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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!

Film and Theatre Workers Advocate for On-Set Safety

November 3, 2021 by A Public Affair

Two weeks after the tragic accidental shooting on the film set of Rust in Santa Fe, New Mexico, today we take a close look at the issues of on-set/on-stage safety and working conditions in film and theatre. Our guests are film and TV armorer and prop master Dutch Merrick from IATSE Local 44 Hollywood Property […]

Wisconsin Film Fest Double Feature: Unions and Socialism

May 17, 2021 by A Public Affair

The Wisconsin Film Festival is virtual again this year and running through Thursday, May 20. For today’s show, we bring you a “double feature”! Monday host Patty Peltekos speaks with two of the filmmakers from this year’s film fest. First, we hear from Gretta Wing Miller, director of How to Form a Union, a documentary […]

Reverb’s, The Pedal Movie, Dives Through the Rich History of Gui...

May 14, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz and Austin Exum

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Reverb’s, The Pedal Movie, Dives Through the Rich History of Guitar Effects Pedals Effects pedal, Stomp box, or whatever you like to call them – These colorful boxes are at the feet of just about every electric guitar player you’ve ever liked or heard. They can become an obsession for musicians, […]

Previewing the 2021 Wisconsin Film Festival

May 10, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

With more than 100 film screenings over the span of eight days, the Wisconsin Film Festival makes a return for our virtual viewing pleasure. With staple hits like the “Wisconsin’s Own” section which features Wisconsin filmmakers, themes, or settings or the “Big Screens, Little Folks” section, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. Mike […]

Latin American History, Politics, and Culture Through Film

April 23, 2021 by A Public Affair

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UW–Milwaukee hosted its 42nd Annual Latin American Film Series earlier this week. For today’s show, Esty spends the hour talking with with professor Nancy Bird-Soto about the films and the range of important issues they raise about Latin American history, culture, and politics. Nancy Bird-Soto is […]

The Film UW Suppressed

April 16, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

“Sifting and Winnowing and Film Burning: The Film UW Restricted” will be presented this Sunday, April 18 at 6 p.m. on PBS Wisconsin, presented by PBS Wisconsin and the UW Public History Project. You can register for the event here. The program features never before seen footage exposing housing discrimination in 1962 Madison. The brainchild […]

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