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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!

Jeff Spitzer-Resnick named full-time host of Hejira World show

August 20, 2021 by Music Department

As many of our listeners know, when long-time Diaspora host Terry O‘ announced he was not going to return to WORT from his sabbatical earlier this summer the four hosts who had been filling in, George Dreckmann (G-Man,) Gloria Hays, Paul Novak and Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, agreed to continue to rotate hosting of the Thursday morning world/folk […]

WORT Turns 45!

November 29, 2020 by WORT 89.9FM

On Monday, December 1st, 1975 WORT went on-air for the first time ever! This is a huge milestone for our amazing community radio station, built with the love and passion of countless volunteers and the enthusiastic support and involvement of our community. With the pandemic rendering us unable to have a huge in-person celebration this […]

Attorney Jeff Spitzer-Resnick on the Tavern League’s Opposition ...

July 4, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, is a nationally recognized civil rights attorney based in Madison. Like many, he was troubled by that Wisconsin Supreme Court decision. He wrote about Justice Hagedorn’s surprising dissent, and believes that when Jill Karofsky is seated on the court, it will shift the balance towards upholding governmental orders to protect public health during […]

Madison School Board to Purchase Building for Students with Disabiliti...

December 17, 2019 by WORT News Department and Shaun Soman

The Madison Metro School District currently rents a space on Olin Avenue which serves as the base for four of the district’s intensive intervention programs. About 500 elementary and middle school students with disabilities in the district are referred to the intensive support team each year. Of those 500, the team selected 36 students who […]

Civil Rights Attorney Seeks School Board Seat

July 11, 2019 by WORT News Department

The Madison School Board is down a member after Mary Burke abruptly quit last week. And they’ve got a lot of work to do. They’ve got a new superintendent to hire — and are gearing up to ask voters for several hundred million dollars to repair the aging high school buildings. Of the remaining members, […]

How Youth Experience Racial Injustice

June 19, 2019 by A Public Affair

Today as we observe Juneteenth and celebrate the freedom of all people in the United States, Ali hosts a critical conversation about ongoing racial injustice and the impact of intolerance and discrimination on young people. Together with guest Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, she takes a close look at the racial dynamics in our public schools, particularly through […]

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