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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.

WORT’s Sybil Augustine Named NACC Music Director of the Month

November 10, 2017 by WORT Music Department

The North American College & Community Radio Chart (NACC) compiles weekly airplay from stations like WORT to create top 30, new adds, jazz, world, heavy, electronic and hiphop charts. Every month they feature a Music Director from a member station, and in November our own Sybil Augustine was profiled. “Some of the questions are a […]

WORT Charts for Sept. 19-25, 2017

September 28, 2017 by WORT Music Department

Here are our charts for the past week including top 30, world/international, and heavy/metal/hardcore rock. Our #2 record is by Steve Wynn and The Dream Syndicate, who are back with their first full length studio album in nearly 30 years. Living Colour has also returned after a lengthy absence with a savagely rocking, poignant album featuring all […]

Charts for the first week of August 2017

August 11, 2017 by WORT Music Department

Our top add this week is by psych rockers Sleepy Sun. But how will they fare during the upcoming eclipse? Tune in to Classical mornings 5-8 am weekdays (and many other shows) to find out! WORT top 30 for 8/8/17 Rank Artist Record Label 1 WAXAHATCHEE Out in the Storm Merge 2 PETER PERRETT How The […]

WORT’s Latest Charts and New Music Adds

August 8, 2017 by WORT Music Department

The hot new release from Madison’s Cash Box Kings (pictured) tops our monthly Blues chart for July, as well as crossing over to the top 30. Lots of local love keeps Wood Chickens on our top 3o too. For more, please check out our playlists, stream any show on demand from our audio archives, and […]

WORT Charts for July 18-24

July 25, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

Being from the Twin Cities, The Suburbs have naturally had a long and intimate relationship with Madison audiences. A recent appearance at High Noon Saloon helped propel their new self-released album Hey Muse to the top of our charts last week. Scroll down to see the latest adds (including a new one from the Violent […]

Music Charts for the week of July 11-18

July 20, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit retains the #1 spot on our top 30 this week, while Toro Y Moi (pictured) tops our Adds list. Jazz and World music charts also follow. WORT top 30 for 7/11/17 Rank Artist Record Label 1 JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT The Nashville Sound [Advance Tracks] Southeastern 2 FLEET […]

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