Madison music Archives - WORT 89.9 FM

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.

Festival Choir of Madison presents: “Jasmine Flowers”

August 27, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

“Jasmine Flowers” Experience the sounds of West and East coming together in choral music by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Toru Takemitsu, Chen Yi, Bob Chilcott, Libby Larsen, and others inspired by the musical traditions of East Asia.

President Long Boi “yea ok sure” album release party

March 13, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

President Long Boi brings sardonic synth pop & a flair for performance to Madison’s east side on Wednesday, May 1st, with the release of his debut album “yeah ok sure” at Art In, 1444 East Washington Ave. at 7pm. The free event will include a drag show, comedy, and a set by DJ zzisco, following […]

Autumn Reverie w/ Zeroed Hero and Pudge at Art In

March 3, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Autumn Reverie w/ Zeroed Hero and Pudge at Art In Friday, April 5th. $5. Doors at 7pm, rock & roll at 8pm. Autumn Reverie is an explosive post-grunge band out of Madison, WI known for their high energy performances no matter what the crowd or venue size. Autumn Reverie has seen success after their self […]

Festival Choir of Madison presents: “A Thousand Beautiful Dreams...

August 27, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

“A Thousand Beautiful Dreams” Flint, Michigan has become a symbol of how social and environmental justice (and injustice) are intertwined. We welcome the University of Michigan-Flint Chamber Singers, under Dr. Gabriela Hristova, to join with us in presenting recent music that gives voice to the tragedies of the past and present, the promise of social […]

2nd Sunday Songwriter Series

October 14, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Join us at the Parched Eagle Taproom on E. Washington every second Sunday of the month from 4-6pm for a live musical performance by regional singer-songwriters and hosted by Jourdan Hines. Each month we will be featuring a different singer-songwriter in a casual yet intimate setting where they showcase their talents and original music. Enjoy […]

Field Day at Brinklounge

October 11, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

We are pleased to announce Field Day, a day of music and celebration of the life of Field Stark, tragically lost to us this past February from cancer. Held at the Brinklounge on Sunday, October 21 (her birthday) starting at 12:30pm, the all-day event features many of the great musicians who were special to her […]

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