Cumulus Nashville’s “Nominate a Local Hero” Contest
Official Rules
A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WSM-FM, WKDF,
WQQK, WGFX, WWTN (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Radio LLC located at, 10
Music Circle East, Nashville, TN 37203, during normal business hours Monday through Friday
or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.
The Station will conduct the Cumulus Nashville’s “Nominate A Local Hero” Contest (the
“Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees
as follows:
1.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. Void where prohibited by law. 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.
2.Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 9:00am CT on March 31, 2020 and will run
through 11:59pm CT on May 17, 2020 (the “Contest Period”). The Station’s computer is the
official time keeping device for this Contest.
3.How to Enter. To enter:
(iii) Online: Visit the website of one (1) of the Participating Stations, as listed below, during the
Contest Period, click on the “Contest” link, click on the “Nominate a Local Hero” Contest link,
and complete an entry form. All entries must be received by 11:59pm CT on May 17, 2020 to be
eligible for the Prize drawing. Limit one (1) entry per person per Participating Station,
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 per day 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.
4.Winner Selection. On or about 10:00am CT on the following dates – April 7, 2020; April 14,
2020; April 21, 2020; April 28, 2020; May 5, 2020; May 12, 2020 and May 19, 2020 – Station
will select one (1) entry for the Prize in a random drawing from among all valid entries received
by Station during the Contest Period. The winning entrant 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.
5.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.
6. Prizes. Seven (7) Prizes will be awarded in this Contest. Each Prize is 4 tickets to an
upcoming concert in Nashville, TN. Exact show TBD each week. ARV Four hundred dollars
($400). Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use. Odds of
winning the Grand 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.
7.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.
8.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.
9.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.
10.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.
11.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.
12.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.
13.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.
14.Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest
Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.
CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Radio LLC, 10 Music Circle East, Nashville, TN 37203.
