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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!

Split Show: Pandemic Updates and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

May 14, 2021 by A Public Affair

The CDC’s announcement yesterday that vaccinated individuals can go unmasked in most situations took many by surprise. First up today, we discuss that and other pandemic news with Dr. Peter J. Hotez, author of Preventing the Next Pandemic. Then, we’re joined by Mazin Qumsiyeh in Bethlehem and Refaat Alareer in Gaza City for on-the-ground updates […]

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May 11, 2021 by Ryan Wollersheim and WORT News Department

It is a sunny Saturday morning in the cool April air that marks the long-awaited and coming return of summer. With the large white roof of the Coliseum and Alliant Energy Center in full view just a mere football field or two away, players and their families gather at Quann Park. They’re there for the […]

Manika Agarwal & Sanjay Gupta of Covid Care are Raising Money for...

May 9, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz and Austin Exum

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Manika Agarwal & Sanjay Gupta of Covid Care are Raising Money for Oxygen Concentrators for India Manika Agarwal and Sanjay Gupta of Covid Care join Friday Buzz host Jonathan Zarov to talk about India’s Covid-19 crisis and how Covid Care has been raising money for oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies […]

The Crisis In India, with Journalist Suparna Sharma

April 30, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · The Crisis In India, with Journalist Suparna Sharma Millions of farmers in India have been protesting since three bills were passed in their parliament in September of last year deregulating the markets benefiting corporations over the farmers. With half of India’s workforce in agriculture, the repercussions of these bills could […]

What’s New in Covid News?

April 28, 2021 by WORT News Department and Jade Iseri-Ramos

Today, the state health department reported 688 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 34 new deaths, since our broadcast yesterday. Over the past year, we all have been forced to adapt to new science, and CDC recommendations. With more vaccines getting into arms, and the weather permitting more outdoor gathering, there are, once again, new […]

Taking Stock of the World’s Waste

April 19, 2021 by A Public Affair

As part of our annual Earth Day programming, on today’s show we do a deep “dumpster dive” into the world of waste: food waste, medical waste, construction waste, e-waste, and more. Our guest is Kate O’Neill, author of the book Waste, which traces the emergence of the global political economy of waste. She and Patty […]

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