West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority

Official Contest Rules

Eligibility Restrictions: 1. All winners of contest must be eighteen (18) years of age or older, and must have proper identification and proof of age (i.e. via driver’s license, passport or other photo I.D. with birth date).  Only one entry per individual, per contest.

(a) Employees of company, and its directors, affiliated non-profit directors, general sponsors, promotional partners, contractors, or any other stations licensed by company; and members of their immediate households are ineligible to participate or win.

Prizes: 1. All prizes MUST be verified at the office of West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority located at 600 Capitol Street Charleston, WV. Proper identification and proof of age (i.e. driver’s license, passport or other photo I.D. with birth date) must be presented before any prize is released to the winner.

2. In the event that the prize won is valued at over $600 the winner will be responsible to report and pay taxes on the amount won.

Legal Conditions: 1. Payment of all federal, state and local taxes is the sole responsibility of the winner. Winners may be required to sign an IRS form or the equivalent.

2. By participating in the contest, a winner agrees to have his or her name, voice, or likeness used in any promotional or broadcasting material relating to the contest, and must sign a publicity release prior to acceptance of the prize.  By entering the contest, each winner agrees to comply with these Official Contest Rules and with the decisions of the contest sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all aspects relating to the contest.

3. All contest winners will be required to sign a liability release.  Pursuant to the liability release, the winners will agree to hold company, and its officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives, as well as its subsidiaries, affiliates, general sponsors, promotional partners, harmless against any and all claims or liability, directly or indirectly related to or arising from the contest winner’s participation in the contest.

5. So long as no contestant is adversely affected in any material way, company reserves the right to make changes to the rules of the contest.  Any changes made will become effective once announced on the air.

6. No purchase is necessary.  The contest is void where prohibited.  This contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. 

7. Company, participating sponsors and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates or their representatives, agents and employees are not responsible for the inability of any contestant to complete or continue a telephone call or internet entry due to service outages or interruptions, delays, busy signals, equipment malfunctions, inadvertent disconnections or any other technical difficulty.

8. Failure of a contestant to comply with the contest rules may result in a contestant disqualification.

9. Company, its subsidiaries, its participating sponsors and promotional partners will not assume any responsibility for any changes in the execution of the contest, including; cancellation of the contest as a result of the occurrence of events not within the control of company, its subsidiaries, participating sponsors/promotional partners and other radio stations, such as Acts of God, Strikes and Terrorists Acts. 

10. Qualifiers of this contest will be told of a designated date the prizes are to be awarded. 

11. Copies of these contest rules shall be available in the station office during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, during the Contest Period. Players may also get a copy of the rules on station website or by making the request in a letter and by including a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Contest Rules, West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority, 600 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV 25301.