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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!

BLM protests connected to decline in killings by police

March 11, 2021 by Jonah Chester and WORT News Department

Black Lives Matter protests across the country in recent years are having a tangible impact on killings by police. That’s according to a new study published last month on the Social Science Research Network — an online academic journal. The study finds that cities which have had BLM protests experienced, on average, a 15-20% decrease […]

Police detain local protester in connection with attempted arson

July 2, 2020 by Jonah Chester and WORT News Department

Protest organizer Marquon Clark is being held in the Dane County Jail on charges of probation violation after he was stopped by police at a stoplight near Verona Road on Tuesday evening. He has not been charged, but is a person of interest in connection with last week’s attempted arson of the City County Building, […]

Mayor Rhodes-Conway issues apology for inflammatory video

June 10, 2020 by Jonah Chester and WORT News Department

In a recently leaked video, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway expressed her thanks to the Madison Police Department and commended the MPD for their work during the Black Lives Matter protests. The video was allegedly sent to members of the Department early last week. “We have unprecedented protests, violence and looting. None of us asked for these […]

Protests continue Monday in downtown Madison

June 1, 2020 by Jonah Chester, Chali Pittman and WORT News Department

Protests over the murder of George Floyd and police brutality against black lives continued Monday. A demonstration organized by Freedom, Inc gathered at noon on Monday outside of the Dane County Jail. After a press conference, the action proceeded up to the intersection of John Nolen and North Shore Drive, where the procession came to […]

Boys & Girls Club CEO Michael Johnson on Downtown Cleanup

June 1, 2020 by Jonah Chester and WORT News Department

On Saturday night, violence broke out in downtown Madison, as police and protesters clashed on State Street. Some agitators also took the chance to damage business. On Sunday Morning, Michael Johnson, the President and CEO of the Dane County Boys and Girls Club, arranged a clean-up crew of over 3,000 to sweep through the affected […]

Local law enforcement leaders condemn murder of George Floyd

May 28, 2020 by Jonah Chester and WORT News Department

Image courtesy Madison365’s Facebook livestream In a virtual town hall this morning, Dane County law enforcement officials publicly condemned the murder of George Floyd. The town hall was streamed on Facebook by the Dane County Boys and Girls Club and Madison365. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinned […]

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