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!

The Insurgent Radio Kiosk

The Kiosk is a four minute pre-recorded segment featuring a commentary and a calendar of events for the day. Members of the public may submit events by going to the Kiosk announcements page and filling out the form there at least 10 days in advance of the event.

Kiosk for Friday, January 10

January 10, 2020 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

This is the Insurgent Radio Kiosk for Friday, January 10th Community Commentary Action Calendar ****** Healing Racism Workshops Are you angry about racial inequality? Do you just FEEL BAD about racism and seem to be stuck? Madison’s Grace Episcopal Church offers a series of 4 two-hour workshops where you can share your feelings and frustrations, […]

Kiosk for Thursday, January 9

January 9, 2020 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

This is the Insurgent Radio Kiosk for Thursday, January 9th Community Commentary Action Calendar ****** Healing Racism Workshops Are you angry about racial inequality? Do you just FEEL BAD about racism and seem to be stuck? Madison’s Grace Episcopal Church offers a series of 4 two-hour workshops where you can share your feelings and frustrations, […]

Kiosk for Wednesday, January 8

January 8, 2020 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

This is the Insurgent Radio Kiosk for Wednesday, January 8th This Day in Labor History Action Calendar ****** January 8, 1980: Oil Workers Striking for Better Wages, Hours, and Conditions On this day in labor history, the year was 1980. That was the day Robert Goss, president of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, called […]

Kiosk for Tuesday, January 7

January 7, 2020 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

This is the Insurgent Radio Kiosk for Tuesday, January 7th Action Calendar Today’s Kiosk starts with a Civil Liberties Minute from the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. SCOTUS on Abortion A case that will be decided by the Supreme Court this term puts reproductive rights at grave risk. The Kiosk brings you commentaries from members of […]

Kiosk for Monday, January 6

January 6, 2020 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

This is the Insurgent Radio Kiosk for Monday, January 6th Hightower Commentary Action Calendar ****** The other Mexican migration You probably haven’t heard about it, but there’s another mass migration coming across the US-Mexico border. However, these are not Central American families fleeing horrific conditions back home – only to be separated, incarcerated, traumatized, and […]

Kiosk for Friday, January 3

January 3, 2020 by Insurgent Radio Kiosk

This is the Insurgent Radio Kiosk for Friday, January 3rd Hightower Commentary Action Calendar ****** America’s healthcare border raiders While Donald Trump fans the embers of xenophobia in our country by demonizing caravans of desperate Latinos headed north from Central America, there are other northern-bound caravans he doesn’t mention. These are US citizens crossing our […]

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