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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!

Community Solar Model Offers Easy Strategy to Go Solar

November 7, 2019 by Wisconsin Energy Broadcast

Community solar projects offer utility customers a simple way to go solar by signing up for a program to procure their energy from a large scale solar project offered by the utility. Community solar is a great alternative if you want to go solar but you may not have the perfect roof to install solar. […]

MG&E to Lower Rates Next Year

July 18, 2018 by WORT News Department and Shaun Soman

Wisconsin consumers may greet an unfamiliar sight next year: lower electricity rates. Madison-area electric bills are set to go down a little bit next year under a new settlement negotiated between Madison Gas and Electric and several local non-profits. The settlement follows a similar agreement reached in May between the Citizens Utility Board […]

Second Megaphone Workshop Digs Deeper To Develop Storytelling Skills

February 19, 2018 by WORT News Department

On Tuesday, February 13 community members participated in the second of a series of workshops on storytelling and sustainability. The workshops are a part of a new initiative by Sustain Dane and Living In Balance, an outreach program from MG&E. The workshop was co-facilitated by Takeyla Benton, a writing and publishing coach for women of […]

The Megaphone workshop introduces concepts in storytelling and sustain...

January 25, 2018 by WORT News Department

On Monday, January 22nd, community members gathered at Badger Rock Middle School to learn about storytelling. The workshop was the first in a two-part series called The Megaphone and focused on how to make the sustainability movement more inclusive and more welcoming for everybody. In this audio story for WORT’s Local News, we talk to event […]

Madison Gas and Electric Shareholders Introduce New Resolution

May 17, 2017 by WORT News Department

It’s a first in company history. On May 16th, Madison Gas & Electric shareholders brought a resolution to the annual shareholder meeting. The company’s CEO vowed to reach the City of Madison’s renewable energy goal by the year 2030. With a few citizens applying pressure to MGE, they made a public promise to do […]

Green Madison: an effort to reduce energy consumption in the City of M...

March 21, 2016 by Access Hour

Megan Harris of Green Madison coordinates a discussion about the homeowners energy savings program and its affiliates, including Project Home, Elevate Energy, Cool Choices, and Focus on Energy, and a coming presentation at the AASCW Conference/Expo. Green Madison is an effort to reduce energy consumption in the City of Madison. Green Madison will help our City become more sustainable, […]

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