GENERAL CONTESTING RULES
Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (together, the
“Company”), will conduct its contests substantially as described in these general contesting 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 the offices of this Station during normal business hours.
1. Prize(s). The prize(s) that may be awarded to the eligible winner(s) are not transferable,
redeemable for cash or exchangeable for any other prize. All prizes must be redeemed from the Station
within 30 days of the contest end date unless otherwise stated in the contest’s official rules. Certain prizes
are date specific (i.e. concerts, trips) and the winner or winners must be available on the dates specified. If
a winner cannot be contacted or is disqualified for any reason, the Company reserves the right to determine
an alternate winner or not to award that winner’s prize, in its sole discretion.
2. Eligibility and Limitations. Participants and winner(s) must be U.S. residents. The age limit will
vary from contest to contest as determined by the Station, please refer to each contest’s official rules.
Participants and winners must reside in the Station’s Total Survey Area (TSA). If the contest is open to
minors, 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. Unless otherwise stated in the official contest rules, only one (1) entry per person. Only one (1)
prize per household for the Contest for any thirty (30) day period. 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. If a contestant receives multiple and/or irregular votes from the same user or users, regardless
of the source, the Station reserves the right to disqualify the contestant in its sole discretion. Employees of
the Company, the Contest’s participating sponsors and 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 and 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, co-habitation or other family extension, and any other persons residing at the same household
whether or not related.
3. Telephone and Delivery Disclaimer. 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. 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. Entry forms in a register-to-win contest must be handwritten. No
photocopies or mechanical reproductions of entry forms is permitted.
4. Voting Contests. By participating in the voting portion of any contest, each voting participant
agrees to be bound by the official contest rules. Voting is limited to one vote per verified email address. 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 Station reserves the right to disqualify the entrant in its sole discretion. 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 2
means to determine the winner(s), i.e. random selection or appointing a panel of judges. All decisions of
the judges are final.
5. Publicity; Use of Personal Information. By participating, where allowed by law, all participants and
winner(s) grant the Company exclusive permission to use their names, characters, photographs, voices, and
likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other contests and waive any claims to royalty, right, or
remuneration for such use. By participating in the Contest, where allowed by law, participants agree that the
Company may disclose personal information obtained from participants in the Contest to third parties and
use such information for marketing and other purposes.
6. 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 ENTERING THE CONTEST EACH PARTICIPANT IS
VERIFYING THAT (1) YOU ARE THE OWNER AND PRODUCER OF THE SUBMITTED
MATERIAL AND THAT NO THIRD PARTY OWNERSHIP RIGHTS EXIST TO ANY MATERAIL
SUBMITTED, AND (2) YOU ARE HEREBY GRANTING THE COMPANY AND THIS STATION A
PERPETUAL, WORLDWIDE, NON-EXCLUSIVE, ROYALTY-FREE, SUB-LICENSABLE
(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.
7. Release. By participating in the 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 use of any prize. In order to receive a prize, participants must sign an official
waiver form provided by the Company.
8. Taxes. Any valuation of the prize(s) stated above 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 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.
9. 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 these 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. All decisions will be
made by the Company and are final. The Company may waive any of these rules in its sole discretion.
10. Miscellaneous. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants.
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 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 rules, or where required by law, a list of winners, visit the business
office of the Station during normal business hours or visit the Station’s website. All entries become the
property of the Company and will not be returned.
11. 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. Station(s) 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 local and state law.
