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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!

Biden’s Flawed Immigration Plan and Mass Protests in Colombia

May 21, 2021 by A Public Affair

For today’s show, we go back to Latin America and discuss ongoing struggles there. First up, Aviva Chomsky talks about the problems with Biden’s immigration plan for Central America and describes the history of America’s “bipartisan push to stop migration before it reaches the U.S. border.” Then, Jack Laun explains the current mass protests in […]

Aviva Chomsky: Biden Central America plan is Continuation of 50 years ...

April 14, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

A longtime activist and student of Central America, Aviva Chomsky, professor of history and the Coordinator of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem State University in Massachusetts, has written numerous books on Central America. Her latest article “Will Biden’s Central America plan slow migration — or speed it up?” details the details of […]

Farmer Protests and Cotton Capitalism in India

February 15, 2021 by A Public Affair

For months, farmers in India have been protesting against three farm acts passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020. To provide some context for these massive and historic protests, we speak with anthropologist Andrew Flachs about farming in India. He and Patty discuss a wide range of related topics, including the impact of […]

Helping Climate Migrants Cope

February 15, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 18 million people worldwide left their homes due to weather-related disasters. That’s almost twice as many people as those who were displaced by war or conflict. With atmospheric greenhouse gasses hitting historic highs in January, 2021, climate change models predict more frequent, intense and prolonged storms, floods and […]

“No Option But North”: A story of migration

April 1, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Jan talks to Kelsey Freeman about her recent book “No Option but North: The Migrant World and the Perilous Path Across the Border”, a story of the issues surrounding the desperate travels of migrants to the U.S.

The Latino Question with Armando Ibarra

February 28, 2019 by A Public Affair

For today’s pledge drive episode, Allen is joined in the studio by Armando Ibarra, co-author of The Latino Question. They look at labor migration and the role of working-class Mexicans in U.S. history, the ideology and practice of empire, the significance of political economy to Latino politics, and how Latino politics could breathe new life into […]

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