Madison Area Press List

Promote your show! If you want to achieve a good crowd, word of mouth is important. With over 300,000 in Dane County alone, there should be no reason why your event or band cannot get 100 people in the Annex.

Below is a series of press and radio contacts. Use this list to your advantage!

PRESS LIST
Here is a band press list for Madison, WI. Contacts marked with a * are crucial for all shows. The others are mainly genre specific (please only contact the ones that would be a proper fit for you band). All area codes are 608.

NEWSPAPERS

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Local Daily Newspaper: Wisconsin State Journal / The Capital Times

Ph: (608) 252-6400
Madison, WI
http://www.madison.com/tct/about/contact/

Independent Weekly Newspaper: The Isthmus

Ph: 608 251-5627
Fax: 608 251-2165
Address: 101 King St.
Madison, WI 53703
calendar@isthmus.com
This is our weekly independent newspaper. Very important. They do critic’s picks and will sometimes review CDs of artisits coming to town.

Independent Weekly Paper: The Onion
Ph: 608 256-5902 ext.28
Fax: 608 256-1372
Email: madcalendar@theonion.com
Critic’s picks, CD reviews, Justify Your Existence. Very helpful.
Picks- Be sure to Email and have press packs for Stephen Thompson Address:
Press Packs
Attention Scott Gordon
1360 Regent St. #173
Madison, Wi 53715

Independent Monthly Paper: Maximum Ink
Rokker
Ph: 608 245-0781
Fax: 608 245-0782
Address: PO Box 3245
Madison, WI 53704-0245
Publishes a monthly calendar and reviews CDs. This one goes statewide.

College Newspaper: The Daily Cardinal
Music Editor
Fax: 608 262-0404
Address: 821 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53715
Email: arts@dailycardinal.com
UW-Madison student newspaper- published Monday-Friday throughout the school year.

College Newspaper: Badger Herald
Address: PO Box 260285
Madison, WI 53726-8437
Email: editor@music-critic.com
The other UW-Madison student newspaper- published Monday-Friday throughout the school year.

RADIO

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College Radio: WSUM 91.7 FM
Music Director
Phone: 608 262-1206
Fax: 608 265-3549
Address: PO Box 260020
Madison, WI 53726-0020
Email: music@wsum.wisc.edu <mailto:music@wsum.wisc.edu>
UW-Madison’s student radio station.

Independent Radio: WORT 89.9 FM
Sybil Augustine
Ph: 608 256-2001
fax: 608 256-3704
Address: 118 S. Bedford St.
Madison, WI 53703
Community supported radio. This one is very important for anyone with a CD out.
http://www.wort-fm.org

WORT SHOWS to Contact

The Real Jaguar
Ph (cel): 608 345-7937
Ph (WORT): 608 256-2001
Host of the “Who Cooks For You?” show on Friday afternoons 2-4:30 pm on WORT. Will preview shows, do interviews, and have on-air performances. Call ahead!

Jonathan Zarov
Ph: 608 265-9058
Ph (WORT): 608 256-2001
Email: jzarov@facstaff.wisc.edu
Host of the “8 o’clock Buzz” on Friday mornings on WORT. If you will be in town on the Friday AM before your show, call him and set up an interview, play tracks off your CD, or play live in the studio.

Chris Powers
Ph: 608 241-9575
Ph (WORT): 608 256-2001
Host of “Mud-Acres” Fridays 9am-noon on WORT. The show is folk and bluegrass, and he enjoys having people play in the studio.

Frank Perez
Ph (WORT): 608 256-2001
Host of Tropical Riddims Reggae show Saturdays 12:00 noon – 2:00 PM

On-line hip-hop promotion
WWW.MADISONHIPHOP.COM

Clear Channel Communications Radio Stations

Top 40 Commercial Radio: WZEE (Z104) Radio
Clear Channel Communications
Pop and Top 40
Tommy Bodean
Program Director
tommybodean@clearchannel.com
2651 S. Fish Hatchery Rd.
Madison WI 53711

Classic Rock Commercial Radio: WIBA (101.5) Radio

Clear Channel Communications
Mike Ferris
Program Director
7601 Ganser Way
Madison, WI 53719

Country Commercial Radio: Star Country (96.3)

EnterCom Communications Radio Stations

Adult Contemporary Commercial Radio: WMMM (Triple M 105.5) Radio
Tom Tuber – Program Director
tteuber@entercom.com
7601 Ganser Way Madison, WI 53719
Older Hits Commercial Radio: WOLX (94.9)
Studio Phone Numbers:281-1949, 1-800-388-WOLX
Studio Fax: 608-826-1245
Office Phone Number: 608-826-0077
No Category Rock, Country Commercial Radio WHCY(105.1 “Charlie FM”)
Office Phone Number: 608-826-0077

Mid-West Family Broadcasting Radio Stations

Solid Rock Commercial Radio: WJJO (94.1)
Metal, Thrash, Scream
Studio line – 608-321-0941
Office: 608-273-1000
Fax: 608-321-0005
730 RayOvac Dr. Madison, WI 53711

Hip Hop Commercial Radio: WJQM (93.1 JAMS)
Hip-Hop, Rap, Pop
Studio Line: 608-321-0931
Office: 608-273-1000
Fax: 608-321-0005
730 RayOvac Dr. Madison, WI 53711

Country Commercial Radio: Q106(106.1, 106.7)
Top 40 Country
Studio Line: 608-321-1063
Office: 608-273-1000
Fax: 608-321-0005
730 RayOvac Dr. Madison, WI 53711