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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!

Rooted In The Land Art Exhibition

September 19, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Rooted In The Land Art Exhibition Rooted in the Land is The Farley Center’s celebration of the Natural Path Sanctuary’s 10th anniversary. They’ve invited local artists to fill the woods with art using only materials that can safely decompose back into the ground. Angela Richardson and Paul Andrews are two of […]

YWCA CEO Vanessa McDowell on Madison’s Affordable Housing Crisis...

September 19, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · YWCA CEO Vanessa McDowell on Madison’s Affordable Housing Crisis The Cap Times Idea Fest kicked off on Monday offering sessions covering a variety of topics under the umbrella “Reckoning with Change.” On Tuesday, they held a session focused on Madison’s housing crisis, discussing how to add housing to keep pace with […]

Marlborough Park Community Garden Celebrates 50 Years

September 11, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Marlborough Park Community Garden Celebrates 50 Years The Marlborough Park Community Garden is throwing a potluck for their 50th anniversary at the park’s picnic shelter today from 11:30 am-1 pm. Mary Mullen founded the garden in 1970. She’s also co-founder of the Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood Association. Mary joins Friday Buzz host […]

Christo Ruppenthal Releases “Café Allongé”

September 11, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Christo Ruppenthal Releases “Café Allongé” Local musician Christo Ruppenthal, a former member of the group Mal-O-dua, has released his first all-original body of work under his own name, entitled Café Allongé. He had a CD release party at Zuzu Cafe last night and will be performing at 2pm next week Saturday, […]

Local Activists Take Action to Fight for Abortion Rights

September 11, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Local Activists Take Action to Fight for Abortion Rights As the Texas anti-abortion law goes into effect and the Supreme Court prepares itself to hear another abortion case, massive rallies and marches across the US are happening to ensure that abortion, a fundamental human right, is not criminalized across the US. […]

Party in the Park Is Back!

September 3, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Party in the Park Is Back! For the first time in over 15 years James Madison Park will be hosting Party in the Park Festival later today. The Festival is being put on by WSUM, UW Madison’s premier radio station, with the help from Friends of Madison Student Radio and FPC […]

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WORT Music Playlists

Contact Information

How do I get my music played on WORT?

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