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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!

Madison Poet Laureate Angie Trudell Vasquez

October 6, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

It’s an arts takeover on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz! Host Damita Brown talks with Madison Poet Laureate Angela Trudell Vasquez with Araceli Esparza about arts, poetry and LatinX issues in Madison. Submitted Photo from City of Madison

Araceli Esparza on Art and the Intersections of Our Lives

October 6, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

It’s an arts takeover on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz! Host Damita Brown talks with Araceli Esparza from Wisconsin Mujer about Wisconsin Mujer and her upcoming event, “Art and the Intersections of Our Lives” October 11th. Photo from Facebook.

Flautists and Poets and Festivals, Oh My!

October 6, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

It’s an arts takeover on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz! Host Damita Brown talks with… Prestigious Serbian flutist and UW-Madison Alumna Iva Urgčić about her upcoming LunART Festival celebrating Black women in the arts October 10th and 17th, 2020 Araceli Esparza from Wisconsin Mujer about Wisconsin Mujer and her upcoming event, “Art and the Intersections of […]

Democratic Socialists and Police Free Schools

July 1, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Damita Brown talks with… Karl Locher from the Madison Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America about electoral reform and moving the Democratic party to the left and breaking the two party system Lorrie Hurckes Dwyer, Ryan Eykholt, and Araceli Esparza from Dane County Time Bank about Police Free Schools and what Dane County Time Bank […]

Charlando Con Mis Hermanas Latina: Talking with My Latina Sisters

March 15, 2017 by A Public Affair

“Cuando la oportunidad se presenta, agárrala. Agárrate fuerte y no dejar ir!”—Celia Cruz Today’s guest features leading Latina women in the Madison community. Guests include Araceli Esparza, Nancy Saiz, and Karen Menendez Coller. Araceli Esparza. She is a writer, poet, and a community activist.And a good friend to the work of Lilada’s Livingroom. Nancy Saiz is a […]

Charla con Araceli Esparza, poeta y activista latina de Wisconsin

April 19, 2016 by En Nuestro Patio

El martes 12 de abril nos visitó por primera vez (pero no será la última) la poeta y activista latina Araceli Esparza. Nacida en Wisconsin de padres de origen mexicano, y criada entre dos idiomas, dos culturas y dos geografías, Araceli charló con nosotros sobre su experiencia de vida y nos leyó un poco de […]

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