The following guidelines apply to all MIX 94.5/WLRW contests, unless otherwise specified.

Wherever the words Mix 94.5 WLRW appear in these rules, they include the business entity to which the station is licensed, and any member companies, parent corporations, and affiliates.  For example, Mix 94.5 WLRW would include the Illini Radio Group, Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC, and its sole member, Saga Communications, Inc. 

1) No purchase is necessary to enter any Mix 94.5 WLRW contest.
 
2) All contestants must be permanent residents of Illinois and must provide Mix 94.5 WLRW with a valid form of identification and Social Security number satisfactory to Mix 94.5 WLRW management.
 
3) Subject to rule (4) below, all contestants must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to participate in contests that include hotel/motel accommodations, motor vehicles, boats, and/or air travel as prizes.
 
4) All contestants must be at least 21 years old to be eligible for all contests affiliated with an alcoholic beverage manufacturer or distributor.
 
5) One entry per household will be permitted to participate in a contest.  A "household" is defined  as any individuals residing at the same address. After winning a contest on Mix 94.5 WLRW, the individual/household is ineligible to win any other contests on Mix 94.5 WLRW for a period of thirty (30) days.  All individuals/households receiving a prize valued at $500.00 or more on Mix 94.5 WLRW may be issued a 1099 Federal Income Tax Form by Mix 94.5 WLRW, and are ineligible to win a prize valued at $500.00 or more for a period of one calendar year from the date of winning. If it is determined that a selected contestant is ineligible as a result of one or both of these restrictions, another contestant will be selected.  This selection procedure will continue until these restrictions are satisfied.
 
6) Anytime the Mix 94.5 WLRW on-air studio is called, it is assumed by the caller that the phone call is being recorded and may be broadcast.  The caller grants permission to Mix 94.5 WLRW to broadcast the call or record the call for later broadcast.

6a) For telephone contests, listeners may enter by calling (217) 351-9494.  If any problems are discovered by Mix 94.5 WLRW, different call-in numbers or addresses may be substituted and utilized after those numbers and addresses are broadcast on Mix 94.5 WLRW.  In the event a caller is disconnected during a contest before his/her name and phone number is recorded, then the prize will be awarded to the next caller whose name and phone number are recorded.  The person operating the telephone at Mix 94.5 WLRW has the final decision as to who is the winning caller.

6b) In regards to the internet stream of the radio station, programming may be delayed affecting contest participation.
 
7) For contests requiring written entry forms, they may be faxed to (217) 352-1256, e-mailed to a contest specific address on www.mix945.com, or mailed/delivered to Mix 94.5 WLRW – 2603 W. Bradley Avenue, Champaign, IL, 61821.  All entries become property of Mix 94.5 WLRW and will not be returned.  Mix 94.5 WLRW reserves the right to retain any or all contest materials for any reason that Mix 94.5 WLRW deems necessary to the completion of the contest, or reasons relating to publicity and/or advertising.  Mix 94.5 WLRW shall have no responsibility for a contestant’s failure to win or claim any prize based on difficulties with telephone, facsimile, email, or internet difficulties, or any circumstances in any contest.
 
8) Any specific rules and/or restrictions pertaining to individual contests (entry dates, a limit on     number or words on an entry, etc.) will be disclosed in on-air announcements.
 
9) Prizes must be picked up by the winners at the Mix 94.5 WLRW business office or other pre-arranged or pre-announced location within thirty (30) days of notification to the winner, unless there is a deadline date by which the prizes must be picked up, in which case, that date will be specifically stated.  Otherwise, failure to pick up the prizes by the deadline will result in the forfeiture of the prize, which shall remain the property of Mix 94.5 WLRW.  Mix 94.5 WLRW assumes no liability for the delivery of prizes.
 
10) In the event the winner is subject to, or the subject of, any order or legal process issued by any governmental agency having jurisdiction over the affairs of the winner (i.e. garnishment, child support order, judgment, lien, and the like), Mix 94.5 WLRW's delivery of the prize to the official representative of the governmental entity claiming a right to the prize shall be thus deemed as Mix 94.5 WLRW awarding the prize to the winner.  Mix 94.5 WLRW shall be entitled to rely in good faith, upon any documents presented by the representative seeking to collect the prize in lieu of the winner.  Mix 94.5 WLRW shall not be liable for any claim by any winner for damages incidental thereto.
 
11) As a condition of entering a contest, contestants must agree that upon winning, they will  consent to the use of their name, likeness, and all verbal and written communications with Mix 94.5 WLRW for publicity purposes.
 
12)  Employees of Mix 94.5 WLRW, the Illini Radio Group, Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC, and its ultimate parent company, Saga Communications, Inc., their advertising agencies, affiliates, contest sponsors, employees and immediate families of each, and employees of all media of mass communication within a one hundred mile radius of the Mix 94.5 WLRW main studio are not eligible to win any contest.
 
13) All prizes are non-transferable and are not redeemable for cash. Mix 94.5 WLRW reserves the right to substitute a prize of similar value.  Mix 94.5 WLRW cannot be held responsible for unforeseen cancellations or delays of concerts/events or transportation caused by weather, promoter or performer.
 
14) Winners are solely responsible for all applicable local, state and federal taxes.  Winner may  be issued a 1099 MISC federal tax form if in one calendar year the prize value of all prizes won in contests from Mix 94.5 WLRW and/or participating co-sponsors exceeds $600.00.
 
15) Mix 94.5 WLRW assumes no liability for liability, damages, situations, repairs, or incidents arising from any aspect of any prize awarded in any contest. Mix 94.5 WLRW, all participating co-sponsor companies and their advertising and promotional agencies, affiliates thereof, employees, and immediate families of each absolve themselves and shall be held harmless from any action or liability arising from any contest or prize awarded in any contest.  As a condition of entering a contest, participants may be required, upon winning, to sign a release form and affidavit of eligibility to claim their prize.  Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of the contestant’s right to claim or receive the prize.
 
16) The following are specifically related to E-contests and E-Mail Club promotions on www.mix945.com:

a) All appropriate information in required fields must be filled out or contestants will be disqualified. 

b) To be eligible to win a prize, a contestant must reside within the listening area of Mix 94.5 WLRW, as defined within the exclusive discretion of Mix 94.5 WLRW management.

c) Any problems with the internet or email are not Mix 94.5 WLRW's responsibility.

d) Contestants who attempt to register to participate on Mix 94.5 WLRW’s websites may be required to produce a printed copy of proof of registration before being allowed to participate in the contest.
 
17) All giveaways and contests are void where prohibited by law.  All local, state and federal regulations apply. As a licensee of the FCC and a trustee of the public airwaves, Mix 94.5 WLRW reserves the right to interrupt and/or discontinue any contest or promotion (and not award the offered prize) at the discretion of Mix 94.5 WLRW management if world events, the national mood, or public safety so warrant. Mix 94.5 WLRW reserves the right to disqualify any winner if the contest rules have been violated in any way.  Mix 94.5 WLRW reserves the right to amend the rules to any contest at any time. All decisions of Mix 94.5 WLRW are final.

18)  Although Mix 94.5 WLRW will make reasonable efforts to conduct its contests substantially as announced or advertised, Mix 94.5 WLRW reserves the right in extraordinary situations to change or modify the rules of its contests as exigent circumstances may require.  In such cases, Mix 94.5 WLRW will amend the rules for that contest and broadcast the amended rules as promptly as possible.  In such case, the contest will be conducted in accordance with the amended rules.
 
19) A copy of these rules are available during business hours at the Mix 94.5 WLRW studios, 2603 W. Bradley Avenue, Champaign, IL, 61821.