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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!

Post Election Open Line

June 6, 2012 by A Public Affair

Molly Stentz (subbing for Tonya Brito) allowed listeners to provide their reactions to Tuesday’s recall election results. Listeners provided their take on the failed recall efforts and projections for the future. Yesterday, Tuesday June 5th, Scott Walker successfully defeated recall efforts. What does this mean for the future of the state? What will happen to […]

We Are Wisconsin, This is What Democracy Looks Like

June 5, 2012 by A Public Affair

On the big election day Cynthia interviewed Kristen Crowell (executive director of We Are Wisconsin), Aime Williams (director of We are Wisconsin the film), and Brian Austin (Madison police officer featured in the film). “WE ARE WISCONSIN! is a feature length documentary film that follows the day-to-day unfolding of public outcry against Wisconsin Governor Scott […]

Pre-Election Day Special

June 4, 2012 by A Public Affair

Norm Stockwell interviewed a panel of guests about the implications and possible results of the June 5th elections. Norm interviewed workers from Alberta Canada about how the Koch brothers have influenced their province, Ian Murphy (Buffalo Beast) about his prank call to Governor Scott Walker , and Randy Borntrager, the Political Director of People for […]

Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion

June 1, 2012 by A Public Affair

Esty Dinur interviewed Jeffrey St. Clair, editor of the newly released book “Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion.” “Hopeless is a view of Obama’s policies from the trenches: the compromises, the backstabbing, the same old imperial ambitions… As Emma Goldman famously quipped, “If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal.” Let this book […]

US Interests in Central Asia

May 31, 2012 by A Public Affair

Allen Ruff interviewed freelance journalist Joshua Kucera about US interests in Central Asia. Kucera specializes in foreign affairs and international relations and is based in Washington D.C. He discussed with Allen the complex relationship between the United States and the Central Asian states. Kucera has spent a great deal of time traveling and reporting on countries […]

The Book of Obama: From Hope and Change to the Age of Revolt

May 30, 2012 by A Public Affair

On the first day of the Pledge Drive, Mike Moon interviewed Ted Rall on his new work “The Book of Obama: From Hope and Change to the Age of Revolt.” Publication Date: May 22, 2012 Ted Rall expresses the disillusionment felt by the left as Obama’s first term draws to an end and campaigns […]

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