Brian and Chrissy’s Cash Contest

Fall 2019 - RULES

Contest Name: “Brian and Chrissy's Cash” (the “Contest”)

Contest Dates:  September 30, 2019 to October 11, 2019

Station(s): WGNA-FM (the "Station")

Station Address: 1241 Kings Rd.
Station City, State, Zip Code:  Schenectady, NY 12303
Station Telephone:  518-881-1515

  1. Description of Contest/Participation.

1A. How to Enter:

Listen to 107-7 WGNA each weekday September 30, 2019 to October 11, 2019 for the on-air code word announcements. When the code word airs, listeners will be directed to go to the WGNA Smartphone App and enter the code word on the contest page.

1B. How to Play:

Listen Monday through Friday between 6am and 7pm (LOCAL TIME) for a code word.  There will be up to three (3) codes announced daily at approximately 8am, 12pm and 4pm. When a code word airs, listeners will have 7 minutes to go to the WGNA Smartphone App to enter that code word and requested personal information. One entry per person per code word. For each code word that is aired, WGNA will, promptly following each 7-minute contest entry period, select ONE random winner who will receive (1) Prize package as described in Section 2. Winner will be called promptly following the 7-minute contest entry period and must answer their phone or return the station’s call within 5 minutes to win, or will forfeit their prize, at which point an alternate winner may be drawn.  Prize(s) subject to availability and other contest rules. No more than thirty (30) code words will be aired throughout the duration of the Contest. Odds of winning contest depend on number of participants.

1C. Technical Issues

Should WGNA have a technical issue resulting in a code word not airing or airing at the incorrect time, station will forfeit participation in the contest for the day/time that the code word was indented to broadcast.  Technical issues include but are not limited to computer error, human error, off-air transmitter difficulties.  Station(s) and Company will not be held responsible for technical issues.

  1. Prize(s).

A total of thirty (30) prizes in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) will be given away on the air.  Approximate total retail value of all prizes is fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).

If chosen as a winner, entrant must return the station’s call within 5 minutes. If a winner cannot be reached or does not return the station’s call within 5 minutes, they will forfeit the prize and an alternate random winner may be chosen. This process may be repeated until a winner is reached on the phone. After being chosen, winner must fill out all paperwork and claim his/her prize at the Station within two (2) weeks from the date winner returns the station’s call notifying winner that he/she has won, or winner risks forfeiture of the Prize.  Failure to claim the Prize within the time frame above constitutes forfeiture of the Prize.  If forfeited, the Prize will remain property of the Company and another winner may or may not be selected.

Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable for any other prize.

  1. Eligibility and Limitations

Participants, winner(s) and guest(s) must be legal U.S. residents at least 18-years old as determined by the Company and reside in New York, Massachusetts or Vermont.  Company reserves the right to refuse to award a prize.  Winners are subject to a verification process to include winner's name, address, home phone number, work/cell phone number, and social security number.  If a winner is disqualified, Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner's prize, in its sole discretion.

Only one (1) prize can be claimed per household for the duration of the Contest.   All members of a winner’s immediate family (defined below) are not eligible to win anything further from the station in games, contests, or promotional efforts for a period of not less than thirty (30) days from the date of his or her win.

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.

  1. Delivery Disclaimer.

The Company disclaims all liability for the inability of a participant to complete an entry on the WGNA Smartphone App due to equipment malfunction, internet/cellular connection issues, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond the Company's control, or otherwise. The Company disclaims all liability for any delays, mis-delivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery method. Entries must be made as detailed herein. No photocopies or mechanical reproductions of entry forms are permitted. 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 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.

  1. Publicity; Use of Personal Information.

By participating, all participants and winners grant the Company exclusive permission to use their names, characters, photographs, voices, and likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other contest and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use. By participating in the Contest, 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 on a worldwide basis in perpetuity.

  1. Release and Indemnity.

By participating in the Contest, each participant and winner (i) waives any and all claims of liability against the Company, its parent, related, affiliated and subsidiary companies and the employees and agents of each (collectively, the “Company Released Parties”), the Contest's sponsors, and their parent, related, affiliated and subsidiary companies and their respective employees and agents (collectively, the “Sponsor Released Parties,” together with the Company Released Parties and the Sponsor Released Parties, the “Released Parties”), for any loss, claim or cause of action or personal injury which may arise out of the conduct of, or participation in, the Contest, or from the use of any prize including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (b) technical errors related to computers, software applications, mobile devices, servers, providers, or telephone or network lines; (c) printing errors; (d) lost, late, postage-due, misdirected, or undeliverable mail; (e) errors in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (f) injury (up to and including death) or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Contest or receipt of any prize, including travel, and (ii) agrees to indemnify Released Parties from any and all liability resulting or arising from the Contest and does hereby acknowledge that Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to prize, including express warranties provided exclusively by prize supplier that are sent along with the prize.  Each participant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney's fees. Each participant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. In order to receive a prize, participants must sign an official waiver and release form provided by the Company.

  1. 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. The Company and Sponsor reserve the right to withhold and deduct taxes and charges from the prize if and to the extent required by law. 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. Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash or exchangeable for any other prize. Any person winning over $600 in prizes from the Stations 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.

  1. 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 the 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.

ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS, WEBSITE, OR MOBILE APP, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPATION TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

  1. Miscellaneous.

Each winner must submit proof of eligibility and sign the Company's release form to claim the prize. No purchase necessary to participate or win. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. The Company may substitute prizes, amend the rules or discontinue the Contest at any time. The Company disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of the Contest. Written copies of these rules are available during normal business hours at the business offices of WGNA at 1241 Kings Road, Schenectady, NY 12303 and by mail upon written request with a stamped, self-addressed envelope. All entries become the property of the Company and will not be returned. To be removed from our direct mail, email or fax lists, visit the main office of the Station during regular business hours, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with Contest name to WGNA at 1241 Kings Road, Schenectady, NY 12303.  To request the names of winners, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope with Contest name to WGNA at 1241 Kings Road, Schenectady, NY 12303.  Requests for winner lists must be received within sixty (60) days of the end of the Contest dates first listed above.

  1. Compliance with Law.

The conduct of the Contest is governed by the applicable laws of the State of New York, which take precedence over any rule to the contrary herein. Stations shall follow the applicable laws for conducting contest.

 

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