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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.

Second Chances

January 9, 2020 by WORT 89.9FM

Second Chances is a fun musical duo playing folk, rock, blues, originals, and songs from the ‘40s. Check them out at: https://www.secondchancesmusic.com/.

Johnny Likes Noize w/ Mickey Magnum & Zeroed Hero

September 29, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Johnny Likes Noize with Mickey Magnum and Zeroed Hero at Crucible Saturday, October 12th. 4pm, $5. Come as you are, be nice, respect. Be sure to tip the bartenders & servers. Johnny Likes Noize is Rock. Hard Rock…Punk Rock…Country Rock…Blues Rock. It’s Noize Rock. Nothing is off limits. Maximum Ink’s Mike Huberty says, “They’re fun, […]

Labrador’s sharp and disappointed pop

August 16, 2019 by Tone Madison

For this brief installment of the Tone Madison podcast, we’re talking with two members of the Madison based band Labrador. The band’s 2018 debut EP, Tell Me About Your Dad, is a set of five songs that manage to be very tender and very cutting all at once. Labrador is playing this Saturday, August 17 […]

Block Party Warmup Show!

May 16, 2019 by Music Department

Join WORT at the Wisco for three great bands and WORT DJs! Momotarõs — Adrenaline-fueled garage rock Bent Antenna — Loud indy pop rock Daily Smoker — Original rock DJs The Real Jaguar and Farmer Shaun will keep the show hoppin’ between bands… Donations at the door to support WORT. More information available here from […]

First Charts of 2019!!

January 22, 2019 by Sybil Augustine

All the new music that’s fit for a new year is spinning on WORT! Here’s how we ended a very eventful year. Of course, many late 2018 releases remain as DJs present their “Best Of 2018” lists in December and January, so be sure to check our on-demand audio archives and playlists for those Best […]

MDC Headlines Punk Rock Extravaganza

October 10, 2018 by Music Department

MDC (Multi Death Corporations, Millions of Dead Cops, etc. etc.) American Hardcore band founded in 1979 in Austin, Texas. Disrobe Hardcore punk band from Chicago – “Shit-cago Ill-Noise Hardcore!” Mellow Harsher Grindcore band from Madison, Wisconsin. No Question Ders on the drums Nite man on the bass Laud’n kills the yell Zack on the geetar […]

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