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!

Rattlesnake Shake

Host D.J. el Serpentine explores the wildest kingdoms of all untamed rock music that jumps genres and spans the decades.

3rd Annual TERRY KATH Tribute Special

January 26, 2016 by Rattlesnake Shake

Friday, January 29th, 2016, from 8:00 to midnight (CST) WORT 89.9 FM and “The Rattlesnake Shake” program are proud and honored to present a 70th birthday party tribute show to one of the greatest guitar players in Rock & Roll history… the unbelievable and irreplaceable TERRY KATH, from the original line-up of the band Chicago, […]

“Tommy Bolin 1975” Tribute Special

July 31, 2015 by Rattlesnake Shake

D.J. el Serpentine and “The Rattlesnake Shake” program present a special 3-hour tribute program to one of the all-time great unsung rock/jazz guitar heroes (and Midwest son) TOMMY BOLIN, with this July 31st program (8:00 to 11:00 pm) focusing on Bolin’s break-through year of 1975.

Rattlesnake Shake Breaking News

June 12, 2015 by Rattlesnake Shake

Starting in September, I will be adding every 1st Thursday of the month to my regular WORT shifts, on “The Vinyl Resting Place” (11:00 pm to 2:00 am), bringing you my typical “Rattlesnake Shake” fare of rock music that jumps genres and spans the decades.

The RALPH RECORDS Radio Special

May 27, 2015 by Rattlesnake Shake

Friday, May 29, 2015, 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm (CDT), WORT-FM’s “The Rattlesnake Shake” program presents THE RALPH RECORDS RADIO SPECIAL, co-hosted by WORT’s D.J. el Serpentine, and Vincent Presley (Secret Records, The Zebras, Those Poor Bastards).

The Rattlesnake Shake Update

February 20, 2015 by Rattlesnake Shake

Thank you so much to everyone who supported the HUGE tribute special on January 30th in honor of the late great Terry Kath of Chicago! It was a special night, with interview sections by Chicago’s Lee Loughnane & Walt Parazaider among others. The internet traffic was so heavy we overwhelmed WORT’s servers!

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