WORT
| Frequency | 89.9 FM |
|---|---|
| Branding | Community Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community radio (music/news/talk/variety) |
| Affiliations | Pacifica Radio BBC World Service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Back Porch Radio Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | December 1, 1975 |
Call sign meaning | The third choice after original choice WOMB was turned down at an early station meeting and second choice WART was unavailable. |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 3596 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 2,000 watts |
| HAAT | 286 meters (938 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | https://www.wortfm.org/listen-live/ |
| Website | https://www.wortfm.org/ |
WORT (89.9 FM) is a listener-sponsored community radio station, broadcasting from 118 S. Bedford St. in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. WORT offers a range of programming.
WORT's FM signal reaches a roughly 50-mile radius around Madison. In early 2006, the station began webcasting all of its programming in both high-quality (96k) and low-quality (32k) streams. WORT also maintains an archive of recent news and public affairs programs available for podcast, download, or stream.