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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.

Circuits, Cards, and Code

November 2, 2017 by WORT 89.9FM

DESCRIPTION Circuits, Cards, and Code is an event for students in 1st-5th grade to build upon the tradition of winter card making through an engaging STEM activity. At this creative maker – tech event, students (1st-5th grade) will explore circuitry and STEM fundamentals by creating an LED light-up holiday card and a scratch adventure game […]

Forward Fest 2017

August 10, 2017 by Perpetual Notion Machine

Here in Madison, technological innovation comes from our entrepreneurs and small businesses. But how does someone with an idea get started? Perhaps at the largest technology fair in the Midwest – Forward Fest 2017, which will be held from Aug. 17 to 24 at various venues. So, the Perpetual Notion Machine has invited three guests […]

UW Study Finds People Want To Talk About Genome Editing

August 10, 2017 by WORT News Department and Nina Kravinsky

UW Life Sciences Communication professors Dietram Scheufele and Dominique Brossard conducted one of the first national surveys to gauge public opinion surrounding genome editing. Their study dove into the nuances of DNA editing — asking participants their opinions on both editing DNA for just one individual, or making changes that would be passed down through […]

New Ways to Tell Stories

April 19, 2016 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

The University of Wisconsin’s Field Day Lab attempts to merge creative storytelling, software design, and educational research into simple accessible tools that facilitate learning. One of their latest products, an online, open source platform for citizen science experiments, is called “Siftr,” and it might just be the next big thing on the internet. David Gagnon, […]

Madison365: Building diversity in Madison technology startups

November 10, 2015 by Kristian Knutsen and WORT News Department

Madison365 editor-in-chief David Dahmer reported on the burgeoning technology business sector in the city, introducing entrepreneurs who are seeking to challenge its lack of diversity. In this interview, he discussed their work to change Madison’s tech scene.

The Ethics and Ethos of a Genetically Observant Society

August 5, 2015 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Monday Buzz producer and engineer Harry Gilbert recently spoke with Dewey-Hagborg about her work and the societal, bioethical, and policy concerns it brings up.

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