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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!

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.

Split Show: Wisconsin Supreme Court and Henry Vilas Zoo

March 26, 2019 by A Public Affair

First up on today’s two-part show, Carousel continues her Meet the Candidates series by interviewing Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Judge Lisa Neubauer. Judge Neubauer articulates her vision for the future of the Wisconsin judiciary, including putting an end to special interest money, fighting against partisanization of the court system, and instilling public trust. For the […]

Let’s Talk Water – Madison Lakes, Local Flooding, and Sustaina...

December 12, 2018 by A Public Affair

On today’s episode, new Wednesday host Ali Muldrow is joined in the studio by Yogesh Chawla to talk all things water, particularly the lake systems here in Madison, the flooding events of 2018, and what the community is doing to prepare for the future. Yogesh Chawla serves on the Dane County Board for District 6. […]

The Race for the Dane County Board District 6 Seat, Part II

January 23, 2018 by A Public Affair

Carousel interviews two of the four candidates for the Dane County Board’s District 6 race, Pam Porter and Heather Driscoll. Among the issues in the discussion are environmental issues, the Dane County Jail, and transportation. Incumbent Supervisor John Hendrick is not seeking re-election. Last week, Carousel interviewed the other two of the four candidates for […]

The Race for the Dane County Board District 6 Seat, Part I

January 16, 2018 by A Public Affair

Carousel Bayrd interviews Yogesh Chawla and Britt Cudaback, two of four candidates running in the Dane County Board of Supervisors District 6 race. Incumbent Supervisor John Hendrick is not seeking re-election. Carousel interviewed the other two of the four candidates for the County Board’s District 6 race, Heather Driscoll and Pam Porter. You can listen to that interview […]

Local Efforts to Defend DACA

September 19, 2017 by A Public Affair

Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd discusses the recent upheaval over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program with Lindsay Lemmer, President of the National Organization for Women, Madison-Wisconsin Chapter and organizer of the Defend DACA phone bank. Those interested in volunteering for the Defend DACA phone bank may sign up here. Carousel also speaks with […]

Dane County Board: Syrian Refugees Still Welcome

November 17, 2015 by Dylan Brogan

(WORT) — In response to the attacks in Paris this weekend, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said Monday, “The State of Wisconsin will not accept new Syrian refugees.”

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