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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!

A Sneak Peek at MMoCA in the Fall

September 25, 2020 by Staying Artful

After two weeks of being closed, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is re-opening its physical doors to the public on September 25. Features contributor KT Howard checks in with Marni McEntee, director of communications at MMoCA, about current and upcoming fall exhibitions. Updated information about museum hours and exhibits can be found on its […]

Powering the Ghost Light Through COVID-19: A Conversation with the Bar...

September 12, 2020 by Staying Artful

Since March, theaters across Madison have turned on the ghost light, a single light to keep the stage lit between performances. Features contributor Katie Howard learned what the Bartell Community Theater Foundation is doing to power its ghost light. Click here for more information about Bartell Theater.

We Boomboxed The Lockdown!

May 3, 2020 by Music Director

Boombox the Lockdown was a virtual “simultaneous listening” event hosted by WORT that took place on Sunday, May 3 noon-5 pm. This was the 3rd Community Boombox event hosted by WORT, following Boombox the Wasteland in June 2011 and BBTW 2 in September 2013 which were co-produced and organized by musician, producer and community activist Wendy […]

Time To…Boombox the Lockdown!

April 22, 2020 by Sybil Augustine

Tune into WORT on Sunday, May 3 from noon to 5 pm to help us Boombox The Lockdown! Just because we’re sheltered in place and staying apart right now doesn’t mean we can’t Celebrate! Decorate! Elevate! and Resonate Together!! BBTL is the 3rd event of its kind hosted by WORT. But unlike Boombox the Wasteland, […]

Ancient Modern: Group Show

January 26, 2020 by WORT 89.9FM

Artists consistently have both grappled with and marveled at the creations of their ancient predecessors, looking back for their inspiration to move forward. In this exhibition, this connection between archaic art and craft practices and contemporary art is highlighted to demonstrate how these civilizations continue to influence artists working in a variety of modern media. […]

Deb Gottschalk: Water Speaks the Sky

January 26, 2020 by WORT 89.9FM

Capturing a moment is a seemingly impossible task but is the lifework of oil painter, Deb Gottschalk. In her exquisite renderings of water and sky, and often conversations between the two, Gottschalk achieves a tranquil yet dynamic stillness in the rippling surface of ponds and rivers, and the amorphous swirling of clouds. Gottschalk takes hundreds […]

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