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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!

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.

In Conversation with Decoded’s Franchesca Ramsey

June 13, 2018 by A Public Affair

Wednesday host Lilada Gee speaks with actress, comedian and personality Franchesca Ramsey. She’s the host of the MTV web series Decoded, where she breaks down racism and cultural issues. She’s also a former contributor and writer for Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and she currently co-hosts the podcast Last Name Basis with […]

Speaking with Black Panther Actress Dorothy Steel

June 6, 2018 by A Public Affair

Wakanda forever! Wednesday host Lilada Gee speaks with actress Ms. Dorothy Steel, who portrayed a merchant tribe elder in this year’s blockbuster film Black Panther. This hour of conversation with the seasoned 92-year-young actress covers her path to stardom and reflections on getting this point in her life, and how society has changed in that […]

Racism in the News

May 30, 2018 by A Public Affair

Wednesday host Lilada Gee is joined by Sherry Lucille and her son John in the studio, where they discuss Roseanne Barr’s racism, other racism from people in the limelight, and the NFL’s kneeling ban.

The Blackness of the Royal Wedding

May 23, 2018 by A Public Affair

Did you get up early to watch the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this week? What did you think? In today’s show, Wednesday host Lilada Gee explores the Blackness present at the royal wedding. She’s joined in the studio by Cassandra Punsel and Antonette Crosby, and on the phone by Felicia Clark and […]

Josephine Kulea Fights Against Forced Marriage and Female Genital Muti...

May 16, 2018 by A Public Affair

Wednesday host Lilada Gee speaks with the Kenyan women’s rights campaigner, Josephine Kulea. Ms. Kulea grew up among the Samburu people in Kenya, and she escaped female genital mutilation and forced marriage as a child. Now, she’s fighting against these injustices, and is founder of the Samburu Girls Foundation, which has saved more than 1,000 […]

Black Woman Healing in Costa Rica, with Satya X

May 9, 2018 by A Public Affair

Lilada Gee talks about self-care and Black healing with Satya X, founder and organizer of the Women Of Color Healing Retreats in Costa Rica. The wellness retreat is designed to connect Black Americans to nature and themselves, and is a space to unwind and disconnect from the psychological trauma of systemic racism.

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