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!

News Archives

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On Tuesdays, the Daily Cardinal — one of UW-Madison’s student newspapers — shares the latest in campus news. This week, producer Hope Karnopp talks with editor-in-chief Addison Lathers about the Daily Cardinal’s action project, which explores how student living decisions impact the Madison community. Find it online here. Image courtesy: Daily Cardinal / Irena Clarkowski […]

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November 23, 2021 by Nate Wegehaupt and WORT News Department

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November 23, 2021 by Nate Wegehaupt and WORT News Department

The Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization, or MPO, recently announced several projects to help fund transportation roadways around the Madison area. WORT decided to talk with them about who they are, and what they do for the city. Photo courtesy : Jamie Street / UNSPLASH Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local […]

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On this episode of Radio Astro, one crewmember looks at the Astro2020 Decadal Survey. Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here

Bridging the Gap: TikTok Privacy

November 22, 2021 by Bridging the Gap and WORT News Department

TikTok recently settled a class action lawsuit with 92 million dollars. The lawsuit was initially posed due to concerns about TikTok’s privacy policies. However, this wasn’t the first time TikTok faced issues regarding its privacy notices. In this week’s edition of “Bridging the Gap,” producer Teresa Yen discusses TikTok’s privacy scandals, and how it affects […]

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