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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!

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In our 10th or maybe 12th Thanksgiving day chat with Will William the phone lines light up as we talk about the historical wrongs of our nation, the things we are all thankful for, and the strange tradition of pardoning of white turkeys. Will Williams is a Vietnam veteran, a local peace veteran activist, and […]

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It’s been four years since Wisconsin inked a contract with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn. The year was 2017, President Trump was in office, and then-Governor Scott Walker was running for re-election. After just months of consideration, Walker signed an agreement for Foxconn to come to southern Wisconsin — after all, Wisconsin was “open for business.” At […]

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November 23, 2021 by A Public Affair

Ali Muldrow welcomes David Blaska to her metaphorical table to talk about the stuff they don’t agree about! In this heated hour, we cover cops in schools, the Rittenhouse trial, and other deep divides that many of us might find on the Thanksgiving dinner table. Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes […]

Thanksgiving Dinner Cooking Show with Chef Patrick O’Halloran

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Are you cooking Thanksgiving dinner? Looking ideas to keep everyone at the table happy while keeping yourself sane? Look no further. On today’s show we talk with Chef Patrick O’Halloran about what’s on his cooking list and how we can get ready for a big day of cooking and eating. Patrick is the owner and […]

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November 19, 2021 by A Public Affair

Earlier this afternoon, during today’s live show, the jury announced their verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial: not guilty on all five charges of homicide and reckless endangerment for the fatal shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and the shooting-related injuries of Gaige Grosskreutz in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year. This is a predictable but […]

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