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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!

As Madison Grows, It Needs To Focus On Sustainability

October 16, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

WORT 89.9FM Madison · As Madison Grows It Needs To Focus On Sustainability On Tuesday livability.com released its annual “100 Best Places to Live” and declared Madison the number one best place to live. But the city is changing and growing, and will need to do so in smart, sustainable ways to retain this status. […]

Indigenous Foodways & Climate Change

September 2, 2021 by Perpetual Notion Machine

This month on the Wisconsin Climate & Energy Broadcast hosts, John Greenler and Jessica James, go into the field to interview Dan Cornelius, a member of the Oneida Nation, farmer, and a leader on the Intertribal Agricultural Council. Dan’s focus on environmental initiatives and Native American tradition and innovation shines throughout this show as he […]

Collaboration & Innovation: Office of Sustainability and Clean En...

August 19, 2021 by Perpetual Notion Machine

This month on the Wisconsin Climate & Energy Broadcast, Maria Redmond joins hosts John Greenler and Jessica James to talk about the DOA Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy. Redmond talks about the Wisconsin clean energy plan, partnership and collaboration between agencies, and climate justice. Maria Redmond is the Director of the Office of Sustainability […]

Cardinal Call: Campus Sustainability During the Pandemic

June 15, 2021 by The Daily Cardinal

On Tuesdays, the Daily Cardinal — one of UW-Madison’s student newspapers — shares the latest in campus news. This week, producer Hope Karnopp talks with feature writer Caitlyn Halfon about how campus sustainability has been affected by the pandemic. We also recap changes to COVID-19 policies, the new athletic director and plans to lift the […]

Sustainability For The Latino Workforce

June 14, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

The nonprofit Latino Academy of Workforce Development provides bilingual career instruction to Dane County’s Spanish-speaking residents. Recently, the academy added a new education program focused on energy efficiency and sustainability. Baltazar De Anda Santana, Executive Director of the Latino Academy of Workforce Development, joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on June 14, 2021 to discuss […]

A roadmap to a sustainable food system

May 19, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Amanda Starbuck, contributor to Food & Water Watch, recently penned a report “Well-Fed: A Roadmap To A Sustainable Food System That Works For All” which discusses the issues of increasing corporate control of our food systems, but outlines solutions to problems facing small farmers’ sustainability challenges, including regenerating soil, integrating crops and cattle, local control, […]

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