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GENERAL CONTEST RULES

The following are basic contest rules applying to any and all contests aired on WZPN FM.  Each contest may have its own special qualifications and eligibility rules, in which case a separate list of rules will be available for public inspection.

All WZPN FM contests are open to all listeners, unless a specific age is required and specified by advertising, agency, or by WZPN FM.

All prizes, unless otherwise specified by WZPN FM must be picked up within thirty (30) days from the date won, between regular business hours.  Business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, with the exception of holidays.  The WZPN FM studio and office is located at 4234 North Brandywine Dr., Suite D, Peoria, IL 61614.  Holidays are included in the 30 day pick-up period.  WZPN FM will not notify winners of time remaining on prizes to be picked up.  It is the winner’s responsibility to claim their prize within the time frame.

All prizes not claimed within the 30 day period will become the property of WZPN FM who at their discretion, will award the prize to another listener, either in the same contest, or at a later date and separate contest.  An attempt will be made to award all grand prizes, whether claimed by the original winner or not.

All prizes are non-transferable by the winner, unless otherwise authorized by WZPN FM.

WZPN FM is not responsible for any misdirected or wrongly addressed mail in regard to contests, including misdirected mail routing by the postal service or private delivery service.

WZPN FM is not responsible for undelivered email.  WZPN FM is not responsible for incorrect information submitted via email contests.

Payment of all federal, state, and local taxes is the sole responsibility of the winner.  Winners may be required to sign an IRS form 1099 or equivalent when they accumulate $600.00 or more in the total value of their prizes throughout the calendar year.

By participating in the contest, the winner or winners agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to aforementioned contest

The winner must provide the WZPN FM air talent with all information including name, address, phone number, and age at the time they have won a prize.  This information must be correct.  Any falsified information will forfeit the winner from receiving the prize they won.

WZPN FM is not responsible for issues regarding telephones and cellular telephones including hang-ups and disconnections.  In the event of an inaudible or disconnected phone, the next caller will be taken and awarded the prize.  Any phone charges including cellular phones incurred in any WZPN FM contest is the sole responsibility of the winner.  Any dispute over a telephone line malfunction becomes the decision of the WZPN FM management and any decision is final.

In the even that two (2) telephone lines are “tied together” during a phone-in contest, the entire call will be disqualified, and another call will be taken. WZPN FM cannot award duplicate prizes to both parties in a “tied together” situation, which is a circumstance beyond our control.

WZPN FM may, due to the availability of prizes awarded, substitute another prize for the approximate value (in dollars) of the original prize awarded. WZPN FM prizes have no cash value.

WZPN FM allows listeners to win as many times as they wish to participate unless otherwise stated.

Contestants may qualify as often as they wish, for those contests that require qualification, unless otherwise specified.

Employees of WZPN FM, Independence Media Group and their relatives, their advertising agencies or representatives, vendors, attorneys, contractors, assignees and employees of other radio stations and participating sponsors, and their immediate families, are ineligible to enter or participate in any and all WZPN FM contests.

Prizes may not be mailed to our listeners.  All prizes must be claimed in person and signed for by the winner.  Winners must present a photo I.D. and proof of Social Security number upon release of a WZPN FM prize.  Winner will be required to sign a “Release of Prize” form and a 1099 form upon release of prize.  Listeners under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian pick up their prize and the parent or legal guardian must have a photo I.D. and proof of Social Security number.

WZPN FM their agencies, sponsors, employees, and representatives absolve themselves and shall be held harmless from any action or liability arising from any WZPN FM contest or the prize awarded in the contest.

All contestant entries become the property of WZPN FM.  WZPN FM may retain any or all contest materials for any reason that the station’s management deems crucial to the completion of the contest, or for reasons relating to publicity and/or advertising.

Unless otherwise stated, multiple entries by the same person or family will be discarded and be redeemed by station management as cause for disqualification.

Contests conducted at facilities with an age requirement of 21 years and older, shall exclude participants who cannot prove they meet this requirement.

WZPN FM reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the contest which will become effective upon announcement.

No purchase necessary.  WZPN FM contests are void where prohibited.

Failure to comply with the contest rules may result in a contestant’s disqualification.

A copy of rules available on-line at http://www.965espn.com or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Independence Radio, WZPN FM