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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!

2022 Madison City and Dane County Budgets, Explained

November 10, 2021 by A Public Affair

On Monday night, the Dane County Board of Supervisors approved the 2022 county budget. Starting last night and over the next two days, the Madison Common Council will be reviewing and adopting city budget proposals for next year. For today’s show, we get an inside look into these budgets—and the challenges and priorities of each—with […]

Dane County Workers Hopeful for Fairer Pay

November 5, 2021 by Labor Radio

Dane County workers organized with AFSCME Local 720 have been working for the last month on getting what they see as a fairer pay adjustment into the county budget for 2022. On Wednesday night, the County Personnel and Finance Committee voted down the union’s preferred amendment to have a flat two-dollar and three-cent raise for […]

Dane County Workers Argue for Flat-rate Pay Increase

October 30, 2021 by Labor Radio

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi introduced his proposed budget on October 1st. Within it, he includes 2 separate 3% wage increases for county employees; one to start at the beginning of the budget period in January 2022 and another to go into effect in July of 2022. Many county workers, however, are arguing against this […]

Dane County Works Out Community Justice Center Details

August 26, 2021 by Seeger Gray and WORT News Department

Standing in contrast to the traditional carceral system, a community justice center is a more restorative alternative. These centers aim to find peace between offenders, and send fewer people to jail, and connect individuals with resources for addressing mental health, substance abuse, and housing issues. Plans for a local community justice center have been in […]

Exploring the 2021 Dane County and Madison City Budgets

November 10, 2020 by A Public Affair

Last night, the Dane County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the 2021 county budget and starting tonight, the Madison Common Council will be reviewing city budget proposals for next year. Today on the show, we get an inside look into these budgets—and the challenges and priorities of each—with Dane County Board chair Analiese Eicher and […]

Dane County Board Passes Criminal Justice Reform Package

October 19, 2020 by WORT News Department

Last Thursday, the Dane County Board of Supervisors passed a large criminal justice reform package intended to address racial disparities in policing and incarceration. While local officials say the package is an important first step in bringing concrete change, some Madison residents criticized the package for not going far enough. The Dane County Board of […]

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