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 the music. We currently 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 do have a growing digital library. Please send your music (full-length CD or vinyl preferred) 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.

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.

Music Charts for the week of July 11-18

July 20, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit retains the #1 spot on our top 30 this week, while Toro Y Moi (pictured) tops our Adds list. Jazz and World music charts also follow. WORT top 30 for 7/11/17 Rank Artist Record Label 1 JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT The Nashville Sound [Advance Tracks] Southeastern 2 FLEET […]

Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach New Album Delights!

June 20, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

Waiting on a Song, the second solo album by Black Keys guitarist and songwriter Dan Auerbach (pictured), is the follow-up to 2009’s Keep It Hid. For this musical “love letter” to Nashville, Dan recruited some of the city’s most respected resident musicians including John Prine, Duane Eddy, Jerry Douglas, Pat McLaughlin, and Bobby Wood and Gene Chrisman […]

Ray Davies’ “Americana” tops weekly music charts

May 11, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

This week Ray Davies of the Kinks is once again “Top of the Pops” with his new album “Americana,” recorded with members of the Jayhawks as his backing band. A great new collaboration between the legendary Taj Mahal and the renowned Keb’ Mo’ has quickly found its way onto many WORT playlists. Ice T has […]

WORT Charts for the week of April 18-24

April 24, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

Another week of new debuts on the WORT charts pushes ’80s post punk darlings The Jesus and Mary Chain to the top spot. Kinks frontman Ray Davies has a new album out, which he recorded with The Jayhawks (at the Majestic this Friday) as his backing band. The Majestic also hosts Black Angels May 13, touring […]

WORT Charts for the week of April 3, 2017

April 6, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

Here’s the very latest in new music being spun by our evening rock hosts on WORT! Charts for jazz, electronic and world music will be coming to the system soon. Our top ten adds for the week in rock and world music are below as well as this week’s loud rock/metal chart and adds. Top 30 Entry […]

New Music Charts for the week of March 27

March 31, 2017 by Sybil Augustine and WORT Music Department

Blonde Redhead [pictured] has a new album out, and it’s one of our top ten adds this week. We also have a lot of new entries on our top 30 chart, including Foxygen who are in Madison on Saturday, April 1 at the Majestic Theatre. Top 30 for WORT 89.9 FM Artist Record Label 1 POW! […]

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