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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!

Tom Ray’s Art Podcast

November 23, 2021 by Access Hour

Tom Ray’s Art Podcast is a podcast about trying to become a full-time artist. In each episode, he meets artists of all types and places in their careers. Beginners, hobbyists, and professionals. He started this show because he wanted to get back into making art and getting involved with the art community. And what better […]

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, […]

Make Time For Creativity at the Make Time Farm

November 15, 2020 by Staying Artful

Make Time is a monthly creative retreat on a farm in Beloit. In this installment of Staying Artful, we speak with the retreat’s founder and a few participants about what they get out of making time for themselves. Learn more about the retreat here! Photo credit: KT Howard

What is Your Hidden Talent? Local Artists Reveal All

October 9, 2020 by Staying Artful

People are talented in more than one thing, artists included, and these talents are too interesting not to share. Hear answers to the question, What is your hidden talent? Featuring: Candie Waterloo and Jamie Prey from the Chazen Museum of Art Kirk Stantis from the Bartell Community Theater Foundation Gary Nauman and Nathan Peterson, creators […]

Local Artists Share Influential Art Projects from School

August 14, 2020 by Staying Artful

Everyone had to take an art class in school, right? Oftentimes, these classes served as a stepping stone for today’s artists, allowing them to develop the skills they need to do what they love doing today. So I asked everyone I interviewed so far: What was your favorite art project in school? Learn more about […]

Radio Chipstone: Jo Jensen

July 30, 2020 by Gianofer Fields and WORT News Department

Jo Jensen is a retired teacher and artist bursting with creativity. Her latest body of work features her favorite R and B artists like Marvin Gaye and Big Mama Thornton, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Otis Redding, and, last but not least…Little Walter. In this edition of Radio Chipstone, Jensen tells contributor gianofer fields that while […]

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