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!

Madison in the Sixties

Topical tales of Madison's influential people and critical events from long ago.

Madison, the second week of February

February 5, 2020 by WORT News Department

Madison in the sixties, the second week of February An important week for university expansion. In 1961, the regents authorize vice president A.W. Peterson to start buying land for the massive $30 million South East Dormitory project which will create about 4,000 housing units. Exactly one year later, the regents approve $6.4 million in contracts […]

Madison, the first week of February

January 28, 2020 by WORT News Department

Madison in the sixties – first week of February Urban renewal dominates the news this week in 1961, as Madison makes history when it puts the Brittingham project out for bid. The 5-acre site bounded by West Washington, Proudfit and West Main, planned for 150 units of private market rate housing in buildings of up […]

Madison, the third week of January in the Sixties

January 15, 2020 by WORT News Department

Madison in the sixties – the third week of January January 18 1962 — The most important cultural and social institution in the Greenbush neighborhood celebrates its fiftieth anniversary of its founding — the Club Lavoratori Italiani Sicilia di Mutuo Sucorso e Beneficenza, more widely known as Italian Workmen’s Club. The club opened its fine brick building […]

Madison, the second week of January

January 11, 2020 by WORT News Department

Madison, the second week in January January 11, 1960 — The Madison Council of Parent- Teacher Associations stops sponsoring Saturday movies at the Strand and Eastwood because the children keep misbehaving. 140 January 14 1965 The city council ignores the advice from city attorney Edwin Conrad and adopts an ordinance, 14–7, barring the issuance of a […]

Madison, the second week of January in the 60s

January 8, 2020 by WORT News Department

Madison in the Sixties – the second week of January January 111960 — The Madison Council of Parent- Teacher Associations stops sponsoring Saturday movies at the Strand and Eastwood because the children keep misbehaving. January 14 1965 The city council ignores the advice from city attorney Edwin Conrad and adopts an ordinance, 14–7, barring the […]