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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!

Supporting non-monosexual individuals during Pride

June 2, 2021 by Queery

OutReach Madison has a support group for people who are non-monosexual — whether bisexual, omnisexual, pansexual, polysexual , fluid, queer, or who do not use a label. The group is called called B.O.P.P.+ — that’s Bi-Omni-Pan-Polysexual plus. The group is also open to friends, family, partners, and allies of bi/pan/etc. people, and you can find […]

Postcolonial Astrology with Alice Sparkly Kat

May 12, 2021 by Queery

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Postcolonial Astrology with Alice Sparkly Kat Queery co-host Megan Elliott Flowers chats it up with Brookly-based astrologer Alice Sparkly Kat, who says astrology is the ideal magical lens through which we can parse the harsh neoliberal and colonial systems of power that harm marginalized people. Their new book Postcolonial Astrology: Reading […]

Queery – LGBTQ 50+ Alliance on Tips For Getting Through Quaranti...

March 26, 2020 by Queery

Wed 3/25/3030 We speak with Ticia Kelsey, LGBTQ Senior Advocate at Outreach’s LGBTQ 50+ Alliance. We discuss ways seniors can stay connected, find support, and other resources during COVID-19 quarantine. Stay happy, healthy, and may your toilet paper never run out.

Queery 3/18/2020 – Woke Up Crying the band

March 22, 2020 by Queery

We chat with the Madison nonbinary punk band Woke Up Crying and listen to some of their tunes off their new EP, 3:27 a.m. Woke Up Crying | Bandcamp

Gender Confetti!!! LIVE on WORT

October 2, 2018 by Shaun Soman

If you missed their blisteringly fun set at WORT’s Underground Stage during the 41st Annual Willy Street Fair earlier this month, tune in to 89.9 FM from 7:00 to 8:00 PM this Wednesday, October 3rd to hear local “cute queer punk” duo Gender Confetti!!! play a live set on Queery! Gender Confetti!!! on Queery Catch Gender Confetti!!! on WORT FM during 'Queery' […]

20 Years After The Fire: Rod’s Reunion at Woof’s

February 19, 2016 by Music Department

Join us for Rod’s 20 Year Reunion Party $10 BEER BASH – FREE PIZZA Walk down memory lane and meet old friends or make new ones. Special memorabilia on display, photo DVDs and fun! Reminisce, enjoy and add your underwear to the line! Bring photos, see old friends, sign up for your special hotel fire […]

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