93Q MEOW MADNESS 2022 CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
A complete copy of these rules can be obtained by contacting the offices of radio station WNTQ
(“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Radio LLC, 1064 James St., Syracuse NY 13203, during normal
business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.
The Station will conduct the 93Q Meow Madness 2022 Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as
described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
- NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF
WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS APPLY.
Eligibility. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding dual Florida and New York
residents, age eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and
who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have
not won a prize from the Station valued at $500 or more in the last 90 days and whose immediate family
members or household members have not won a prize from the Station valued at $500 or more in the
last 90 days. Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Employees of Cumulus Radio LLC, its
parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers,
advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family
members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term
“immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and
children and stepchildren. The term “household members” refers to people who share the same
residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state
and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to
these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the
Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. - Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 12:01am ET on February 25, 2022 and will run through
5:59am ET on March 25, 2022 (the “Contest Period”). The Station’s computer is the official time
keeping device for this Contest. - How to Enter. Beginning at 12:01 am ET on February 25, 2022 to 11:59pm ET on March 2, 2022
(“Entry Period”), go to 93Q.com, select “Meow Madness,” and follow the instructions to submit a
picture (“Photograph”) of your cat, and include cat’s name, your name, address, phone number, email
address, and date of birth. Entry photos that are indecent, lewd, offensive, defamatory, contain
profanities, or are in any way in bad taste or contain material(s) which may infringe upon any
person or entities proprietary rights, as determined in the sole discretion of the Station, will be
disqualified. Entrants warrant and represent that they have permission from all subjects within the
Photograph to submit such Photographs for all purposes in this Contest. All entries must be received by
11:59pm ET on March 2, 2022 to be eligible to win. Limit one (1) entry per person, regardless of
how many email addresses a person may possess and use. Multiple participants are not permitted to
share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry by using
multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void
that entry and the participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is
prohibited and will result in disqualification. Station is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid,
unintelligible, inappropriate or misdirected registrations, all of which will be disqualified. In the event
of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register
will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the
telephone number by the wireless carrier or an email address by an Internet access provider, online
service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain
associated with the submitted address. Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the
authorized account holder. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Station and will not be
returned. Station reserves the right to contact entrants and all other individuals whose email address is
submitted as part of this promotion. No mail-in entries will be accepted.
- Winner Selection. At the conclusion of the Entry Period, Station, in its sole discretion, will select the
sixteen (16) best Photographs to be finalists (“16 Finalists”) based on creativity and how the pet looks in
the Photograph, from all eligible entries received by Station during the Entry Period. Beginning at
7:00am ET on March 4, 2022 until 6:00am ET on March 11, 2022 (“Initial Voting Period”), Station will
display the Photographs of the 16 Finalists on the Station’s “Meow Madness” Contest webpage.
Listeners will vote for their favorite. All votes for the Initial
Voting Period must be received by 6:00am ET on March 11, 2022. The eight (8) Photographs that
receive the most votes (“8 Finalists”) advance to the next round. Beginning at 7:00am ET on March 11,
2022 until 6:00am ET on March 18, 2022 (“Second Round Voting Period”), Station will display the
Photographs of the 8 Finalists on the Station’s “Meow Madness” Contest webpage. Listeners will vote for their favorite. All votes for the Second Round Voting Period must be received by 6:00am ET on March 18, 2022. The four (4) Photographs that receive the most votes (“4 Finalists”) will advance to the final round. Beginning at 7:00am ET on March 18, 2022 until 6:00am ET on March 25, 2022 (“Final Voting Round”), Station will display Photographs of the 4
Finalists on the Station’s “Meow Madness” Contest webpage. Listeners will vote for their favorite. All votes for the Final Voting Period must be received by 6:00am ET on March 25, 2022. The Photograph that receives the most votes will be declared the winner of the Grand Prize, (as defined below), the Photograph with the second most votes will be the Second Place Prize winner, the Photograph with the third most votes will be the Third Place Prize winner, and the Photograph with the fourth most votes will be the Fourth Place Prize winner. All winners will be announced on the air at 7:00am ET on March 25, 2022. (If there is a tie, Station will conduct a random drawing from the tying entries to determine the winner.) The winning entrants will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules). Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within three (3) days of notification will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize. - Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS
IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING
IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply
with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules; and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all
requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of
random drawing and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and return
to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a
liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize, if applicable. A
winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have
accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize
and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of
eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the
prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that
the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to
an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. - Prizes. One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded in this Contest. The Grand Prize consists of one (1) $100
CountryMax gift card. ARV One Hundred Dollars ($100.00.) One (1) Second Place Prize will be
awarded in this Contest. The Second Place Prize consists of one (1) $75 CountryMax gift card. ARV
Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00). One (1) Third Place Prize will be awarded in this Contest. The Third
Place Prize consists of one (1) $50 CountryMax gift card. ARV Fifty Dollars ($50.00). One (1) Fourth
Place Prize will be awarded in this Contest. The Fourth Place Prize consists of one (1) $25 CountryMax
gift card. ARV Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00). Total aggregate ARV of all prizes awarded in this
Contest is Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00.)
Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use. Odds of winning a prize
depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest
Period and listeners participating at any given time.
There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole
discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash. The prizes
are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other
expenses. Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the
terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift
certificates/cards. Other restrictions may apply.
- Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound
by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters
relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc., and
its subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any
other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the
Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and
representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and
liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property,
including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of
private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of
right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property
damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry
or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including
any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c)
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses,
and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation
in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, by participating in the Contest, entrants:
i. agree to grant the Station a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide license to edit, telecast, exhibit,
rerun, reproduce, use, syndicate, license, print, distribute and otherwise exploit any items (including any
photos, videos, audio, or written material) submitted as part of the Contest entry (the “Materials”), or
any portion thereof, in any manner and in any and all formats and media now known or hereafter
devised, without payment to you or any third party;
ii. acknowledge that the Station reserves the right, in its sole discretion, not to use the Materials at
all; and
iii. represent and warrant that they have the legal right, power and authority to grant to the Station
the license provided for herein; own or control the complete exhibition and other rights to the Materials
submitted for the purposes contemplated in this license; are either the parent (or legal guardian) of any
minor featured in the Materials or have received the express consent of the parent (or legal guardian) for
any such minor to appear in the Materials and to enter the minor’s likeness in the Materials in the
Contest; and neither the Materials nor the exercise of the rights granted herein shall infringe upon or
violate the right of privacy or right of publicity of, or constitute a libel or slander against, or violate any
common law or any other right of, any person or entity. - Publicity. Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to use by
the Station and its agent of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical
information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without
further payment or consideration, unless otherwise prohibited by law. Registrants that opted-in to
receive communications from Prize Provider may be contacted by Prize Provider via e-mail or other
mediums for marketing and other purposes with the option to opt out of future communication.
- Taxes. All State, Local, Federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees
for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner. All those who win a prize or prizes
valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings. - General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part
of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the
integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station
reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry
process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an
unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the
legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an
attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent
permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a
waiver of that provision. - Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate
information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or
programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but
not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or
software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4)
technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of
entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly,
in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any
prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical,
programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules
to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing
among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims. - Disputes. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or
connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any
form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected
with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District
Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (iii) any and all claims,
judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated
with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant
be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and
consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any
and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and
questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules,
or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving
effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or
any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
state in which the Station is located. - Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy
Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks,
forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained
therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole
discretion. Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website
users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in
operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to
Station’s website - Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expiresby sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Radio LLC, WNTQ, 1064 James St., Syracuse NY 13203.PRIZE PROVIDER: CountryMax, 3179 Erie Boulevard E, DeWitt, NY 13214.
