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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!

State of Wisconsin reaches settlement with StubHub

September 14, 2021 by Jonah Chester

Last March, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, live music and performance venues closed their doors. Shortly afterwards, StubHub, one of the nation’s largest ticket marketplaces, suddenly changed its refund policy — without the consent of folks who had already purchased tickets for events. As part of the company’s “FanProtect Guarantee,” customers who purchase […]

Kaul Gives Update on Clergy Abuse Investigation

July 20, 2021 by Seeger Gray and WORT News Department

At a news conference this morning, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul gave a brief update on the state’s investigation into sexual abuse by clergy. Kaul said his office has received over 100 reports since the investigation began this April. When asked for more details on those reports, such as how many are within the statute […]

Trump Campaign Files Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Wisconsin Election Re...

December 1, 2020 by WORT News Department and Martin Rakacolli

Photo by Connor Betts on Unsplash. The lawsuit from Trump’s legal team asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out hundreds of thousands of votes in Milwaukee and Dane County. It aims to garner Wisconsin’s ten electoral votes for President Trump, in a state president-elect Joe Biden won by more than 20,000 votes. The lawsuit, […]

Evers administration challenges portions of 2018 lame-duck laws

November 24, 2020 by WORT News Department and Jonah Chester

Yesterday, Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul sued state lawmakers in a new attempt to overturn lame-duck laws passed by Republicans two years ago. The suit, which was filed yesterday, is another challenge to last-minute legislation passed in 2018, when a Republican-led legislature rushed to change laws to take authority away from […]

Local and State Elections Officials warn against voter intimidation

October 29, 2020 by WORT News Department and Jonah Chester

At the tail end of the first Presidential debate, moderator Chris Wallace asked both candidates if they would urge their followers to remain peaceful and avoid civil unrest during election day. Joe Biden said that he would, while President Donald Trump instead told his followers to “go into the polls and watch very carefully.” Speaking […]

Avoiding Voter Intimidation, with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul...

October 23, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Earlier this week, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued a press release reminding the people of Wisconsin that voter intimidation is illegal, and setting out the intent of the Department of Justice to enforce the law and prosecute offenders. Here to talk about what constitutes voter intimidation—and what to do if you see or experience […]

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