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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.

Milkhouse Radio & Graminy To Play WORT Benefit

May 22, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Join us for a great evening of folk and bluegrass at North Street Cabaret (610 North St) this Friday night to support WORT Community Radio. The evening begins at 8 pm with Gaines & Wagoner playing a mix of Jazz, Blues & Americana. Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines have been in-demand private instructors, session musicians […]

Block Party Raffle Winners Announced

May 21, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Thanks to everyone who participated in the WORT Block Party Raffle, and a special thanks to these area businesses who donated over $4,000 in fantastic prizes! Prizes may be claimed at WORT, 118 S. Bedford St. during business hours (9 to 6 weekdays). Please bring winning stub and/or ID. Here is the list of prizes […]

WORT Analog Broadcast Back, Upgrades Continue

May 15, 2018 by WORT Music Department

Here’s an update for all you wonderful WORT listeners: Earlier on Tuesday the broadcast signal was off the air for several hours, though programs still streamed live online. Our crafty engineers identified the problem at the transmitter and devised a temporary fix while we wait for some replacement parts to arrive. The analog radio broadcast […]

21st Annual WORT Block Party

April 23, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Come celebrate YOUR Community Radio Station at the 21st Annual WORT Block Party on Sunday, May 20th from 11am to 7pm on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., RAIN OR SHINE. There will be great music, food, craft vendors, a kids’ activity area, community info tables, the WORT Boutique, and a prize raffle (info here). The […]

Block Party Raffle Tickets Available Now

April 11, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

The W O R T Block Party Raffle Is here, and It’s Bigger and Better Than Ever! Over $4,000 in prizes are up for grabs. The drawing is Sunday, May 20th at the Block Party, but you do NOT need to be there to win some great stuff! We’ve got 4-packs of Bonfire Music Fest […]

Vintage Vinyl LP Sale to Benefit WORT

March 27, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Dealers and private collectors alike will converge on the Harmony Bar, 2201 Atwood Ave., Sunday, April 15th from 11am to 3pm with a wide variety of vinyl LPs. A wide variety of Jazz, R&B, Rock, Country, Bluegrass and more will be available from numerous vendors. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be […]

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