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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!

Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth

June 10, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Stan Woodard sits in for Damita Brown to interview Washington Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler, author of “Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth: The President’s Falsehoods, Misleading Claims and Flat-Out Lies” Caricature by DonkeyHotey on Flickr

The Threat of Fascism in America

June 5, 2020 by A Public Affair

Last week, President Trump signed an internet censorship order after one of his Tweets was removed for glorifying violence. Earlier this week, he threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act against protesters. What can we make of this ongoing descent into fascism and authoritarianism during a global pandemic and civil unrest? Today on the show, we […]

What authority does the President have during a public health crisis?

April 20, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

A week ago, Donald Trump asserted that he had the power to order states to reopen. By the next day, he had partially walked back that statement. Meanwhile, protesters in more than a dozen states have been gathering to protest the stay-at-home orders, arguing social distancing orders violate their First Amendment rights. So, what does […]

Sarah Kendzior, “Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald ...

April 13, 2020 by WORT News Department

Stu Levitan’s guest this hour is Sarah Kendzior, author of Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America, just out from the good people at Flatiron Press. Sarah is the first author to appear in a brand-new category of guest, author whose book tour event in Madison was canceled. […]

Madison Residents Discuss Choices for President

March 3, 2020 by WORT News Department and Martin Rakacolli

Today is Super Tuesday, meaning voters in fourteen states and one territory will go to the polls to choose whom they will nominate for president. President Donald Trump is almost guaranteed to win the Republican primary, but the Democratic primary is more competitive. Former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Senator Elizaebeth […]

Impeachment Wrap-Up: Making History?

February 10, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

On Wednesday, February 5th, Donald Trump became the third U.S. President to be impeached by the House of Representatives but acquitted in the Senate. With Utah Senator Mitt Romney the sole Republican dissenter, the Senate voted 52-48 to acquit Trump on charges of abuse of power, and a strict party line vote of 53-47 to […]

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