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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!

WILL Challenges County Mask Mandate

August 19, 2021 by Seeger Gray and WORT News Department

Dane County’s indoor mask mandate went into effect today. The mandate, announced earlier this week by Public Health Madison and Dane County, requires anyone older than 2 to wear a face covering while indoors with people outside their household. There are a few exceptions, such as when you’re eating or drinking, or receiving dental work. […]

City and County Require Workers to be Vaccinated

August 3, 2021 by Nate Wegehaupt and WORT News Department

Local officials announced on Tuesday that all City of Madison and Dane County employees must get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get weekly COVID-19 tests. The move comes as coronavirus cases across the state have spiked in recent weeks. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi, and Public Health Madison and Dane County Director […]

Navigating a Post-Vax Summer

July 13, 2021 by A Public Affair

While COVID-19 continues to spread throughout most of the world, life is resuming a semblance of normalcy for some Americans, thanks to the miracle and privilege of available vaccines. What now? What can we expect from this phase of the pandemic and a post-vax summer? For today’s pandemic check-in, we first speak with Janel Heinrich […]

Dane County Will Drop Emergency Orders June 2

May 18, 2021 by WORT News Department and Martin Rakacolli

All Dane County public health orders will be lifted in two weeks, including mask requirements and gathering limits. Today, Dane County public health officials said they would not renew the orders when they expire on June 2nd. Janel Heinrich, the director of Public Health Madison and Dane County, gave the news to reporters gathered at […]

‘Roadmap’ to Prevent Violence Released by Madison, Dane Co...

March 10, 2021 by Paul Hermann and WORT News Department

Photo by Paul Hermann Today, local leaders unveiled a 5-year plan to reduce violence in the city of Madison and Dane County. They say the plan will use a public health, data-driven approach to preventing violence. The plan, titled “Madison Dane County Violence Prevention: A Roadmap to Reducing Violence,” was introduced at a press conference […]

Dane County Loosens COVID Restrictions

March 2, 2021 by WORT News Department and Martin Rakacolli

Image from cromaconeptovisual on Pixabay. Local health officials announced new COVID-19 guidelines and issued a new emergency order today. “Among other things, indoor gatherings in which food and drink are provided, are increasing to a max of 150 people,” said Janel Heinrich, the director of Public Health Madison and Dane County, when she announced the […]

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