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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!

Helena White Interviews November Criminals

June 17, 2021 by Access Hour

Helena White, cohost of On The Horizon, interviewed November Criminals, a band from Milwaukee who blend hip hop and polka music. White asked them about their traditional polka and alternative polka influences and provides musical examples of the bands discussed. Tune in to hear a diverse range of accordion based music including Frankie Yankovic and […]

Helena White Interviews November Criminals

June 10, 2021 by Access Hour

Vets On Frets Member, Dan Proud, On The Importance of Music As A Tool ...

June 5, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz and Austin Exum

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Vets On Frets Member, Dan Proud, On The Importance of Music As A Healing Agent Vets on Frets is a band formed from the non-profit Guitars for Vets, which has been sharing the healing power of music by providing free guitar lessons to veterans since 2007. Vets on Frets consists of […]

Punk Lives On

May 27, 2021 by A Public Affair

Inspired by the Linda Lindas’ viral performance of a song called “Racist, Sexist Boy” at the LA Public Library last week, today former host Karma Chávez returns to the WORT airwaves to talk about punk and DIY culture with Mimi Thi Nguyen. They spend an engaging hour discussing BIPOC women in punk, the community-creating power […]

Live music coming to downtown Streateries

May 21, 2021 by Jonah Chester and WORT News Department

Under Madison’s Streatery program, restaurants and bars on State Street and elsewhere in downtown Madison can open up seating and dining onto nearby sidewalks, streets, and parking lots. The program was set up last year in response to the pandemic, and the resulting limits on indoor dining. Despite plans to end public health orders on […]

Cajun Music & Dance Weekend

April 9, 2021 by Sybil Augustine

Folklore Village is bringing the best of the Acadian Gulf Coast to you during our Cajun Music & Dance Weekend, April 9-11. Experience Cajun culture, all from the comfort of your own home! Cook a Cajun meal in your own kitchen…join an online music workshop…turn your living room into a dancehall for the lively evening […]

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