WIN CASH CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES – SPRING 2016
Contest Name: “WIN CASH” (the “Contest”)
Contest Dates: On-air – May 2, 2015 to May 31, 2016 (“Contest Period”)
Station(s): (the “Station(s)”)
Station Address:
Station City, State, Zip Code:
Station Telephone:
The Contest is sponsored by Townsquare Media, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliated
companies (together, the “Company” ). By participating, each participant agrees as follows:
The Company will conduct the Contest concurrently and simultaneously on several
participating stations owned and or operated by the Company. Participating stations are listed on
APPENDIX A attached to these rules. For a current list of participating stations, send a request
with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: “WIN CASH” CONTEST, TOWNSQUARE
MEDIA, 240 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT, 06830.
1. Description of Contest/Participation.
1A. How to Enter. Listen to participating radio stations each weekday during the
Contest Period for the on-air Contest trigger announcement made on each participating radio
station. When the Contest trigger airs, listeners will be directed to a toll-free Contest number,
1-877-854-9467 (877-854-WINS). Caller number 25 will win $1,000 cash. The Contest will run
from May 1 through May 31, Mondays through Fridays. A total of 40 $1,000 prizes will be
awarded.
1B. How to Play. Listen Monday through Friday between 7AM and 7PM (local time)
for the Contest trigger to call and win. The triggers will air two times per day during those
hours. Prize(s) subject to full phone call completion (to include winner’s name, address, home
phone number, work/cell phone number, email address, availability requirements and other
Contest rules). Entrants with active caller ID block, or other devices to mask identity will not be
eligible to win. The Contest trigger will be aired at Company’s direction on each participating
Station on weekdays during the Contest Period. The Contest will only be valid when the special
Contest trigger message airs on participating Stations at designated Contest times. The Contest
trigger will be aired no more than THIRTY-EIGHT (38) times throughout the Contest Period but
may be aired less than the stated number of times at the discretion of each participating station.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible participants.
1C. Technical Issues. Should a participating station(s) have a technical issue,
including but not limited to, computer error, human error, and off-air transmitter difficulties,
resulting in a Contest trigger not airing or airing at the incorrect time, Company and station(s)
will not be held responsible.
2. Prize(s). Prize package for each single winner will be $1,000. Prize value is One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). A total of FORTY (40) $1,000 prizes will be awarded.
Approximate total value of all prizes is Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000).
All prizes will be awarded. Potential winner must claim his/her prize from the Company
at the participating Station awarding the prize, by the end of business day on Friday, June 5,
2015. If a winner cannot be contacted by Friday, June 5, 2015, fails to claim the prize by Friday,
June 5, 2015, is deemed ineligible based on these Official Rules, or is disqualified, the winner
forfeits the Prize and the Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner at a time
of its choosing prior to December 31, 2015, in its sole discretion. Prizes are not transferable or
exchangeable for any other prize or equivalent prize.
3. Eligibility and Limitations. Participants and winners must be legal U.S.
residents at least 18 years old as determined by the Company and reside in a participating
Station’s Total Survey Area (“TSA”) as defined by Arbitron (or the comparable market area or
non-Arbitron markets). Company reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to a winner if a
potential winner is determined to be ineligible or otherwise in violation of these Official Rules.
Winners are subject to a verification process to include winner’s name, address, home phone
number, work/cell phone number, and social security number. Only one (1) prize per household
for the Contest. Winners are eligible to win only once per lifetime in a Townsquare Media INC.
nationwide and/or group contest. Employees of the Company, 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.
4. Telephone and Delivery Disclaimer. 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. 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. 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 entrant’s ability to participate in the Contest, and any
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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.
5. Publicity; Use of Personal Information. Unless prohibited by law, by
participating in this Contest, 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.
6. Release. By participating in the Contest, each participant and winner waives any
and all claims of liability against the Company, its parent, related, affiliated and subsidiary
companies and their employees and agents of each, 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 and to verify eligibility, participants must sign and return an Affidavit of
Eligibility and Publicity Release form provided by the Company.
7. 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. 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 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.
8. Conduct and Decisions. By participating in the Contest, participants agree to be
bound by the decisions of Company personnel, which are final with respect to this Contest.
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.
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ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY
CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND NORMAL OPERATION OF
THIS CONTEST, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS OR WEBSITE, 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.
9. Miscellaneous. 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 as announced on the
Stations. 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 the Stations 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 Townsquare Media, 240 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830.
10. 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.
Stations shall follow the applicable laws for conducting Contest, 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.
11. Participating Radio Stations. The Company may conduct the Contest
concurrently and simultaneously on several participating stations owned and or operated by the
Company, and in various states. Each station will announce participation. Stations participating
in this Contest may include all or some stations owned or operated by Townsquare Media, INC.
and/or other stations owned and/or operated by other companies. See Appendix A for the list of
participating stations.
12. List of winners. For a list of winners from the Contest, send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope (VT residents can omit return postage) with Contest name “Win Cash” to
Townsquare Media, 240 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830