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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.

2018 Tandem Press Holiday Open House & Sale

November 7, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Save the date for our annual holiday open house! Featuring printmaking demonstrations by our master printers in our studio and a selection of affordable prints (great for gifts!) in our gallery. 11am: Photo intaglio printing demonstration 12:30pm: Lithography printing demonstration 2pm: Relief & woodcut printing demonstration Free and open to the public. Free parking.

Onward and Upward Community Online Work Center Open House

January 17, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

This is a private and nonprofit organization that has taken the lead in providing instruction and facilitation for veterans and non-veterans who are experiencing homelessness and joblessness in our community and are finding it extremely difficult to get hired. COWC provides onsite resources and training for clients to secure online employment for up to eight […]

Walbridge School Open House

December 15, 2017 by WORT 89.9FM

Come join us for our Open House, February 11, 2018, from 12:00-2:00. Refreshments provided. Find out more about our educational program for students that learn differently or simply need a small safe learning environment that also provides a challenging academic curriculum.

IHM School Open House

January 13, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Please join us for Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Preschool-8th Grade Open House. Meet faculty, staff, parents, and students, as they share information on academics, extracurricular activities, faith formation, personal experiences, and MORE! Sunday, January 28, 2018 11:15am to 1:30pm 4913 Schofield St. Monona, WI 53716 Enjoy free kids games, face painting and bouncy houses. […]

Join Us at a Volunteer Open House

January 30, 2017 by WORT News Department

WORT is hosting two volunteer open houses this week: Monday, Jan 30th at 6pm and Weds, Feb 1st at 6pm. Have you ever wanted to peek behind the curtains at your local radio station? Know a friend who wants to check out WORT? How about a college student in search of an internship? Send them our […]

Join WORT at Community Events This Week

January 23, 2017 by WORT News Department

WORT will be out and about in the community this week. Stop by and say hello! Have a friend who has always wanted to check out WORT? Know a college student in search of an internship? Send them our way. We’ve got a triple-header of community events this Wednesday, January 25th. Catch us at the Wisconsin […]

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