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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.

Kenon of Emissary Star

March 25, 2019 by Access Hour

Kenon Winters, also known as Taziah, visits with listeners about his work and his ideas for himself and anyone becoming a working recording artist, and about his music. The visit is mixed with a variety of soulful songs by recording artists that are already out there and, in one short beautiful piece, some of his […]

Jaedyn James & The Hunger Headline WORT’s 43rd Annual Birth...

December 7, 2018 by Shaun Soman

Following their blistering AtwoodFest set this past July, Minneapolis-based funk sorcerer Jaedyn James and her eight-piece backing band The Hunger are set to invigorate those attending the 43rd annual WORT Birthday Bash at High Noon Saloon this upcoming Sunday, December 9th. While the expansive outfit has only released a handful of raw, soul-drenched tracks online, their regional touring, entry […]

West of Mars

March 16, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

West of Mars performs with special opening guest T.B.A. West of Mars is a brand new original Americana, Indie, Soul-Folk band out of Madison, Wisconsin. Soul-Crafted Lyrics. Dynamic and expressive grooves. Multi-instrumentalists and vocalists. Guitars, Violin, keyboard, Accordion, Harmonica, 6 string electric bass, and drums/percussion. Mindful and progressive messages. $5 suggested donation

20th Annual WORT Block Party

February 27, 2016 by WORT Web Department

WORT’s 20th Annual Block Party is rapidly approaching! Be sure to mark your calendars for Sunday, May 21st and plan to head up to the 200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The party starts at 11 am and the fun continues until 7 pm. As always, there will be a wide variety of live music, children’s […]

The People Brothers Band Bring Rhythm & Soul To The 2017 Block Pa...

May 2, 2017 by WORT Music Department

The People Brothers Band is an 8-piece Rhythm & Soul powerhouse whose only desire is to get you moving on the dance floor. Since they formed in 2009 they’ve been doing just that, and they have the record to prove it. They won a MAMA (Madison Area Music Award) in 2013 for Blues Album & Blues […]

Wax Tailor sews up WORT’s Music Charts for the week of Nov. 7

November 8, 2016 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

This week, Wax Tailor tops both the RPM chart and our overall top 30. Local heroes Squarewave debut at #3 with their new release on Artisinal Records. We have debuts by Moby, Conor Oberst, Pretenders, Weyes Blood, Deap Vally, Sam Evian, Shovels & Rope and Bob Weir on the T30. John Moulder and Charlie Hunter […]

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