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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!

COVID + Vaccines (Edited from “A Public Affair” Dec. 1, 20...

December 24, 2020 by Perpetual Notion Machine

Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine has aired an edited version from a previous episode of the WORT daily afternoon program A Public Affair. PNM has done a fair number of its own episodes concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. But on Dec. 1, 2020, host Carousel Bayrd talked with Dave O’Connor about what we have learned about […]

25 Years of A Public Affair with Esty Dinur

November 13, 2020 by A Public Affair

Today, we present a special retrospective show celebrating Esty Dinur’s 25th anniversary of hosting A Public Affair. It’s an hour filled with memorable moments from the archives and live commentary from Esty. Featured interviews (in order): Joel Beinin, Avraham Balaban, Jeremy Scahill, Vojislav Stojkovic, Judi Bari, Paul DeMain, Melissa Buckles, Guillermo Glen, Clarence Kailin, and […]

You can run the sound board!

February 19, 2020 by Chali Pittman and WORT News Department

Have you ever wanted to work behind-the-scenes at a radio station? Enjoy learning new things? Love live radio? Want to gain professional experience? Like to meet new people and provide a valuable service? Just want to learn how a radio station works? Volunteer to become a sound engineer for WORT. This position involves running live […]

Lilada’s Guide to Self-Care

October 11, 2017 by A Public Affair

Lilada Gee is joined by Alexandra, Cassie, Jill, Shauna as they look into self-care. They are joined by Johanna Heineman-Pieper, a bar manager at Fuego’s, who gives us some tasty cocktail recipes to try out. They are also joined by Zacoia Green, a massage therapist in Madison, and Tanisha Pyon, an actress and spoken word poet.

The Aftermath of Maria in Puerto Rico, and How to Help

October 4, 2017 by A Public Affair

In a special pledge-drive edition and one-year hosting anniversary for Wednesday host Lilada Gee, we hear from Veronica Figueroa, Executive Director of UNIDOS Wisconsin Against Domestic Violence, on how to help Puerto Ricans in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Past Struggle is Present in “Justice For All”

October 3, 2017 by A Public Affair

Carousel interviews Daphne Barbee-Wooten, daughter of Wisconsin civil rights leader Lloyd A. Barbee and editor of a book of his selected writings called “Justice For All.”

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