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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!

Farley Center for Peace Justice and Sustainability

July 23, 2021 by Access Hour

Farley Center for Peace Justice and Sustainability its social and environmental programs and purpose and its future.

Gil Halsted’s Independence Day Extravaganza!

June 23, 2021 by Access Hour

Tune in Monday July 5th for an Independence Day themed musical access hour. You’ll hear an eclectic mix of songs about the 4th of July and patriotism. It’s an irreverent and sometimes angry mix of music inspired by the famous quote from Samuel Johnson- “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel” And Mark Twain’s admonition – […]

A Gil Halsted Christmas Eve

November 4, 2019 by Access Hour

Gil produces “An Eclectic mix of Xmas music including, folk. Rock, classical, Reggae and traditional styles,” some a little more on the tougher side of Christmas…

Sustaining Women’s Work in Hebron with Laila Hassan

December 13, 2019 by A Public Affair

Today on the show, guest host Gil Halsted is joined in the studio by Laila Hassan, co-founder of Women in Hebron, a Palestinian nonprofit fair-trade cooperative, to talk about her experience supporting women’s work in the West Bank. Women in Hebron are hosting two sale events in Wisconsin this weekend: – Saturday, December 14, 2:00 […]

WORT Week-in-Review for September 20, 2019

September 20, 2019 by WORT News Department and Chali Pittman

In this September 20th edition of the WORT Week-in-Review, we hear about the city council’s vote on F-35 jets, the mayor’s plan for bus rapid transit, a right to die law coming to Wisconsin, state lawmakers skirting public records requests with fees, and the origins of gentrification. Contributors to this episode are Abigail Becker, Jade […]

For Your Information: Police Body Cam Bill and Access to Public Record...

September 17, 2019 by A Public Affair

Today we bring you a two-part episode on the public’s right to information hosted by Gil Halsted. First up, Bill Lueders, president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and editor of The Progressive, sheds some light on Senate Bill 50, which proposes to regulate the use of police body cams. Then, we hear from Jonathan […]

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