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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.

89.9 Social Club at Come Back In

September 11, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

The next 89.9 Social Club PopUp Party is at the Come Back In on Thurs. Sept. 19, 6-8 pm. CBI is located at 508 E. Wilson Street on Madison’s Isthmus (just off Blair.) The Come Back In offers a complete menu of traditional and non-traditional bar food as well as 26 beers on tap (all […]

Willy St. Fair Underground Stage

September 10, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

WORT 89.9 FM in conjunction with Commonwealth Development and WilMar Neighborhood Center presents the Willy Street Fair Underground Stage Sunday, September 15th from 11am to 7pm on the 800 Block of Williamson Street. We have a great lineup of rock, punk, and hip hop to delight the crowd. Our headliner this year is the hardcore […]

Willy Street Fair Warm-up Rock Show

September 8, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Can’t wait for Willy Street Fair weekend? Musicians for WORT presents the Willy Street Warmup Rock Show on Thursday, September 12th at 7pm. The BOS Meadery will host this Musicians for WORT Benefit, located at 849 E. Washington Avenue. Purr and meowwww along with Cats on Leashes and slither the dance floor to Lonesome Cobras. […]

89.9 Social Club/Schenks Corners Block Party WarmUp

August 15, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Thursday August 15 from 10 pm-12 am it’s The 89.9 Social Club Schenk’s Corners Block Party “WarmUp Party” at Alchemy Cafe, 1980 Atwood Avenue, Madison. This month features WORT-FM’s own MAMA Award-Winning Reggae DJ Kayla Kush Host of 2 DUB (Saturdays 10pm – 12am) on WORT https://www.facebook.com/kayla.liederbach Alchemy Cafe serves farm-to-table pub food including the […]

Last Chance for The Grand Session Raffle!

August 12, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

LAST CHANCE! Grand Sessions Raffle tickets are available through Wednesday at WORT Studios, 119 S. Bedford St., during business hours. We will also be selling tickets at the final McPike session Thursday night. WORT is grateful to partner with Common Wealth Development and many great area nonprofit organizations to raise money through this fantastic raffle. […]

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