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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!

SmartyPants Versus Zombies & Vampires

July 3, 2020 by Mel & Floyd

This week on Mel & Floyd: Verbal Tennis & Germ Spotters; Smarty-Pantsless?; Full Disclosure in a Virtual Meeting in Spain; US Travelers Not Welcome in EU; Mississippi Finally Takes Down Racist State Flag While Belgium Takes Down a Statue of King Leopold; And Other Random Topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes […]

Encouraging Advice for Artists New and Old

July 3, 2020 by KT Howard

When quarantine started in mid-March, what did you do? Did you pick up an old hobby? Did you sit in a corner and worry? This edition of Staying Artful features encouraging advice for beginning artists from local artists. Join the conversation by giving your own advice in the comments. LaShawn M. Wanak is a speculative […]

“Dear White Allies: Don’t Appropriate Our Anger” A Conve...

July 1, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Anoosh Jorjorian, is an organizer, writer, and parent in Davis, California. She recently published a short piece on Medium that’s received a lot of attention: Dear White Allies: Don’t Appropriate Our Anger. In this prerecorded segment, Anoosh and Jonathan discuss how white people can help the recently woke, so people of color don’t have to.

2020 Board Election Results

June 29, 2020 by WORT 89.9FM

The WORT Annual Meeting was held Sunday, June 28th at 2pm online, and we have elected two new board members. In the Listener-Sponsor category, Rosie Rey, and in the Participating Member category, Megan Flowers. Congratulations to both! Their terms end June of 2023. Dave Devereaux-Weber and Marty Kehrein also retained their seats on the Board. […]

Cavalcade of Technical Problems, AKA The James Brown Hour

June 26, 2020 by Mel & Floyd

This week on Mel & Floyd: So THAT’S How That Song Ends – Some Extra James Brown as Gladys Tries to Rouse the “Funny Boys”; The Mustache Guy’s Book Segues Seamlessly Into Fecal Plumes; Gladys Reports On the Downtown Madison Demonstrations; And Other Random Topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and […]

Madison Mayor Announces Vote to Remove Police from Local Schools

June 25, 2020 by WORT News Department and Martin Rakacolli

“People are asking for real, substantive changes and the city is responding,” said Madison mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway. “Today, Madison city and school district leaders agreed to end the contract for school resource officers, known as SROs-the police officers that are stationed in high schools-calling for a new approach to managing conflicts in our schools and […]

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