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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.

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 […]

Juli Johnson w/ LINE

December 28, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Juli Johnson is a singer/songwriter from Madison, WI. Her music is acoustic, filled with expressive melodies and emotional lyrics. She writes songs based on her personal experiences and relationships. Her style is indie with a mix of jazz and pop sounds. Based in Madison, WI, LINE is an indie-pop band that started up in early […]

Jennifer Hedstrom Album Release Show

January 5, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Jennifer Hedstrom hosts a special album release party at PaintBar to celebrate her latest release, Prairie. The night begins with a pre-show prairie painting class from 6-7pm ($15, registration required). Stay afterwards for music by Eric Doucette and, of course, Jennifer Hedstrom. (free, open to the public) Freestyle-painting during the show and 1/2 price bottles […]

Emily Saliers MOVED to High Noon Saloon

July 27, 2017 by Back Porch Calendar

Murmuration Nation Tour Door Time 7:00pm Thirty years into one of the most storied careers in popular music, Emily Saliers decided to record her debut album. “What’s a 53 year old woman doing making her first solo record?” muses Saliers, best known as one half of the iconic duo Indigo Girls. “What compels someone like […]

99ers “Bang It Out” at Iconic Willy St Music Festival

September 14, 2017 by Brian D. Johnson and WORT Music Department

The 99ers plug it in and turn it up at 4:40 pm this Sunday on WORT’s Underground Stage. The 99ers are here to show off their philosophy: “BANG IT OUT, KEEP IT SHORT & NO MESSING ABOUT!!” For insight into their debut appearance in Madison, tune in to I Like It Like That on WORT with […]

Jourdan Hines – Come Alive Album Release

September 5, 2017 by WORT 89.9FM

Local Madison musician Jourdan Hines is releasing his debut album Come Alive. The album release party will be held at Funk’s Pub 5956 Executive Dr #101, Fitchburg, on September 15 at 7pm with special guest Mary Wallin, Tortoise and the Finch, and Jacob Grace. The event is free and open to the public. With the […]

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