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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!

UW-Madison Announces Back to School Plans

June 17, 2020 by WORT News Department and Jade Iseri-Ramos

It’s been 3 months since UW-Madison students left campus to slow the spread of Covid-19. Now the university has a plan to reopen. Beginning September 5th, classes will be a mix of in-person and virtual instruction. Classes with more than 100 people will be virtual while classes under 50 will meet in person. Classes that […]

Local colleges, universities weighing how to reopen for fall semester

May 19, 2020 by Jonah Chester and WORT News Department

In a letter published yesterday, UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank wrote that the campus will begin a phased reopening process beginning this summer. But, Blank says that university officials are still unclear on how many of those classes will be in person, and how many will be online. In March, Blank told the University Committee that […]

Nerd News Nite April 2020

April 30, 2020 by Perpetual Notion Machine

Tonight on PNM: Kelly, Ary, and Josh talk about some cool science you might have missed due to the flood of COVID-19 news coverage. From enzymes engineered to ‘eat’ plastic to the possibility of extraterrestrial life, we hope to bring you some positive news! Links to articles & resources we mentioned: University of Wisconsin Experts […]

Madison, the first week of May, 1960

April 29, 2020 by WORT News Department

A big weekend for civil rights, as Operation Friendship brings 24 students from historically black colleges here to share their stories of the sit-in movement protesting southern lunch counter segregation – just as students here are picketing the chain stores on the Square in support of that movement. Dean of Students LeRoy Luberg had sharply […]

Monica Theis on COVID-19 Food Safety

March 31, 2020 by WORT News Department and Shaun Soman

With the state’s stay-at-home order in effect, many of us may find ourselves with a lot more time to cook. But what should we keep in mind as we prepare meals for ourselves and others during this time? WORT producer Shaun Soman spoke with Monica Theis, a senior lecturer with the Department of Food Science […]

David Drake on Wildlife Activity, Misinformation

March 26, 2020 by WORT News Department and Shaun Soman

As human activity slows due to precautions regarding COVID-19, non-human life seems to be rebounding. But, what exactly is the cause of this response, and what steps can we take to mitigate zoonotic transmission of disease in the future? WORT producer Shaun Soman speaks with David Drake, an urban wildlife specialist with UW-Madison, about these […]

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