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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!

Going Virtual with the LunArt Festival

November 15, 2020 by Staying Artful

The LunArts Festival is a celebration of women in the arts. After going digital in 2020, features contributor KT Howard caught up with organizer Iva Ugrcic about the experience. Learn more about the festival here.

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 […]

Bring the Chazen Museum of Art to Your Living Room with Our Kind of Ha...

August 2, 2020 by Staying Artful

Go behind-the-scenes at the Chazen Museum of Art in this week’s installment of Staying Artful. After closing its doors to the public as a result of COVID-19, museum staff had to think of a way to bring the museum to the people. Enter Our Kind of Happy Hour, a Facebook Live event curated by Jamie […]

Making a Comic Book During a Pandemic

July 17, 2020 by Staying Artful

Vidar & Hans is a comic book by Nathan Peterson and Gary Nauman. They speak to Staying Artful about creating a comic book during COVID-19 and the benefits of collaboration. Learn more about Vidar & Hans here: vidarandhans.wordpress.com/ Image by Gary Nauman and Nathan Peterson. Featuring the steeple of the Stougton Opera House.

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