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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!

Jimmy Sugarcane: Oya! album mixes Dancehall Reggae, Hip-hop & Afr...

November 21, 2021 by Global Revolutions

Jimmy Sugarcane talks about his recently released album “Oya!” Oya is firmly planted in Jimmy’s Nigerian Dancehall style with Hiphop and Afrobeat influences. With a video for his lead Dancehall single “Oya” newly released, Jimmy talks about his influences, an upcoming video for the Afrobeat “Nkem Akolam” single, getting into social media after a certain […]

Rob “DZ” Franklin Talks About New Concert Series Taking Pl...

July 4, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Rob “DZ” Franklin Talks About New Concert Series Taking Place In Downtown Madison The Mad Lit Event Series is a new free concert series that will feature live music and highlight local artists and businesses of color and will be taking place every other Friday starting July 2nd and running through […]

Helena White Interviews November Criminals

June 10, 2021 by Access Hour

Helena White, cohost of On The Horizon, interviewed November Criminals, a band from Milwaukee who blend hip hop and polka music. White asked them about their traditional polka and alternative polka influences and provides musical examples of the bands discussed. Tune in to hear a diverse range of accordion based music including Frankie Yankovic and […]

The biggest online dance ever

March 26, 2021 by Music Department

FOIVOSX FEAT PINK QUEEN – COME ON AMERICA (EFFECTIVE) PREMIERE / ONLINE DANCE IT EVENT All American people for first time ever watching and dancing together in a worldwide online music premiere. We will dance together and say “Come on America”!!! Invite your friends to take action on the biggest online dance ever!!! Get into […]

The History and Current State of Music in the Black Lives Matter Prote...

July 17, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Tyina Steptoe, author of the article “Hip Hop is the Soundtrack to Black Lives Matter” discusses the relationship between music and protest with Friday Buzz host Jonathan Zarov. Tyina is a former WORT mainstay, a long time volunteer and co-host of “In Our Backyard” back in the aughts. She’s currently an associate professor of history […]

Highlighting UW–Madison’s First Wave Scholarship Program

January 22, 2020 by A Public Affair

For today’s show, Ali highlights the work of Sofia Snow, a community leader, writer, and performing artist who was recently named the director of the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) at UW–Madison. Sofia, herself a graduate of OMAI’s First Wave hip-hop scholarship program, discusses her path from the East Coast to Madison, her extensive […]

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