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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!

Pete Souza discusses President-Elect Joe Biden

November 9, 2020 by WORT News Department and Jonah Chester

On Wednesday, January 20th, Joe Biden will assume office as the next President of the United States. To understand more about the President-Elect, we spoke with someone who, for nearly a decade, served as a proverbial fly on the walls of the Whitehouse. During his tenure as Chief White House Staff Photographer, Pete Souza captured […]

Scenes of a Biden/Harris victory

November 9, 2020 by Chali Pittman and WORT News Department

Honking horns, noise makers, and shouts made up much of the sound of Madison celebrating on Saturday. Cars are still circling the state Capitol a few hours after 10:30 am, when after days of waiting, news agencies called the presidential election. The celebration for president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris would […]

Court packing, coronavirus and dodged questions: recapping the Vice Pr...

October 8, 2020 by Jonah Chester and WORT News Department

Last night’s vice presidential debate was a much calmer affair than President Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s showdown last week. But, the VP debate wasn’t without its own flaws–as the two candidates skirted questions, falling back on campaign trail rhetoric instead of engaging in a nuanced discussion of public policy. To dissect last night’s debate, […]

Listen to the Vice Presidential Debate on WORT

October 6, 2020 by Chali Pittman, WORT News Department and WORT 89.9FM

With the presidential election four weeks away… it’s debate season. WORT will carry live coverage of the vice presidential debate, the only VP debate this election, on Wednesday, October 7th from 8-10:30pm. From 8-9:30 pm, listen to Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris duke it out live from the University […]

The Theater of Politics

September 29, 2020 by Jonah Chester and WORT News Department

All politics are theater. The goal of rallies, debates and campaign ads is less a nuanced discussion of public policy, and more a frenzied attempt at grabbing voters’ attention. Tonight, Joe Biden will square off against Donald Trump in the first presidential debate of the general election. But this particular case of political theater is […]

A Multiracial VP Makes Her Debut But America Doesn’t Understand ...

September 7, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Ever since her nomination, Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ Wikipedia page has been the subject of intense debate and chaos. Wikipedia took the unusual step of locking down the Kamala Harris page to keep ahead of edits questioning her racial background. The Wikimedia brouhaha is a microcosm of a larger controversy. Harris’s father was […]

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