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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.

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 Annual Meeting Is Sunday June 27th

May 28, 2021 by thom jones

WORT announces the station’s Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 27th from 2-5pm. The agenda includes brief reports from the Board and Staff, and voting by eligible volunteers for four open seats on the WORT Board of Directors. Due to the COVID-19 situation, this year’s Annual Meeting will be over Google Meet. You can join on a […]

WORT News Wins 5 Milwaukee Press Club Awards

May 25, 2021 by Chali Pittman and WORT News Department

The WORT News Department won five awards in the Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism Awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, including two gold awards. WORT competed with radio broadcast outlets across the state, most of which have significantly larger budgets and staff. All of these stories were produced in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. A […]

Meet WORT’s New Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator, Adrienne ...

May 7, 2021 by WORT 89.9FM

From the desk of Glenn Mitroff, Outgoing Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator As I prepare for my retirement in June, I am excited to announce that Adrienne Ranney has been hired as WORT’s next Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator. Adrienne will join the staff on May 31st, with an overlap with me until my last day on […]

WORT Takes Home the Gold (and More) in WBA Awards

May 5, 2021 by Chali Pittman and WORT News Department

WORT programmers took home five awards in the Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Association 2020 Awards for Excellence. WORT competed in the Large Market Radio category, competing against radio stations with significantly larger budgets and staff. We are so proud of our reporters and programmers, and their dedication to serving our community. Read on to hear the stories that […]

WORTstock in Warner Park Sept. 12

May 4, 2021 by WORT 89.9FM

We have been holding our breath through the pandemic (quite literally), and are excited to announce the September 12th date in Warner Park from 11am to 7pm. We are really looking forward to this evolution of the WORT Block Party, which has been an annual WORT celebration since 1998. In 2013 we moved the Block Party to Martin […]

WORT Finalists in 2020 WBA Awards For Excellence

April 1, 2021 by Chali Pittman and WORT News Department

WORT is proud to announce that our staff and volunteers have placed in the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association 2020 Awards for Excellence. Top finishers have not yet been announced, but finalists are guaranteed to place first, second, or third in their category, meaning we are guaranteed to bring home some honors. 6pm Local News Producer Jonah […]

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