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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!

It Takes A Village

June 23, 2021 by Adrienne Ranney

Madison Public Library presents It Takes A Village: A community resource fair, Tuesday, July 20th. A little rain can’t stop us from 12 – 5 PM in Penn Park. This is take two of It Takes A Village that will focus on connecting community members to community services on the South Side of Madison in a fun, informal […]

The Bubbler Introduces a New Artist Cohort

July 12, 2021 by Hailey Griffin and WORT News Department

The Bubbler is a team of individuals who understand the role that art plays in a community. The program, a project of the Madison Public Library, has connected artists with the city and its youth through countless workshops, programs and exhibitions. This year, The Bubbler has taken a new approach with one of its recurring […]

Rob “DZ” Franklin Talks About New Concert Series Taking Pl...

July 4, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Rob “DZ” Franklin Talks About New Concert Series Taking Place In Downtown Madison The Mad Lit Event Series is a new free concert series that will feature live music and highlight local artists and businesses of color and will be taking place every other Friday starting July 2nd and running through […]

Madison Libraries Are Open Again!

May 24, 2021 by A Public Affair

Book lovers rejoice! Starting today, the Madison Public Library branches are now open for expanded in-person services for the first time in over a year. Since this morning, patrons have been flocking to their local branches to use library resources and check out piles of books. “It’s like a party,” says Rebecca Millerjohn, youth services […]

“Dream Bus” Brings the Library to the People

April 26, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

In Victorian England, “Perambulating Libraries” started delivering books to rural residents. In 1904, the People’s Free Library in South Carolina started sending a mule-drawn wagon full of books out into the hinterlands. Called by many names, Bookmobiles or book wagons have tried to expand public libraries’ reach to underserved populations. The Dane County Library Service, […]

Madison Public Library plans to slowly reopen starting Monday

May 7, 2020 by Jonah Chester and WORT News Department

Starting next Monday, the Madison Public Library will begin offering curbside pick-up. Madison residents with a valid library card will be able to place holds on materials online and then pick up their holds without leaving their car. The curbside pick-up is one of the first steps the library system has taken towards reopening. Earlier […]

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