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Access Hour

The Access Hour is WORT's commitment to community access to the airwaves. For one out of every 168 broadcast hours each week, we turn the airwaves over to a member of the public to program on their own. That hour is every Monday night from 7 to 8pm.

The views expressed on the Access Hour do not represent the views of the station, its staff, programmers, or the Board of Directors.  

Assistance is provided with recording a promotional announcement to be aired the week prior to the show and with sound board engineering the night of the show. In order to keep the show accessible, any individual or group is limited to one show per year. The Access Hour is often booked several months in advance.

To sign up to host an Access Hour show, please fill out our online form. You can reach Access Hour producer Ken Rineer at (608) 256-2001 on Monday evenings or by email at: accesshour@wortfm.org. 

Night On Fire: The Untold Story Of The Battle Of Miffland

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As you may know, there was a famous and pivotal event in Madison and University of Wisconsin history of May 1969 known by some as the Mifflin Street Riot and by others as The Battle of Miffland, which spread to the UW campus and went on for three days and nights.  This was during the […]

Purple Circus

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Producers and performers in the Purple Circus (Amy, Taylor, Luv, and Breezi)will talk about the inspiration for the upcoming show Purple Circus at the Barrymore Theater, and the process of producing, developing characters and choreography, the challenges of opioid addiction and overdose, and the role of music, art, and dance in our lives. The Purple […]

The Local Comedy Scene at all levels

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Tyson Purcell and Cynthia Marie host this program with Jake Snell on the local comedy scene to help build awareness and support. The local Madison comedy scene is always growing and putting on independent shows. There are a number of shows that are unique to our area and need the support of those in Madison […]

Mill tha Rapper and PROFIT Made Talk About the Music

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Mill tha Rapper and Profit Made are independent artists in the Madison area.  They share links connections and shoutouts and describe their experience with the music business.  They also talk to listeners about how one can get started, the art of rap and hip hop music, what it takes to give it a start and […]

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