Contest Rules

Sweepstakes consist of prizes being offered to participants selected on a random basis whereas a contest involves entrant participation and may require participants to use specific skills to solve or complete a specified objective in order to qualify for an award or submit entry material which will be judged using specific criteria. For all purposes hereinafter the term “Contest” shall collectively refer to both sweepstakes and contests.

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING. Eligibility and minimal age requirements vary depending on the nature of the contest. Subject to the specific contest rules; in general, all contestants must be at least 21 years old to be eligible for all contests affiliated with an alcoholic beverage manufacturer or distributor; all contestants must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to participate in contests that include hotel/motel accommodations, motor vehicles, boats, and/or air travel as prizes, and unless otherwise stated in the Official Contest Rules, no one under the age of thirteen (13) will be permitted to enter any contest. Marble City Media LLC’s Contests are open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia. If you are not a permanent resident of one of the 50 states or you are not the required age as of time of entry, you are not eligible to enter the Contest or to win a Prize. VOID IN ANY LOCATION WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. Do not enter any contest if you are not located in the United States at the time of entry. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period. Refer to the specific contest’s Official Contest Rules for more details and exact eligibility requirements.

Marble City Media LLC and its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and divisions (collectively, the “Company”), will conduct its promotional contests substantially as described in the official contest rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

The Company may from time to time conduct contests concurrently and simultaneously on several participating radio stations owned and not owned by the Company, and in various states, and the Company may add or remove participating stations or change call letters of any participating station at any time during a contest as announced on the affected station. For a list of participating stations for each individual contest, please visit Marble City Media LLC’s offices during normal business hours or refer to the Official Contest Rules.

All Contests are administered by the Company unless otherwise specified in the Official Contest Rules, and any questions, comments, or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to the contest administrator, unless otherwise specified. Entrants acknowledge and understand that any information provided will be used for administering the Contest and in accordance with Marble City Media’s privacy practices found here. The Company together with contest sponsors, promotional partners, and administrators are herein collectively referred to as the Contest Entities.

  1. Description of Marble City Media LLC’s Contest Procedures and Participation.
    Marble City Media LLC will run several online and on-air contests throughout the year. For these Contests, the Contest Period, duration, and timing will be identified by the on-air host at the time the Contest is announced or otherwise disclosed on air or in the specific contest rules. Contest dates will vary from contest to contest; please refer to the Official Contest Rules for the respective contest to determine the “Contest Period” and other material terms applicable to the contest.

METHODS OF ENTRY: Online listeners to streamed broadcasts may experience a lag in transmissions due to buffering limitations.

Listen to the designated station(s) for times to play and how to enter or participate in a specific contest. Dates, times, entry methods, winner selection, and prizes will vary with each giveaway.

For contests with text-message based entry, entrants will be asked through on-air announcements, online, text message, or email to provide certain information via a text message submission to the short code announced or otherwise stated in the Contest’s Official Rules. WHEN YOU ENTER VIA TEXT MESSAGE, YOU WILL RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE (1) AUTOMATED TEXT MESSAGE IN RESPONSE TO YOUR ENTRY AND YOU MAY RECEIVE ADDITIONAL AUTOMATED TEXT MESSAGES IF YOU ARE A FINALIST, QUALIFIER, OR WINNER, AS APPLICABLE. TEXT MESSAGING MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE THROUGH ALL WIRELESS CARRIERS. STANDARD TEXT MESSAGING RATES, AS ESTABLISHED BY AN INDIVIDUAL’S WIRELESS CARRIER, WILL APPLY, AND MARBLE CITY MEDIA LLC ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY FEES OR CHARGES INCURRED FOR AND ASSOCIATED WITH ANY TEXT MESSAGE SENT TO OR FROM THE STATION. For HELP, text “HELP” to the same short code number used to enter the contest. To STOP, text “STOP” to the same short code number used to enter the contest. Individuals who enter by text messaging will be charged according to their carriers’ standard messaging and data rates, and entrants should contact their carriers for pricing details. Check your owners’ manual for specific text messaging instructions. Text messaging may not be available through all wireless carriers. Text message-based entry is subject to the on-air contest rules and the Official Contest Rules. For texting entries, one entry per phone will be permitted, unless otherwise specified. Decisions of the Company are final. Such decisions may include, but are not limited to, whether an entry adheres to the entry criteria, the time of entry receipt by the Company, the order in which text message entries are received, the eligibility of the entrant, and, in the event an entry requires the submission of an answer or response, whether that answer or response is correct. By participating in the contest, entrants agree that the Company may contact them, via phone or text message, at the telephone number from which the text message entry was received. Any and all fees arising out of the transmission of a text message shall be the sole responsibility of the entrant. By participating in a contest in which text message-based entry is permitted, entrants acknowledge that text messages are distributed and delivered through third party providers; the Company does not guarantee, and shall not be responsible for, the delivery or timeliness of any text message entry. The Company will at all times consider the time that a message is logged as arriving in its system as being the time of entry, regardless of the time at which the entrant attempted to send the entry and any technical problems or other complications that may have delayed its delivery. The Company, through its third-party text messaging administrators, will store all messages received on its system. The Company is not responsible for service outages, message failures, transmission delays, or any other factor affecting the availability or performance of the text messaging service. The Company further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if, in the sole discretion of the Company, it is impossible or impractical to complete the contest as planned for any reason, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort.

For call in to win contests, a cue to call will be aired randomly at various times along with a message instructing listeners to call for a chance to become a winner by listening to the designated stations for announcements of cues to call in and be the designated numbered caller to the designated contest phone number. The correct caller will either automatically win the announced prize or be required to perform a task (i.e., answering a trivia question correctly), as announced during the cue to call to win or outlined in the Official Contest Rules. Prizes for Call In to Win or “Cue to Call” Contests will vary and be announced prior to the cue to call with instructions to listening to the designated stations for details on specific giveaways and for the times to play. The dates, times, winner selection, and prizes will vary with each giveaway, as determined by the Company. Winner must be the designated caller to the phone number announced; the designated caller, if eligible, will be a winner. If Company determines the designated caller is not eligible, the Company may select the next consecutive eligible caller as the winner for that playtime. Listen to the participating stations for details on specific times to play. Contests broadcast on air are typically not valid on weekends and holidays unless otherwise mentioned in the specific contest’s rules or announced on air. Contest participants should not rely on streamed broadcasts in order to participate. Listeners may be listening via the designated station stream on the internet: please be advised that you may be listening to a delayed stream of the radio signal, which may vary depending on your computer’s memory capacity and the speed of your internet connection. For that reason, we strongly recommend that you turn on your radio to the designated stations to participate in any call-in contest to be sure you are participating in “real time.” The Company assumes no responsibility for contestants not making timely phone calls to the station as a result of the delays in the internet stream. WARNING: Due to the nature of our programs that are heard on-line over the internet, contests heard on the radio station’s internet audio stream are slightly delayed from the time the contests heard on the broadcast station and will be running behind the broadcast signal. Thus, all contests heard are delayed. This delay may last up to several minutes. This means that when the broadcast station announces the cue to call or text for a contest, listeners to the on-line audio stream will be at a greater disadvantage in participating over those listeners who hear the contests on a conventional radio.

For Register online to win contests start by logging into the designated website during the stated contest period and follow the contest links to complete the on-line registration form. Valid contest entries must contain all information requested and must be received by the Website’s administrator on or before the deadline for registration. Limit one (1) online entry per name and/or verified email address unless otherwise stated in the specific contest rules. Internet entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. Incomplete and/or prohibited multiple entries will be disqualified.

ADMINISTRATOR‘S DECISIONS AS TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF ITS CONTESTS AND OR THE SELECTION OF POTENTIAL WINNERS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO ANY CONTEST. In the event that a valid winner cannot be determined or verified, the Company in its sole discretion shall reserve the right to randomly select the potential Contest winner(s), from the eligible entries received or played on or before the registration deadline stated in the Official Rules when any circumstance has occurred causing the validity of a winner or the verification of such has been compromised. Contestants may contact their local station to determine eligibility requirements for a specific contest or visit the Company’s website for more information. Entrant participation and how the winner will be determined will vary depending on the contest as established by the Company and announced accordingly. Please refer to on-air announcement for specifics on participation and how a winner will be determined for the various contests. Typically, only one entry per person per household is permitted for the duration of the Contest. Entries are subject to any applicable restrictions or eligibility requirements as specified in the Official Contest Rules for the particular contest of interest. Entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email or telephone phone number submitted at the time of entry and qualification. Use of any device to automate entry is strictly prohibited. The Company is not responsible for entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties and other technological problems. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by the website administrator for online entries. The Company is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, misdirected, mutilated, postage-due, or incomplete entries or mail. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Should multiple users of the same email account or mobile phone number, as applicable, enter the Contest and a dispute thereafter arise regarding the identity of the entrant, the authorized account holder of said email account or mobile phone account at the time of entry will be considered the entrant. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address or mobile phone number by an internet access provider, on-line service provider, mobile service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses, mobile phone numbers, or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by the website administrator for online entries. When applicable, the website administrator’s computer will be deemed the official time keeping device for the Contest promotion. Contest entries must contain all information requested and must be received on or before the deadline for registration to be deemed valid. All Entries become the property of Company and will not be acknowledged or returned.

HOW WINNERS MAY BE DETERMINED AND CONDITIONS ON PARTICIPATION: For details on how to play or how to win various promotional contests, listen to the designated stations for more information regarding specific contests. Winners may be selected at random from the qualified entries received or by a panel of judges which first may or may not have been determined by public voting. The Company reserves at its sole discretion the right to choose an alternative qualifier in the event a qualifier has been disqualified or is deemed ineligible. The potential winner must be available to participate when applicable to be eligible for the Grand Prize in any portion to the contest that participation may be required. No more prizes other than the stated prize(s) will be awarded. If the entrant is unable to verify registration information the entrant will be automatically disqualified, and their prize will be forfeited. The Company reserves at its sole discretion the right to choose an alternative qualifier in the event a qualifier has been disqualified or is deemed ineligible. The Company is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address, and/or telephone number of entrants. Notification is deemed to have occurred immediately upon placing of a phone call or sending of an email or any other form of communication the Company may use to contact the qualifier and/or a potential winner. The Company is not obligated to leave voicemail or other message. The Contest Entities are not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify a qualifier or potential winners or for any late, misdirected, or, if the qualifier or potential winner is a minor, for late, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts of the entrant to provide signed parental or guardian consent. If the potential winner does not claim the prize within the appropriate time given upon notification or unless otherwise stated in the specific Official Contest Rules, the entrant will be automatically disqualified, and their prize will be forfeited; no alternative prize will be substituted. The Company, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to select an alternate qualifier and/or potential winner at that time. Furthermore, eligible contestants agree as follows: All decisions of the judges will be final. By participating in any Company contest, you agree (a) to be bound by the General Contesting Guidelines as well as the designated Official Contest Rules; (b) as between you and the Company, that the decisions of the Company are final on all matters relating to the Contest; (c) you are not participating on behalf of any employer or third party; and (d) in the event that you do not comply with the rules, you will be disqualified.

ALL POTENTIAL WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY THE COMPANY, SPONSOR, OR ADMINISTRATOR, THE DECISIONS THE COMPANY, ADMINISTRATOR AND/OR SPONSOR(S) ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE INSTANT WIN GAME OR CONTEST SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY, AND THE POTENTIAL INSTANT WIN GAME WINNER AND/OR CONTEST WINNER HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE.

THE COMPANY WILL NOT ACCEPT SCREENSHOTS OR OTHER SUPPOSES EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION PROCESS. ANY PLAY THAT OCCURS AFTER THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR ANY REASON IS DEEMED A DEFECTIVE PLAY, IS VOID, AND WILL NOT BE HONORED, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these general contest guidelines and subject to the Official Rules of the specific contest. potential winners will be notified by mail, email, or phone. The potential prize winner, and, if the potential prize winner is under the age of the majority in their state of residence [which is eighteen (18) in most states but is nineteen (19) in Alabama and Nebraska and twenty-one (21) in Mississippi], the potential prize winner’s parent or guardian may (in Company’s sole discretion) be required to sign and return a declaration of eligibility and any other form necessary to verify eligibility, along with the required release(s) (except where prohibited), twenty four (24) hours after the first date of notice or attempted notice is sent or the first delivery attempt to entrants email address or otherwise in order for the potential prize winner to be qualified and or claim his/her prize, unless otherwise stated in the Official Rules or per the instruction given at the time of notification. If a potential winner of any prize cannot be contacted or fails to sign and return the required forms within the specified time period (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits the prize. In the event a potential winner of any prize is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. There will be three (3) alternate drawings after which the prize will remain unawarded.

  1. Prize(s).
    No more than the advertised number of prizes shall be awarded. The prize is awarded if properly claimed according to the Rules and if there are sufficient eligible entries. Company does not make and is not responsible in any manner for any warranties, representations, or guarantees, express or implied, in fact or law, relating to any prizes, regarding the use, value or enjoyment of the prize, including, without limitation, its quality, mechanical condition, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. All other costs and expenses related to prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of winner(s). If the winner is disqualified or is found to be ineligible for the contest, the Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award the prize, at its sole discretion. Conditions and restrictions may apply. The total approximate retail value of the Grand Prize will vary from contest to contest as determined by the Company; refer to each contest’s official rules for prize descriptions, value, and conditions. The prize(s) that may be awarded to the eligible winner(s) are not transferable, redeemable for cash, or exchangeable for any other prize, except in Company’s sole discretion. All prizes must be claimed from the Company within 30 days of the contest end date unless otherwise stated or instructed at the time the winner is selected or unless required as in date specific prizes. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of prize in its entirety. Certain prizes are date-specific (i.e. concerts, trips), and the winner or winners must be available on the dates specified. Winner agrees to accept all blackout dates, space availability requirements, etc., established by the Company’s prize partner(s), such as hotels, airlines, trains, ships, etc. Winner agrees that acceptance of any trip taken as a prize from the Company does so entirely upon their own initiative, risk, and responsibility. If the trip requires traveling outside the United States, the winner, upon winning the prize, must have a valid US passport. If the winner does not have a valid US passport upon winning the prize, the trip may be forfeited. If the winner is not available on the specified dates, winner will be disqualified, and the Company reserves the right to choose an alternative prize winner or not to award that winner’s prize, in its sole discretion. Prizes must be claimed at the Company business office during normal business hours, with the exception of special holiday hours as determined by the Company when appropriate. The Company business office will be closed on weekends and all major holidays. If claiming a prize for yourself, or as a proxy for other winners, you will be limited to picking up for no more than three (3) people total at any given time (per person, per household).

For certain prizes which are date-specific such as event or concert tickets, the Company is not responsible for the cancellation or rescheduling of any event, and no substitution or compensation shall be awarded. Company reserves the right to not award the grand prize associated with that canceled event or concert, without any payment or obligation to the winner or potential winner. Any provided tickets are subject to certain terms and conditions specified thereon. Location of seats and tickets are in Company’s sole discretion or may be predetermined as supplied by the Sponsor. Winners are solely responsible for any applicable taxes on their respective prizes. No cash equivalent or substitution of any prize is offered except in the sole discretion of the Company. If a prize, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Company reserves the right to substitute such prize with another prize of equal or greater value, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

Winner(s) must present state-authorized identification matching the name they provided at the time of entering the contest, execute and return a clear and readable copy of the acceptance of rules and regulations form, complete a W-9 form, and complete any additionally required forms prior to being awarded the prize. If a prize is mailed to a winner, the winner understands that the Company will send it via the US Postal Service and is not responsible for lost, stolen, or misdirected mail, and that the prize cannot be replaced if it is not received by the winner.

If a winner cannot be contacted or is found to be ineligible or is disqualified for any reason, the Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award the prize, in its sole discretion. If the winner or his/her guest(s) and/or eligible travel companion(s) forfeit, do not use, or are determined ineligible for any portion of the prize, the winner will not receive the difference between the actual and approximate retail value, and such difference will be forfeited. ALL PRIZES ARE AWARDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED.

The prize elements will be awarded as described in the Official Rules (subject to legal restrictions, etc.). Unclaimed prize(s) will not be awarded.

  1. Eligibility and Limitations.
    The age limit will vary from contest to contest as determined by the Company, please refer to each contest’s official rules. Subject to the specific contest rules, in general, all contestants must be at least 21 years old to be eligible for all contests affiliated with an alcoholic beverage manufacturer or distributor and must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to participate in contests that include hotel/motel accommodations, motor vehicles, boats, and/or air travel as prizes. No one under the age of thirteen (13) will be permitted to enter a contest under any circumstances. Unless otherwise stated in the official contest rules, participants and winner(s) must be at least 18 years old as of the date of entry and prize award and is a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Participants and winners must reside within the participating station’s coverage area as determined by the Company. In the event a participant must be at least 18 years old but are not the age of majority in their state of residence, then whichever is older shall determine the minimum age requirement for eligibility of the entrant, when applicable. If the Contest is open to minors and/or if entries include minors, prizes may be awarded to the minor’s parent or legal guardian and a parent or guardian of any participant who is a minor must sign a release on behalf of the minor to be eligible to receive a prize, but the Company reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to or on behalf of any minor., parent, or guardian of any participant who is a minor must sign a release on behalf of the minor to be eligible to receive a prize, but the Company reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to or on behalf of any minor. Unless otherwise stated in the specific Official Contest Rules, only one (1) entry is permitted per person and only one (1) prize may be awarded per household for the Contest in any thirty (30) day period. The potential prize winner and, if the potential prize winner is under the age of the majority in their state of residence [which is eighteen (18) in most states but is nineteen (19) in Alabama and Nebraska and twenty-one (21) in Mississippi], the potential prize winner’s parent or guardian, may (in Company’s sole discretion) be required to sign and return a declaration of eligibility and any other form necessary to verify eligibility, along with the required releases within twenty four (24) hours after the first (1st) delivery attempt to entrant’s email address in order for the potential prize winner to be qualified for the prize, unless otherwise stated in the specific contest rules or by way of addendum affecting the individual station or at the time of notification. The potential prize winner’s failure to return all required forms within this time period may result in the potential winner being disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries.

Notwithstanding the determined age requirement set forth above, it is strictly prohibited for anyone who does not meet the age requirement at the time of entry to be allowed to participate in the contest. Employees of or consultants to the Company, any of its stations, or any Contest’s participating sponsors and/or their advertising agencies, employees of other radio or television stations, and members of the immediate family of any such persons are not eligible to participate or win. The term “immediate family” includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as “in-laws,” or by current or past marriage(s), remarriage(s), adoption, cohabitation or other family extension, and any other persons residing at the same household whether or not related.

  1. Tampering and Delivery Disclaimer.
    (a) The Company, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify and prohibit from participating any person, who The Company determines (in its sole discretion) is or is attempting to: (i) tamper with The Company’s Website and/or any part of the Contest; (ii) attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices, (iii) intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other participants or The Company’s Agents; and/or (iv) otherwise violating the Contest’s Official Rules or the Terms of Use of The Company’s Website. (b) ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE COMPANY’S WEBSITE (OR ANY PART THEREOF) OR UNDERMINE THE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD ANY SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE COMPANY AND ITS LICENSEES (IF ANY) RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND ANY OTHER AVAILABLE REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. EACH ENTRANT (OR, IF THE ENTRANT IS NOT OF AGE OF MAJORITY IN HIS/HER STATE OF RESIDENCE, THE LEGAL GUARDIANS THEREOF) AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY AND ITS AGENTS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES AND/OR LIABILITIES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) THAT MAY BE ASSERTED AGAINST OR INCURRED BY ANY OF THEM AT ANY TIME, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE THEREOF, AND/OR BY ENTRANT’S BREACHES OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONTEST. If, in The Company’s opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of fraud, electronic or non-electronic tampering or unauthorized intervention with any portion of this Contest, or if fraud or technical difficulties of any sort (e.g., computer viruses, bugs) compromise the integrity of the Contest, The Company reserves the right to void suspect Entry and/or evaluations and/or terminate the Contest and award the Prize in its sole discretion. The use of any automated launching or entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits the participant to automatically enter or evaluate repeatedly is prohibited. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant based on an email address, the entry in question may be disqualified. For all contests the Company disclaims all liability for any delays, misdelivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery method. The Company is not responsible for mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit an online entrant’s ability to participate in the Contest, and any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Contest. If a contest is a call in to win contest and/or a telephone is needed to participate in the Contest, participants are restricted to the use of ordinary telephone equipment. Participants that enable the “Caller ID” block function will not be allowed to participate unless they enter their correct area code and telephone number if prompted, or disable the features inhibiting their participation in the Contest. Participants using equipment not set up for toll free phone exchanges (800, 888, 877, 866, etc.) may experience call connection problems. The Company disclaims all liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue a telephone call due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond the Company’s control, or otherwise. Any entry forms in a register-to-win contest must be handwritten. Photocopies or mechanical reproductions of any entry forms are not permitted. By participating in a contest in which text message-based entry is permitted, entrants acknowledge that text messages are distributed and delivered through third party providers; the Stations do not guarantee, and shall not be responsible for, the delivery or timeliness of any text message entry. Not all wireless carries support access to a common short code (CSC). The CSC being used to enter a contest may or may not be compatible with all wireless carriers, and as such, you may not be able to enter through the CSC method of entry. Entrants may use the alternative entry method to ensure registration. The Company will at all times consider the time that a message is logged as arriving in its system as being the time of entry, regardless of the time at which the entrant attempted to send the entry and any technical problems or other complications that may have delayed its delivery. The Company, through its third party text messaging administrators, will store all messages received on its system, and will send participants reply texts relating to the Contest throughout the Contest Period and up to 60 days. For help text HELP and to stop, text STOP to the specified program short code and follow the instructions provided at the entry process. Standard text and data rates will apply. The Company is not responsible for service outages, message failures, transmission delays or any other factor affecting the availability or performance of the text messaging service. The Company further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if, in the sole discretion of the Company, it is impossible or impractical to complete the contest as planned for any reason, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort. The Company may require, on request, proof of identity as to the rightful owner of the phone number from which the text message entry was sent. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry if that entry’s source and sender cannot be reasonably determined. In the event of termination of the Contest by Company, Company reserves the right to award any prize(s) in a manner deemed fair and equitable by Company. In no event will the type and quantity of prizes awarded exceed the number of prizes described in the Official Contest Rules.
  2. Voting Contests.
    If the Contest involves listener participation by voting for a Contest participant on the station’s website then the voting is limited to one vote per person per verified email address unless otherwise stated in the specific contest rules. If an entrant receives multiple and/or irregular votes or multiple votes from the same user or users, including but not limited to, votes generated by a robotic, programmed, script, macro, other automated means or other source, the Company reserves the right to disqualify the entrant in its sole discretion. By participating in the voting portion of any contest, each voting participant agrees to be bound by the official contest rules. If the contest includes the use of an internet tool and the internet voting process fails to operate properly or appears to be tampered with or tainted with errors, fraud or unfair practices, the Company reserves the right to use another means to determine the winner(s), i.e. random selection or appointing a panel of judges. All decisions of the judges are final.
  3. Publicity; Use of Personal Information.
    By participating, where allowed by law, all winner(s) grant the Company exclusive permission to use their names, characters, photographs, voices, and likenesses in connection with the specific promotion and other contests and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use. By participating in a Contest, where allowed by law, participants agree that the Company may use such information for marketing purposes, and may include the names of winners in a publicly available winners’ list. For more information about how the Company will use information collected in connection with the Contest, please see Company’s privacy policy link by accessing the individual Company’s website or visit the Company’s business address during normal business hours for a printed copy. On occasion, participant may have the opportunity to opt-in with carefully selected third parties such as the promotional partners, who may offer you products and services of interest with your expressed consent. In the event that participant has agreed to any available opt in opportunities provided from a third party, that may or may not be associated with the Contest, participant understands and acknowledges that information (including participant’s personally identifiable information) provided will be collected independently by RadioAlabama | Marble City Media LLC (the Company) and the third party providing the opt in opportunity and individually be used by both companies subject to the terms of their respective privacy policies. Any available opt-in opportunities are not required to enter the Contest, and consent to opt-in will not improve your chances of winning.
  4. Consumer Created Content.
    If the entry for the contest includes any creative material from the participant, including but not limited to, consumer created content, by submitting your entry: (1) you agree that your disclosure is gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction and will not place the company or contest sponsors under any fiduciary or other obligation, that the company is free to disclose the ideas on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to you; (2) you acknowledge that, by acceptance of your submission, the company and contest sponsors do not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to sponsor, or developed by their employees, or obtained from sources other than you; (3) you are verifying that you are the owner and producer of the submitted material and that no third party ownership rights exist to any material submitted, and (4) you are hereby granting the company and the station a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right and license to use, publish, reproduce, display, perform, adapt, modify, distribute, have distributed and promote such content in any form, in all media now known or hereinafter created, anywhere in the world, for any purpose. BY SUBMITTING ANY CONTENT, ENTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS/HER CONTENT MAY BE POSTED ON COMPANY’S WEBSITE, IN COMPANY’S DISCRETION. Content: (a) must comply with the Official Rules and any Terms of Service on the Company or station websites; (b) must be uploaded through the in format specified and must comply with the posting requirements set forth above and as posted on the Company or station websites or social media sites; (c) cannot be sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent, or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane, or pornographic, contain nudity or any materially dangerous activity; content cannot promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message; (d) cannot be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group; (e) cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Company or its products, or other people, products or companies; (f) cannot contain trademarks, logos or trade dress owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind, without permission, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses; (g) cannot contain copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media) without permission; Company does not permit the infringement of others’ rights and any use of materials not original to the entrant (except copyrighted materials owned by Company) is grounds for disqualification from the Contest. Do not copy your favorite movie, book or photo or include materials, images, graphics, music or trademarks belonging to any third parties or incorporate the names, voices, likeness or personas of any party other than yourself unless you have obtained all rights necessary to permit you to use same in connection with your content and grant the rights herein granted to Company; (h) no background artwork should appear in an content unless it is an original work of the entrant. Any artwork, murals, etc. that can be seen in the content must be created solely by the entrant or entrant must be the sole owner of all copyright interests therein; (i) cannot contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, without permission; (j) cannot communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Company wishes to associate; and (k) cannot depict, and cannot itself, be in violation of any law. CONSUMER CREATED CONTENT POSTED TO THE WEBSITE WERE NOT EDITED BY COMPANY AND ARE THE VIEWS/OPINIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL ENTRANT AND DO NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF COMPANY IN ANY MANNER. Any waiver of any obligation hereunder by Company does not constitute a general waiver of any obligation to entrants. Company reserves the right to waive the Contest entry requirements set forth herein in its reasonable discretion. Company reserves the right, in its reasonable discretion, during or upon completion of the Contest Period, to request that any entrant resubmit his or her entry which fails to comply with the Contest entry requirements prior to any judging or voting period. By submitting content you warrant and represent that it: (a) is your original work, (b) has not been previously published, (c) has not won previous awards, (d) does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; (e) that you have obtained permission from a person who’s name, likeness or voice is used in the content and (f) and that publication of the content via various media including Web posting, will not infringe on the rights of any third party rights. Any such entrant will indemnify and hold harmless, Company, its Stations, and agents from any claims to the contrary. Any entrant whose work includes likenesses of third parties or contains elements not owned by the entrant (such as, but not limited to, depictions of persons, buildings, trademarks or logos) must be able to provide legal releases for such use including Company’s use of such content, in a form satisfactory to administrator, upon request, prior to award of prize and/or naming of entrant as a winner. By accepting a prize, the winner agrees that his or her content will be deemed a Work Made For Hire under the Copyright laws of the United States, but if it cannot be so deemed, then the winner irrevocably assigns and transfers to Company all of his/her right, title and interest in and to his/her video, including all but not limited to all copyright and trademark rights which he or she may have, in the United States and worldwide, therein, for consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged. Winner hereby waives in favor of Company, all rights of “Droit Moral” or “Moral Rights of Authors” or any similar rights or principles of law that winner may now or later have to their content. Company reserves the right to alter, change or modify the winning content, in its sole discretion. Upon request of Company, winner shall execute and deliver such additional instrument of assignment, as may be solely deemed by Company, reasonably necessary to establish the ownership of record of the right, title and interest in and to the content and of the copyrights transferred and “Moral Rights of Authors” waived under the Official Rules. Should Company fail to request the said assignment as stated, that shall not be deemed a waiver of Company’s rights and Company may at a later time request the assignment.
  5. Releases and Conditions.
    By participating in any Company Contest, each participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against the Company, its employees and agents, the Contest’s sponsors and their respective employees and agents, for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the Contest, or from the award, receipt and/or use or misuse of any prize, including any travel related thereto. As a condition of participating in the Contest, participants agree and acknowledge that in order to receive a prize, participants must sign an official waiver form provided by the Company and agree to the terms stated within the specific contest rules, including but not limited to the prize conditions in this paragraph. Winner and if applicable, winner’s guest must comply with all rules and regulations. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of prize in its entirety. The Company will have no further obligation to winner. By accepting a prize, the winner must agree to the prize conditions on participation and must sign a release to be eligible to receive a prize and hereby agrees that: (i) that all decisions of the Company, judges, and Contest Entities with respect to the Contest are final and binding; (ii) to release the Company, the Contest Entities all sponsors and their respective parent companies and affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensees from any and all claims in connection with the Contest and the award or use of the prizes; (iii) to allow the Company to and sponsors to use their names, voices, photographs, likenesses, biographical material, in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest, without additional financial or other compensation; and (iv) where allowed by law, sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize. The Contest Entities are not responsible or liable to any entrant or winner or any person claiming through such entrant or winner for failure to supply the prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action, regulation, order or request by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action, regulations, order or request proves to be invalid), equipment failure, threatened terrorist acts, terrorist acts, air raid, blackout, act of public enemy, earthquake, volcanic eruption, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal) labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other cause beyond the Contest Entities’ sole control. All taxes, related fees, other costs and expenses related to prize acceptance and use not specified in the specific contest rules as being provided are the sole responsibility of prizewinner. The Company does not make, and is not responsible in any manner for, any warranties, representations, or guarantees, express or implied, in fact or law, relating to any prizes, regarding the use, value or enjoyment of the prize, including, without limitation, its quality, mechanical condition, or fitness for a particular purpose.
  6. Taxes.
    Any valuation of the prize(s) stated in the Rules is based on available information provided to the Company, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law. Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s) and paying any expenses associated with any prize(s) which are not specifically provided for in the official rules. Each winner must provide the Company with valid identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded. Any person winning over $600 in prizes from the Company will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS.
  7. Conduct and Decisions.
    By participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of Company personnel. Persons who violate any rule, gain unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtain winner status using fraudulent means will be disqualified. Unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing or threatening behavior is prohibited. The Company will interpret the contest rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the Contest and the Company’s decisions concerning such disputes shall be final. If the conduct or outcome of the Contest is affected by human error, any mechanical malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of the Company, the Company reserves the right to terminate this Contest, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as the Company deems appropriate. If, for any reason, more bona fide winners come forward seeking to claim the Grand Prize, the winner may be selected in a random drawing from among all persons making purportedly valid claims for the Grand Prize. Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances. No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded. All decisions will be made by the Company and are final. The Company may waive or amend any of the rules in its sole discretion. Any reference in the Contest’s Official Rules or as part of the Contest to the Company’s and/or Sponsor’s discretion and/or any exercise of discretion by the Company or Sponsor shall mean in Company’s and/or Sponsor’s sole and unfettered discretion. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately circumvent, disrupt, damage or undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Company reserves the right to seek civil and/or criminal prosecution and/or damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Company further reserves the right to: (i) terminate or declare any Contest null and void and rescind any prize, if in its sole judgment, the rules or the integrity of the Contest have been violated or compromised in any way, intentionally or unintentionally by any person whether or not a participant in the Contest; (ii) cancel, terminate or modify the contest if, in the sole discretion of the Company, it is impossible or impractical to complete the contest as planned for any reason, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort ; (iii) alter or amend the Contest rules at any time; and (iv) stop or conclude the Contest at any time without prior notice. Material changes to the contest rules will be broadcast on-air, when practical.
  8. Miscellaneous.
    Specific contests may have additional or amended contest rules. These are to be referenced for the Company’s general contesting guidelines and rules, refer to the specific contest’s Official Rules for the individual terms. Void outside the United States, and wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Company reserves the right to determine eligibility should special circumstances arise, all decisions are considered final and binding. These rules are designed to be fair and equal to all participants. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received during the specific Contest Period. Each winner must submit proof of eligibility and sign the Company’s release form to claim the prize. The Company may substitute prizes, amend the rules or discontinue the Contest at any time as announced on the participating station(s). The Company disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of the Contest. For a copy of the contest rules, or where required by law, a list of winners, visit the business office of the Company during normal business hours or visit the Company’s website. All entries become the property of the Company and will not be returned. As a condition of participating in the Contest, participants agree (and agree to confirm in writing): (a) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; (b) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (c) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys’ fees and court costs. Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of these contesting guidelines and the specific Contest’s Official Rules. Winning a prize is contingent upon entrant’s fulfillment of all requirements set forth therein.
  9. Compliance with Law.
    The conduct of the Contest is governed by the applicable laws of the United States of America, which take precedence over any rule to the contrary herein. Company shall follow the applicable laws for conducting contests, including notice to the state attorney general or consumer affairs office, posting of a prize bond, furnishing lists of winners, running specific on-air disclaimers, providing specific written information about the Contest, etc. as required by applicable local and state law.

DISCLAIMERS

*These rules apply to all Company-sponsored contests unless modified or superseded by rules written for a specific contest such as the official rules of the contest, or if inapplicable for such a promotion or contest. In the event any specific contest rule conflicts with any of the general rules provided above, the specific contest rules prevail. Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to supplement or make changes to the rules of any contest at any time without notice. Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to interpret the rules of any contest, and such interpretation shall be binding upon all participants. Company shall not be responsible for any administrative errors involved in the execution of any contest

**Individual Stations reserve the right to amend portions of the General Contesting Guidelines such specifically the eligibility of winner.

In the event that an individual station has made changes subject to the official rules, said changes shall individually apply to that specific station’s individually and the station’s listener’s participation and shall not apply to any other individual station. To determine if  station has provided an addendum to these rules or for more information about the local station’s eligibility for participation, you may contact the Company during regular business hours. Individual stations may or may not amend portions of these guidelines at a local level in their sole discretion. If an individual station has amended any portion of these Guidelines, the station will provide an addendum to these rules which will be deemed part of the General Contesting Guidelines for the individual statios identified on the addendum.

ALL POTENTIAL WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY THE COMPANY, SPONSOR, OR ADMINISTRATOR. THE DECISIONS THE COMPANY, ADMINISTRATOR, AND/OR SPONSOR(S) ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE NOTICE SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY AND THE POTENTIAL WINNER HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. RECEIVING A PRIZE IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OFFICIAL RULES.

Contests Promoted On-Air: An online audio stream could be delayed for up to several minutes from what is heard over the broadcast airwaves. Because of such delays, listeners may not be able to participate in the contests which entry is limited to a specified time after a cue to play is broadcast, such as that for a cue to call or text in to win contests announced on the air as they might be over by the time the cue to play is broadcast on the online audio stream. However, many of the contests that run on-air are also available for entry on-line. Visit the individual station’s website to learn more about the specific contest opportunities.

For Contests which require participants to submit user-created content for entry the following general terms and conditions shall apply, subject to the respective contest’s official rules.

SUBMISSION TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By submitting a video or photo or other content created by you (“Submission”) for a Contest conducted by the Company, you hereby warrant and represent your entry conforms to the requirements as set forth herein and as stated in the Contest Official Rules. By making a Submission, you hereby agree to be bound by the Terms & Conditions and by the Contest Official Rules. All Contest entries are subject to the Contest Official Rules. In general all submissions must meet the minimal following requirements:

  • Submission cannot be sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent, or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional, or age group, profane or pornographic, or contain nudity;
  • Submission cannot promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message;
  • Submission cannot be obscene, offensive, or endorse any form of hate or hate group;
  • Submission cannot defame, misrepresent, or contain disparaging remarks about Company or its products, or other people, products or companies;
  • Submission cannot contain trademarks, logos, or images owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind, without permission, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, email addresses, or street addresses;
  • Submission cannot contain copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings, and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies, or other media or musical “samples” other than the musical tracks provided) without permission;
  • Submission cannot contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, other than you, without permission from the third-party or a parent or legal guardian if the third-party is a minor;
  • Submission cannot communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Company wishes to associate; and
  • Submission cannot depict, and cannot itself, be in violation of any law.

BY MAKING A SUBMISSION, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR SUBMISSION MAY BE POSTED ON COMPANY’S WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, IN COMPANY’S DISCRETION. Company reserves the right to, and may or may not, monitor/screen Submissions prior to posting them. By making a Submission, you acknowledge that Company has no obligation to use or post any Submission you make. You hereby agree to grant Company and its agents an unlimited, worldwide, perpetual, license and right to publish, use, and publicly perform the Submission in any way, in any and all media, without limitation, and without any consideration to you.

By making a Submission, you warrant and represent that it: (a) is your original work, (b) has not been previously published, (c) has not won previous awards, (d) does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; (e) that you have obtain permission from a person who’s name, likeness, or voice is used in the Submission and (f) and that publication of the Submission via various media including online posting will not infringe on the rights of any third party. You further agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Company harmless from any claims to the contrary.

By accepting a prize, you agree that your Submission will be deemed a Work Made For Hire under the Copyright laws of the United States, but if it cannot be so deemed, then you agree to irrevocably assign and transfer to Company all of your right, title, and interest in and to your Submission, including but not limited to all copyright and trademark rights which you may have therein, in the United States and worldwide, for consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged. You hereby waive in favor of Company all rights of “Droit Moral” or “Moral Rights of Authors” or any similar rights or principles of law that you may now or later have to your Submission. Company reserves the right to alter, change, or modify the Submission, in its sole discretion. Upon request of Company, you shall execute and deliver such additional instrument of assignment, as may be solely deemed by Company, reasonably necessary to establish the ownership of record of the right, title, and interest in and to the Submission and of the copyrights transferred and “Moral Rights of Authors” waived under these Official Rules. Company’s failure to request the said assignment as stated shall not be deemed a waiver of Company’s rights, and Company may at a later time request the assignment. Further, Company may request that you secure from any model or videographer an irrevocable assignment and transfer to Company all of any model’s or videographer’s right, title, and interest in and to your Submission, including all but not limited to all copyright and trademark rights which he or she may have, in the United States and worldwide, therein, for consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged. The model(s) or videographer may be required to waive in favor of Company all rights of “Droit Moral”, “Moral Rights of Authors”, or any similar rights or principles of law the model or videographer may now or later have in the Submission. Company’s failure to request the said model’s or videographer’s assignment shall not be deemed a waiver of Company’s rights, and Company may at a later time request the assignment(s).

By making a submission, you agree that your Submission is gratuitous and made without restriction and that Company is free to disclose or otherwise disclose the ideas contained in the Submission on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to you. You acknowledge that, by acceptance of your Submission, Company does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Company, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you.

By accepting the Terms and Conditions, you warrant that you are of legal age of majority in your state of residence and have every right to contract in your own name without violating any other commitment.