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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.

Block Party Raffle Winners–Check Your Stubs!

May 20, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Prizes are available at WORT Studios, 118 S. Bedford St. during business hours. Email Bus/Dev Director Doug Holtz at wortbiz@wortfm.org or call 256-2001 for other arrangements. GRAND PRIZE: #465 Andrew S. Chef’s Table Dinner with Wine and Tequila Tastings for 6 from Fuegos 1st Prize: #182 Sydney K. Private Tour Day from Working Draft Brewing […]

The Story of Country Music – Live Streamed Event!

May 16, 2019 by WORT Web Department

Video and audio of this sold-out event is now available on-demand. Country music historian and WORT host Bill Malone, featured voice and consultant on the all-new Country Music film by Ken Burns, was Norman Gilliland‘s guest for an exclusive conversation on the rich story of this popular American music style presented by Wisconsin Public Television […]

22nd Annual WORT Block Party

May 16, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Come celebrate the 22nd Annual WORT Block Party and 16th Annual No Crap on Tap on Sunday May 19th from 11 am to 7 pm on the 200 Block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Enjoy a beer garden and live music. There will also be children’s activities, food from around the world, art and […]

Tiny’s Tap House Wins ChiliOcracy 5

April 8, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

The People Have Spoken It was a great day for chili. A little rainy, but not too cold. WORT fans filled the Harmony Bar and sampled some great chili. We want to thank our musical guests once again, The Ad Hoc String Band! Restaurants competed for the title “Supreme Commander of Chili” and your votes […]

WORT Record Riot

March 14, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Join WORT on Saturday, March 30th at Art In (1444 E. Washington Ave.) from 1 to 4pm and browse thousands of Rock, Jazz, Country, and other LPs from WORT and additional vendors. WORT DJs will be spinning their finest platters throughout the afternoon. This event is free and open to the public. The WORT Record […]

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