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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.

ACA “Obamacare” Walk-In Enrollment Event

October 23, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Need health insurance? This is the last day of Open Enrollment! Meet with a health insurance navigator for free enrollment assistance during the Covering Wisconsin Walk-In event. Questions? Our number is (608)261-1455 or email us at info@coveringwi.org.

It’s not too late to get help with healthcare decisions!

December 12, 2018 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

With the deadline for signing up for healthcare approaching quickly (this Saturday, December 15th), many people are trying to navigate the complexities and might not know what their cheapest options are. Adam VanSpankeren, “Lead Navigator” from Covering Wisconsin talks about how that organizations helps people manage those options, and an open healthcare signup clinic they […]

ACA “Obamacare” Walk-In Enrollment Event

October 23, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Need health insurance? Meet with a health insurance navigator for free enrollment assistance during the Covering Wisconsin Walk-In event. Questions? Our number is (608)261-1455 or email us at info@coveringwi.org.

ACA “Obamacare” Walk-In Enrollment Event

October 23, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

ACA “Obamacare” Walk-In Enrollment Event

October 23, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Still Ticking: Affordable Care Act On the Ropes

December 4, 2017 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

It might be hard to tell, but the annual enrollment period to sign up for a healthcare plan under the federal Affordable Care Act is occurring right now. After Congress failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act in two successive tries in 2017, the Trump administration unilaterally cancelled contracts, gutted funding and slashed public outreach […]

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