2009 Country Music Challenge (the "Contest")
Station(s): 13WHAM
Station Address: 13WHAM-TV, 4225 West Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623
Telephone: (585) 334-8700
Newport Television, Inc. its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (together, the "Company"), will conduct the Contest in the Stations Designated Market Area (as defined by Arbitron & Nielsen) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
The Company may conduct the Contest concurrently and simultaneously on several participating radio and/or television 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 the Contest as announced on the affected station.
1. Description of Contest/Participation
A. Dates of Contest:
The Contest will run on or about November 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009.
B. How to Enter and Play:
No purchase necessary to participate or win. Purchase does not increase chance of winning. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants.
Your e-mail address will be used to identify you. Go to the Station's website; click on the "2009 Country Music Challenge" icon and register by completing all the required information including a valid US postal address and home phone number.
Once you are properly registered, you may log-on, and make your guesses of who will win in each category. Additionally, when you initially register, you will be asked to estimate a time limit on the awards show, defined in hours and minutes, to be used as our tie-breaker question. Players must make their picks before 6 p.m. Central on November 11, 2009. Players may alter their selections throughout the contest, but the deadline to make any alterations is 6 p.m. Central on November 11, 2009.
C. Determination of Winners:
1) The winner of 2009 Country Music Challenge will be the player who correctly picks the most category winners. Each correct category pick will earn 1 point.
2) In the event of a tie in total points accumulated by the player, we use the following criteria:
When the player initially registered for the game, they were asked to guess a time limit on the awards show, in hours and minutes. The person closest to the actual length of the awards show, without going over, will be the selected winner. If a tie still exists, a random drawing will be conducted to determine the winner.
THE CONTEST IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND MAY NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FORM OF GAMBLING.
THIS GAME IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH OR SPONSORED BY ANY TELEVISION NETWORK, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ABC, INC., DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., OR THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES.
In the event that the award show is postponed, terminated early, or cancelled for any reason (such as a strike or lockout), the Station reserves the right to award prizes based on scores at the time the season is disrupted, or to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest at its discretion.
2. Prize(s)
The prize(s) that may be awarded to the eligible winner(s) are:
One Grand Prize winner will receive a $50 Gift Certificate to Red Osier Restaurant.
It's fun, free, and easy to play! If a winner is disqualified, the Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner's prize, in its sole discretion. All prize winners' names will be posted on the participating Stations' websites. Winners will also be notified by email. All prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose).
3. Eligibility and Limitations
Participants and winner(s) must be U.S. residents at least 18-years old as determined by the Company, have a valid email address and live within in the Station's Designated Market Area (as defined by Nielsen). Only one (1) prize per household within any thirty (30) day period. 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.
In the event of a dispute about the identity of any entrant, entries made online will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. A potential winner may be required to provide the sponsors with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry.
4. Delivery Disclaimer
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.
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. 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 Contests 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.
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 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. Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash or exchangeable for any other prize. Any person winning over $600 in prizes from a station 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. Decisions
By participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of Company personnel. The Company reserves the right to disqualify any participant or winner and may refuse to award any prize to a person who is ineligible or who the Company believes has violated any rule, gained unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtained winner status using fraudulent means. 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. Any and all improprieties should be reported immediately to support@inergizedigital.com. The Company reserves the right at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who violates these rules, tampers with the entry process, or engages in any conduct detrimental to Stations, the Contest or any other entrant (in each case as determined in Station's sole discretion), to lock out any individual whose eligibility is in question, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Contest at any time.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE 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 FROM ANY SUCH PERSON DAMAGES AND ANY OTHER REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9. Miscellaneous
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. Written copies of these rules are available during normal business hours at the business offices of the Station(s) and by mail upon written request with a stamped, self-addressed return 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 Inergize Digital, 1600 Utica Avenue South, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55416.
10. Compliance with Law
The conduct of the Contest is governed by the applicable laws of the Unites 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.
Station(s): 13WHAM
Station Address: 13WHAM-TV, 4225 West Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623
Telephone: (585) 334-8700
Newport Television, Inc. its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (together, the "Company"), will conduct the Contest in the Stations Designated Market Area (as defined by Arbitron & Nielsen) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
The Company may conduct the Contest concurrently and simultaneously on several participating radio and/or television 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 the Contest as announced on the affected station.
1. Description of Contest/Participation
A. Dates of Contest:
The Contest will run on or about November 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009.
B. How to Enter and Play:
No purchase necessary to participate or win. Purchase does not increase chance of winning. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants.
Your e-mail address will be used to identify you. Go to the Station's website; click on the "2009 Country Music Challenge" icon and register by completing all the required information including a valid US postal address and home phone number.
Once you are properly registered, you may log-on, and make your guesses of who will win in each category. Additionally, when you initially register, you will be asked to estimate a time limit on the awards show, defined in hours and minutes, to be used as our tie-breaker question. Players must make their picks before 6 p.m. Central on November 11, 2009. Players may alter their selections throughout the contest, but the deadline to make any alterations is 6 p.m. Central on November 11, 2009.
C. Determination of Winners:
1) The winner of 2009 Country Music Challenge will be the player who correctly picks the most category winners. Each correct category pick will earn 1 point.
2) In the event of a tie in total points accumulated by the player, we use the following criteria:
When the player initially registered for the game, they were asked to guess a time limit on the awards show, in hours and minutes. The person closest to the actual length of the awards show, without going over, will be the selected winner. If a tie still exists, a random drawing will be conducted to determine the winner.
THE CONTEST IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND MAY NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FORM OF GAMBLING.
THIS GAME IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH OR SPONSORED BY ANY TELEVISION NETWORK, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ABC, INC., DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., OR THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES.
In the event that the award show is postponed, terminated early, or cancelled for any reason (such as a strike or lockout), the Station reserves the right to award prizes based on scores at the time the season is disrupted, or to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest at its discretion.
2. Prize(s)
The prize(s) that may be awarded to the eligible winner(s) are:
One Grand Prize winner will receive a $50 Gift Certificate to Red Osier Restaurant.
It's fun, free, and easy to play! If a winner is disqualified, the Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner's prize, in its sole discretion. All prize winners' names will be posted on the participating Stations' websites. Winners will also be notified by email. All prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose).
3. Eligibility and Limitations
Participants and winner(s) must be U.S. residents at least 18-years old as determined by the Company, have a valid email address and live within in the Station's Designated Market Area (as defined by Nielsen). Only one (1) prize per household within any thirty (30) day period. 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.
In the event of a dispute about the identity of any entrant, entries made online will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. A potential winner may be required to provide the sponsors with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry.
4. Delivery Disclaimer
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.
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. 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 Contests 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.
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 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. Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash or exchangeable for any other prize. Any person winning over $600 in prizes from a station 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. Decisions
By participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of Company personnel. The Company reserves the right to disqualify any participant or winner and may refuse to award any prize to a person who is ineligible or who the Company believes has violated any rule, gained unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtained winner status using fraudulent means. 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. Any and all improprieties should be reported immediately to support@inergizedigital.com. The Company reserves the right at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who violates these rules, tampers with the entry process, or engages in any conduct detrimental to Stations, the Contest or any other entrant (in each case as determined in Station's sole discretion), to lock out any individual whose eligibility is in question, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Contest at any time.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE 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 FROM ANY SUCH PERSON DAMAGES AND ANY OTHER REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9. Miscellaneous
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. Written copies of these rules are available during normal business hours at the business offices of the Station(s) and by mail upon written request with a stamped, self-addressed return 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 Inergize Digital, 1600 Utica Avenue South, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55416.
10. Compliance with Law
The conduct of the Contest is governed by the applicable laws of the Unites 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.
