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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!

Rethinking Democracy with Astra Taylor

March 2, 2020 by A Public Affair

During a year of non-stop election coverage, we hear the word democracy thrown around a lot. But what does this term really mean—and what can it do in the world of politics and beyond? Today on the show, Patty and co-host Thayer Reed discuss these timely and timeless questions with filmmaker, writer, and activist Astra […]

Addressing Mental Health in Dane County

February 18, 2020 by A Public Affair

For this episode, Carousel spends the hour with Dane County Board member Liz Doyle and Anna Moffit, executive director of NAMI Dane County, to learn about local initiatives to address mental health in the community. The first few minutes of the program are dedicated to giving voting information for today’s spring primary. Here are the […]

Split Show: Iowa Caucus and Dispatches from Indigenous Latin America

February 7, 2020 by A Public Affair

First up today, we take a look at the Iowa caucus and what it could mean for the 2020 presidential election with journalist Max Blumenthal. Then, Reynaldo Morales joins Esty in the studio to discuss his recent travels to Colombia and Peru and his ongoing work in land rights and Indigenous justice in Latin America. […]

Split Show: Meet Justice Daniel Kelly and Election Analysis with Mike ...

January 29, 2020 by A Public Affair

For the first half of today’s program, Carousel interviews Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Daniel Kelly as part of her Meet the Candidates series. Then, she spends the remainder of the hour in conversation with Mike Browne, deputy director of One Wisconsin Now, to discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, the role of the state judiciary, […]

Meet Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates Ed Fallone and Jill Karofsky

January 21, 2020 by A Public Affair

We continue our Tuesday Meet the Candidates series by introducing you to two of the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court: Ed Fallone and Jill Karofsky. Ed Fallone is a law professor at Marquette University in Milwaukee. He also practices with Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan LLP. He ran as a candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme […]

Election Recap: Madison Mayoral and School Board Victories

April 3, 2019 by A Public Affair

The spring election results are in, and Madison has a lot to say! First up on today’s show, WORT news director Molly Stentz catches up with Satya Rhodes-Conway, who defeated incumbent Paul Soglin in yesterday’s mayoral race. For the remainder of the hour, Molly is joined in the studio by Dylan Brogan, staff writer at […]

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