollie Cook (pictured) released her 3rd solo full length album, “Vessel Of Love” in January on American label Merge Records. Known primarily for their roster of rock artists, the Durham, NC-based operation was founded by members of Superchunk, one of numerous other Merge artists that have topped the WORT charts in the past. […]

Chillin’ in the New Year-First Charts of 2018!

January 24, 2018 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

With the new year, reporting our top spins to the North American College & Community Radio charts started up again. Sharon Jones (pictured) hangs tight with her posthumous release “Soul of a Woman” while a reissue by the ever-popular Wilco remains at #1. Madison jazz cat Anders Svanoe put out a popular independent release last fall. Our top […]

Gift Ideas from our early December Charts!

December 14, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

If you’re thinking of holiday gifts for music lovers, check out some popular new releases getting airplay on WORT. From rock to international, from metal to jazz, electronic, folk, blues and pop, we spin it all! You’ll find most of them in your local brick & mortar record store, plus get hi-fidelity advice from ever-hip […]

Turn Up The Charts and Light Up The Phones!

June 8, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

This week we’re posting some genre charts as well as our top 30, including the #1 Jazz release “Turn Up The Quiet” by Diana Krall (pictured), who performed a great show in Madison last Saturday night at the Overture Center. Boss Hog hangs onto the #1 spot for a 2nd week on the Top 30; debuts […]

Ray Davies’ “Americana” tops weekly music charts

May 11, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

This week Ray Davies of the Kinks is once again “Top of the Pops” with his new album “Americana,” recorded with members of the Jayhawks as his backing band. A great new collaboration between the legendary Taj Mahal and the renowned Keb’ Mo’ has quickly found its way onto many WORT playlists. Ice T has […]

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