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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.

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!

Tom Ray’s Art Podcast

November 23, 2021 by Access Hour

Tom Ray’s Art Podcast is a podcast about trying to become a full-time artist. In each episode, he meets artists of all types and places in their careers. Beginners, hobbyists, and professionals. He started this show because he wanted to get back into making art and getting involved with the art community. And what better […]

Old Radio on the Access Hour

November 9, 2021 by Access Hour

The Access Hour is excited to present a special broadcast of two amazing radio programs from the past. “Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you… Escape!” Escape! first aired on July 7th, 1947 to high critical acclaim. Now […]

Refrangible Podcast on The Access Hour

October 26, 2021 by Access Hour

Refrangible is a podcast from UW-Madison’s Center for Design and Material Culture hosted by WORT’s evening news producer, Jonah Chester, and the Center’s Producer-in-Residence, and WORT Contributor, Gianofer Fields. Each episode explores the stuff of everyday life and what it tells us about ourselves, our world, and our values. From keepsakes to clutter, from tools to […]

Wisconsin’s Thirty-First Wolf Awareness Week

October 12, 2021 by Access Hour

Rachel Tilseth, the author of Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin, hosted this week’s Access Hour. She was joined by Alexander Vaeth this past Monday, October 11th at 07:00 PM on WORT Radio’ Access Hour, where they hosted an in-depth conversation about Wisconsin’s Thirty-First Wolf Awareness Week (WAW) with special guests Adrian Wydeven; who led the […]

WORT Needs YOU to Produce the Access Hour!

October 4, 2021 by Access Hour

Do you like to meet new people? Do you enjoy variety? Do you want to help community voices reach the airwaves? Then apply to be our Access Hour producer! And get to know your neighbors and new perspectives in the process. We are seeking a volunteer to assist this unique show make its way on […]

Our apologies for the broadcast

September 17, 2021 by Access Hour

All or portions of the Access Hour may be prerecorded. During the Access Hour that aired on September 13, 2021, some prerecorded portions that had yet to be edited were broadcast on WORT. WORT sincerely apologizes to the guest host of that show, Ankita Bharadwaj. Ankita had no part in the faulty editing that took […]

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