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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!

Fair Trade Holiday Festival

November 10, 2021 by Adrienne Ranney

The Fair Trade Holiday Festival, a local holiday shopping tradition, is celebrating its 25th year in an in-person event at the Monona Terrace. As one of the first Fair Trade shopping events in the nation, the festival features vendors who follow the fair trade principles by paying workers fair wages, support sustainable practices and create […]

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 […]

Madtown Artisans Fall Event

August 16, 2021 by Back Porch Calendar

Third Annual Madtown Artisans Fall Event When: Saturday, September 11, 2021, 11 AM – 4 PM What: 20+ Artists/Makers Cover: Free! Ages: Family Friendly Location: Harmony Bar & Grill (inside and outside) The Madtown Artisans are finally back for their third Fall event! The event will feature 20+ local artists and makers who will be […]

This Week in the News with Matt Rothschild

July 23, 2020 by A Public Affair

For today’s show, Thursday host Allen Ruff has one of his periodic check-ins with friend of the show Matt Rothschild, director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Together with the input of listener callers, they have a freewheeling conversation about recent news items like the deployment of paramilitary forces in Portland, Oregon, threats to democracy and […]

The Symptones & Momotarōs at BarleyPop Live

December 2, 2019 by Music Department

Minneapolis based indie rock band The Symptones are playing Madison for the first time with local heart throbs Momotarōs. The Symptones play a tasteful blend of rock, soul, and punk influenced indie rock. Momotarōs are a catchy psychedelic punk band from Madison who will be kicking things off. Together they’re joining forces to throw a […]

Farewell Frequency

May 3, 2018 by To Be Honest

Located on the Capitol Square in downtown Madison, The Frequency announced it will be closing its doors the end of June. We spoke to owner Darwin Sampson, and take a look at what this means for the Madison music scene.

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