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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!

Tiny Desk, Huge Talent – Raine Stern at WORT

June 12, 2021 by Sybil Augustine

Madison’s own Raine Stern continues making waves nationwide. Earlier this year the 22 year old vocalist, guitarist and songwriter garnered enthusiastic fan and industry accolades as a finalist on NBC’s “The Voice.” Stern’s now a top contender for this round of National Public Radio’s “Tiny Desk Contest,” where creatives send in their own videos of live performances and compete to be featured in […]

Uncle Punky Remembered

June 12, 2021 by Sybil Augustine

Last Thursday, June 10 from 8-10 pm (the regular Psychoacoustics slot) guest host Mark Bitney brought us music and memories to pay tribute to the late Bradd Bitney in a show produced by Wendy Schneider of Coney Island Studios. The “Uncle Punky” tribute show can be streamed on-demand here until June 24 (scroll down and look […]

Music Highlights the week ending May Day

April 30, 2021 by Sybil Augustine

Friday April 30 at midnight on XLII90 Live Music Radio Hour, Nufone Rick ended up switching it around at the last minute. Tony Markellis, bassist for Phish frontman Trey Anastasio‘s Band and the David Bromberg Band died earlier that day and in memory he did a show focusing on Tony’s work in Trey’s band. WORT’s […]

“New Needles” Host Sounds Off!

April 29, 2021 by Vampire Cabbie

Update! Harry Rag interviewed host Reasonable Facsimile, with fascinating results. Follow this link to stream it on demand and please feel free to add your comments and messages for him using the form at the bottom of the page. [Fri. 9 pm: Our apologies — we currently have not been able to publish your messages, […]

Music Highlights April 17-24

April 25, 2021 by Sybil Augustine

Here’s a look back at WORT’s Music Week in Review and some highlights from our music programming over the past 7 days. On Sattaday, April 24 from noon-2 pm FRP hosted “Live On Solid-State From The Tropical Riddims Vault LVII.” Highlights include: – By request, “Tribute To Trinity Jr Brammer, Part II”.  - A couple of […]

Tune In the 6th Annual Vinylthon!

April 17, 2021 by Sybil Augustine

Community radio kicks off participation in Vinylthon 2021, an international celebration of vinyl records, at midnight April 17 with NuFone Rick’s classic rock deep cuts on XLII90 Live Music Radio Hour. Other hosts pledging to spin wax that day include F.R.P. from noon-2 pm with tasty reggae from the Tropical Riddims vault, followed by Gloria […]

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