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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!

Taking Stock of 2020 with Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway

September 9, 2020 by A Public Affair

2020 has been a big year for Madison. Today, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow spends the hour with Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway to take stock and openly discuss issues facing the city, with the input of listener callers. It’s a wide-ranging conversation that covers topics like racial injustice in Wisconsin, the mayor’s opinion of the Madison Police […]

Madison’s New Generation of Politics

September 4, 2020 by A Public Affair

Today, we welcome first-time guest host Nada Elmikashfi, who spends the hour talking with alder Max Prestigiacomo about what it’s like working in the new generation of Madison politics. Over the course of the hour, they cover a wide range of topics including youth in politics, climate justice, defunding the police, being a newcomer in […]

Community Shares – Community Change-Makers

August 26, 2020 by Access Hour

Stacy Harbaugh will having a roundtable discussion with other Community Shares volunteers about volunteerism and nonprofit advocacy related to Community Shares of Wisconsin’s upcoming Community Change-Makers Awards event (on September 17). At the event, three community leaders will receive leadership awards and each person will be able to grant $1000 to the nonprofit of their […]

Visual Mesh Cameras, Cash Bail Analysis Pass Dane County Public Protec...

August 20, 2020 by WORT News Department and Martin Rakacolli

Photo by 12019 / 10259 images on Pixabay. A subcommittee of the Dane County Board considered proposals related to law enforcement and public safety on Tuesday night. Among them was a proposal to analyze cash bail, the amount of money needed to get out of jail while waiting for a trial. Dane County Supervisor Carousel […]

Whose Streets?

August 12, 2020 by A Public Affair

Since the protests for racial justice began in Madison in late May, State Street has become a contested site of activism, art, and local businesses struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic. Whose street is it? Today on the show, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow discusses the future of State Street, the Black takeover of […]

Early Voting in Primary Well Underway

August 6, 2020 by WORT News Department and Martin Rakacolli

Photo by Element5 Digital on unsplash. For voters casting ballots early, there are 18 in-person absentee voting locations scattered throughout Madison. These places are frequently libraries, though they also include the Madison city clerk’s office and some college campuses. According to Karen, a poll worker at the southern branch of Madison Area Technical College, these […]

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