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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!

Sierra Club Virtual Volunteer Fair

January 18, 2021 by Sybil Augustine

Join us Tuesday, February 2 from 6:30 – 8:00 PM for our Sierra Club Wisconsin Virtual Volunteer Fair! If you’ve been thinking about getting involved, if you’ve been looking for a safe way to keep advocating for a clean, healthy, and just future for Wisconsin, and if you want to learn more about what the […]

Making the Connection: Environmental Health Conference

September 25, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

The Wisconsin Environmental Health Network (WEHN) hosts an annual conference focused on environmental health. The conference features recognized speakers and an environmental justice panel. This conference also provides an opportunity for scientists, researchers, healthcare professionals, environmental advocates and concerned citizens to network and make connections.

Madison Reads Leopold

February 21, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Madison Reads Leopold is a community read-aloud celebrating the life and legacy of Aldo Leopold. An eclectic mix of public figures and community members will read from “A Sand County Almanac” and other works, sharing Leopold’s keen observations and eloquent conservation philosophy. Visitors can drop in to hear favorite essays or stay for the day.

Displaced Horizons

October 9, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Displaced Horizons is a multimedia project focusing on water infrastructures’ socio-cultural and historical complexities to encourage a re-visioning of current water systems. Join us October 27th for an exhibition of video, photographs, and maps and performance featuring musicians John Dieterich (Deerhoof), Chris Jonas (Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor), Robert Lundberg (JOBS, Nestle) Ryan Packard (Fonema Consort, […]

A Conservation Conversation – Environmental Issues and the Upcoming ...

July 23, 2018 by A Public Affair

“Your air. Your land. Your water. Your vote.” On today’s show, Patty Peltekos is joined in the studio by Jennifer Giegerich, Government Affairs Director of the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters. They discuss environmental issues that are of importance to voters in the upcoming election, including air and water quality, clean energy, public lands and […]

Save Our Lakes Community Breakfast

March 7, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Join Clean Lakes Alliance at the Save Our Lakes Community Breakfast on Wednesday, May 2nd as we bring business, government, and community together to review our collective progress towards cleaner and healthier lakes. At the breakfast, we assess the past year and launch new programs and initiatives for the year ahead. New this year, we […]

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