I Go Hard For Hot

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

CONTEST DESCRIPTION:

The I Go Hard For HOT contest (“Contest”) will begin on May 14, 2012 and ends on June 19, 2012 (“Contest Period”).  One (1) grand prize winner will be awarded two (2) backstage passes to Summer Jamz 14, one (1) pair of tickets to Summer Jamz, two (2) iTweet4HOT T-Shirts, and the winner’s Tweets will be featured on hothiphopdetroit.com (website) and @hiphopdetroit twitter page.

HOW TO ENTER:

Listeners of WGPR-FM who are legal residents of the U.S. residing in the State of Michigan, and are 18 years of age and older will be able to take part in this Contest.  To participate in the Contest, listeners must do the following:

1. Participants must text the keyword ‘jamz’ to 77000 to join the Summer Jamz 15 text club.  There is no fee to join the text club.  Membership is free.  Standard text and data rates will apply.

2. Listeners must upload a photo of themselves, along with a paragraph describing why they should be the iTweet4HOT twitter jockey, and their twitter name.

3. Contestants must submit their entries to www.hothiphopdetroit.com.  All entries must be received by 11:59pm EST on May 27, 2012.  Entries will be reviewed and approved by the Station prior to posting online for public voting.

4. By uploading a submission and entering this Contest, each participant represents and warrants to be bound by the Official Contest rules, and that they are authorized to and have the rights to submit the content within the entry.

5. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of a participant’s entry, the entry will be deemed to have been made by the authorized holder of the mobile account at the time the entry was made.

Entry Requirements:

• Entries may not be patently offensive, illegal, pornographic or obscene, or similarly inappropriate in Sponsors’ sole discretion.
• Entries must be family friendly and not contain any profanity, obscene language, lewd or sexual content or references.
• Submissions may not infringe upon any rights of any third party including without limitation, copyright, trademark and right of publicity or privacy
• Entries must be produced and solely owned by the contestant submitting the entry
• Entries must not contain commercial products (e.g., clothing, toys, food) and/or their trademarks, brands, logos or endorsements
• Entries must be unpublished and not have been submitted in other competitions
• Submissions must not contain: derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, humiliate other people (publicly or otherwise), or otherwise assault or threaten others
• If any individuals, in addition to the contestant, are featured in the photographic sumission, each entrant warrants and represents that the entrant has obtained permission from each person who appears in the submission

ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:

1. The Contest is open to listeners of WGPR-FM who are 18 years of age and older and are legal residents of the U.S. residing in the State of Michigan.

2. Employees of WGPR-FM, Bell Broadcasting Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, general sponsors, promotional partners, UPICKEM.com, Second Street Media Solutions, other radio stations in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area, and members of the immediate families or households of any of the above are NOT eligible to participate or win in this Contest.

1. Once an individual wins a prize in this contest, they are not eligible to win another prize in this contest except as specified within these rules.

4. Persons who have won a prize in another contest or promotion of any kind from WGPR-FM within the thirty-day (30) period immediately preceding the start date of this contest are not eligible to participate.

PRIZES:

1. Grand Prize package will include the following:

- two (2) backstage passes to Summer Jamz 15

- one (1) pair of tickets to Summer Jamz 15

- two (2) iTweet4HOT T-Shirts

- winner’s tweets will  be featured on hothiphopdetroit.com (website) and @hiphopdetroit twitter page

2. Dates and times of concerts, events, and trips promoted by Contest sponsors are subject to change and those changes are deemed to be beyond the control of WGPR and Bell Broadcasting Company.  Changes of venue, cancellation of engagements by performing artists, and/or their management may be permanent in nature.  WGPR and Bell Broadcasting Company are not obligated to make any effort to find an alternative prize under these circumstances.

3. Prizes that are not mailed (via us mail or UPS) or provided by the participating sponsor must be claimed at the WGPR’s offices within two (2) days of the date of winning.

4. No substitution of prize is offered, no transfer of prize to a third party is permitted and non-cash prizes may not be redeemed for cash value, except as determined by WGPR management and/or the sponsor in its sole discretion.

5. All contest winners must sign and date official WGPR release and waiver forms as requested.  Failure to do so will result in winner forfeiting the prize.

1. If for any reason a contest winner provides notice that they have decided not to accept an awarded prize, the winner will be required to sign a release form acknowledging that they are forfeiting the prize.  It will be at the discretion of the Contest sponsor and / or Contest administrator if another contestant is to be selected as the winner if time permits.

1. If contest winner does not claim their prize within two (2) days, the prize will be forfeited.

8. Winners must provide valid identification (i.e. via driver’s license, passport or other photo I.D.) to claim their prize.

EXECUTION:

During the Contest Period, eligible listeners will be encouraged to participate in the Contest by registering via text message.  Standard text and data rates will apply.  After completing the registration and entry submission process, qualified entrants will be eligible for a chance to win the grand prize.  Entries will be reviewed and approved by the Station prior to posting for online voting.  The Contest will progress in the following manner:

a.  SUBMISSIONS MAY 14 - MAY 27: Listeners will upload photo, paragraph and twitter name as to why they should be the iTweet4HOT twitter jockey to GO HARD FOR HOT. Submission page will include tips on how to win. EXECUTED VIA UPICKEM

VOTING WILL BE UNLIMITED! THIS WILL PROVE WHO GOES THE HARDEST FOR HOT!!

b. VOTING PHASE ONE MAY 28 – JUNE 3^RD : Once submission is complete, submissions are encouraged to tweet and facebook everything HOT 102.7 including their link to their voting profile page including #SUMMERJAMZ15. PHASE ONE WILL LAST THROUGH JUNE 3^RD  –the bottom 25 % approved submissions will be eliminated from contest, based on lowest votes.

c. VOTING PHASE TWO JUNE 4^TH – JUNE 10^TH : Remaining 75% of approved submissions will continue on tweeting #SUMMERJAMZ15 to their followers and encourage their friends, family and followers to vote. PHASE TWO WILL LAST THROUGH JUNE 10^TH –ONLY THE TOP 10 MAKE IT OUT OF PHASE 2 TO THE FINAL PHASE.

d. FINAL ROUND JUNE  11^TH  – JUNE 17^TH WILL BE THE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS- FINALISTS WILL BE OBSERVED ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY.

1. The final round will be based solely on social networking performance. I.E. social network performance; i.e. mentioning hot 1075, promoting hot 1075 events, contests and content and encouraging their followers/friends to promote them as well on twitter and posting to hot1075 Facebook page.

The Program Director, DSC and On-line Editor will preview submissions to determine who had the best social media campaigns/most votes from previous phases to determine the winner.

1. The grand prize winner will be announced on Tuesday June 19, 2012 at 5pm and will notified by phone on June 19, 2012.

1. The winner will be instructed to come to the offices of the station to claim their prize.

1. All decisions made by WGPR-FM and Bell Broadcasting Company management regarding any aspect of this contest are final.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

1. Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes associated with the receipt of the prize (prizes are not transferable and may not be exchanged).

1. Any person winning over $600.00 in prizes will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year for tax purposes and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS as required by law.

1. No purchase necessary.  Contest is void where prohibited.  Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

1. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible contestants participating during the Contest Period.

1. 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 this contest, in any media now known or hereafter devised for advertising or promotional purposes without additional compensation, and must sign a publicity release prior to acceptance of the prize.  By entering this contest, each participant agrees to comply with the Official Rules and the decisions of the contest sponsor which shall be final and binding in all aspects relating to the contest.  

1. All contest winners will be required to sign a liability release prior to acceptance of any prize.  Pursuant to the liability release, the winner or winners will agree to hold WGPR, Bell Broadcasting Company, any other contest parties and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies, officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each of the foregoing, harmless against any and all claims or liability, directly or indirectly related to or arising from or in connection with contest participation or the acceptance, possession or use / misuse of awarded prize or any portion thereof, or participation in prize-related activities, including but not limited to any related travel.       

1. Winners must provide valid identification (i.e. via driver’s license, passport or other photo I.D.) to claim their prize.

1. The WGPR retains the right to disqualify any contestant if all contest rules are not followed, contest void if prohibited by law.

1. So long as no participant is materially adversely affected, the WGPR reserves the right to make changes in the contest rules, which will become effective upon being announced on the air.

1. WGPR, Bell Broadcasting 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, facsimile transmission, text message, or internet registration due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other connections, communication failures or human error that may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of entries.  In addition, WGPR, Bell Broadcasting Company, participating sponsors and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates or their representatives, agents and employees are not responsible for lost, misdirected, mutilated, illegible or incomplete contest entries.  Once submitted, entries become the property of the WGPR and will not be returned.

1. By accepting the prize, the winner acknowledges that WGPR and Bell Broadcasting Company Bell Broadcasting Company 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 the prize or to any portion thereof, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose.

1. WGPR, Bell Broadcasting Company, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, 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 WGPR, Bell Broadcasting Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, participating sponsors, promotional partners and other radio  stations, such as acts of God, strikes, terrorists acts or criminal acts of third parties.  In the event, such an act should occur; reasonable attempts will be made to offer the winner comparable prize(s) currently being offered by the WGPR in lieu of the prize originally awarded.

1. If for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, any suspected evidence of tampering or technological corruption or if any portion of the promotion is compromised by virus, bugs, worms or unauthorized human intervention, fraud, an insufficient number of qualified contest entries, or any other causes beyond WGPR and Bell Broadcasting Company’s control which, in WGPR and Bell Broadcasting Company’s sole opinion, corrupts, threatens or impairs the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, WGPR and Bell Broadcasting Company reserve the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest at their sole discretion.     

1. Copies of contest rules are available upon request during regular business hours, Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the offices of the WGPR, located at 3250 Franklin Street Detroit, Michigan 48207.  Copies of contest rules will also be made available during on-site / in-person remote events.