PICK A PRIZE CONTEST
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase or payment will not increase your chances of winning. Void where prohibited by law.
1. Promotion Dates
The “Pick Your Prize” Promotion (the “Promotion”) is a multi-market, multi-station giveaway administered by Stephens Media Group and its participating affiliate radio stations. The Promotion begins at 12:00 a.m. local time on Monday, October 6, 2025, and ends at 11:59 p.m. local time on Friday, October 31, 2025 (the “Promotion Period”).
Participating stations include WFRY and eleven (11) additional Stephens Media Group radio stations across twelve (12) separate markets. Each participating station will conduct and promote the Contest under the shared framework and schedule of the overall Promotion.
- How to Enter
- To participate in the Contest, listen to a participating radio station during the promotion period (the “Promotion Dates”) for the on-air broadcast of a contest cue (the “Cue”) and a corresponding keyword (the “Keyword”). Each weekday (Monday through Friday) during the Promotion Dates, up to thirteen (13) Cues will be broadcast on each participating station. Each Cue will include a unique Keyword. Additionally, up to one (1) bonus Keyword may be broadcast on each participating station on Saturday and/or Sunday.
- Upon hearing the Cue, participants must visit the participating radio station’s website at www.froggy97.com and enter the exact Keyword as announced on-air. At the time of entry, the participant must also select one (1) of the fifty (50) available prizes for which they wish to be entered to win. Entry must be submitted via the contest entry form provided on the website.
3. Entry Limits
- Participants may submit only one (1) entry per Keyword, using the exact spelling of the Keyword as announced. Multiple entries for the same Keyword by the same participant will be disqualified.
- Participants may enter up to thirteen (13) times per weekday (Monday through Friday), provided that each entry corresponds to a unique Keyword announced on that day. Participants may also enter once per weekend (Saturday or Sunday) by submitting the applicable bonus Keyword.
4. Entry Periods
- For the purposes of prize drawings, entries will be grouped into Entry Periods as follows:
- Weekday Entry Periods: All entries received from Tuesday through Friday of a given week from all participating stations shall constitute a single Entry Period.
- Weekend Entry Periods: All entries received from Saturday through Monday of a given week from all participating stations shall constitute a separate Entry Period.
- There will be a total of twenty (20) Entry Periods during the Promotion Dates.
5. Winner Selection and Notification
- Following the conclusion of each Entry Period, Stephens Media Group will conduct a random drawing from among all eligible entries received from all participating radio stations during that Entry Period. One (1) potential winner will be selected at random per Entry Period.
- The selected entrant will be contacted by telephone by a representative of Stephens Media Group using the phone number provided at the time of entry. In order to be declared an official winner, the selected entrant must be successfully reached by phone and confirm their eligibility.
- During the call, the selected entrant will be required to provide the following information for verification purposes:
- Full legal name
- Complete mailing address
- Valid daytime and evening phone numbers
- Date of birth
- Social Security Number for prizes valued over $600
- If the selected entrant is unreachable by phone, fails to provide the required information, is found to be ineligible, or declines the prize for any reason, they will forfeit the prize, and an alternate entrant may be selected from the remaining eligible entries, at the sole discretion of Stephens Media Group.
6. Prizes
- Prize Awards: A total of twenty (20) prizes will be awarded during the Promotion. Each prize will correspond to the specific prize selected by the entrant at the time of entry, subject to availability and verification of eligibility.
- Prize Substitution: Stephens Media Group reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute any selected prize in the form of a check, in the amount of the stated approximate retail value (“ARV”) of the originally selected prize.
- Prize Fulfillment: Prizes will be fulfilled within six (6) to eight (8) weeks following the confirmation of the winner’s eligibility and receipt of all required documentation, including a completed and signed winner affidavit, if applicable. Prizes will be shipped to the winner’s participating radio station for distribution.
- Taxes and Other Costs: All federal, state, and local taxes, including but not limited to income taxes, and all other expenses not specifically described as part of the prize, are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. Winners may be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the actual value of the prize awarded if required by law.
- Total Prize Value: The total ARV of all prizes awarded in this Promotion is Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000 USD).
7. Winner Selection
- Final Decision Authority: All decisions made by Stephens Media Group regarding the administration of the Promotion, eligibility of entrants, selection of winners, and interpretation of these Official Rules are final and binding in all respects.
- Prize Limitations: An individual may win only one (1) prize throughout the entire duration of the Promotion. Only one (1) prize may be awarded per household. Any entrant or household found to have won more than one prize will be disqualified, and any additional prizes will be forfeited.
- Age Requirement: All entrants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry in order to be eligible to win a prize.
- Eligibility: Employees of Stephens Media Group, the Participating Stations, affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, prize providers, and their immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling, and their respective spouses), and persons living in the same household as such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate or win.
8. General Conditions
- Technical Issues: Stephens Media Group and all participating radio stations are not responsible for any technical difficulties, transmission errors, service interruptions, malfunctions, or delays in streaming audio that may affect the ability of a listener to hear the broadcast Cue or Keyword, or otherwise participate in the Promotion. Due to the potential delay in online streaming of station programming, listeners who stream broadcasts may experience a lag in timing that could affect their ability to participate. Entrants acknowledge that this may decrease their chances of winning.
- Publicity Release: By entering the Promotion, each entrant (and, in the case of a winner, by accepting a prize) grants Stephens Media Group and its participating radio stations the right, except where prohibited by law, to use the entrant’s name, city of residence, voice, likeness, photograph, prize information, and/or biographical information for promotional or advertising purposes in any media, worldwide, without further compensation or notice.
- Right to Modify or Cancel: Stephens Media Group reserves the right to terminate, suspend, or modify the Promotion or any part of it at any time, with or without notice, and for any reason, including if, in the sole discretion of Stephens Media Group, any fraud, technical failures, or other factors impair the integrity or proper functioning of the Promotion.
- Disqualification: Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in a contestant’s disqualification at the sole discretion of Stephens Media Group. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil law and, should such an attempt be made, Stephens Media Group reserves the right to seek damages and/or other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
- Limitation of Liability: By participating, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Stephens Media Group, the Participating Stations, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, prize providers, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, causes of action, damages, losses, or liabilities arising out of or related to participation in the Promotion or receipt or use of any prize.
- Standard Contest Rules: These Official Rules are specific to the “Pick Your Prize” Promotion. All standard Stephens Media Group contest rules apply unless specifically modified herein. Standard contest rules are available on the station’s website at www.froggy97.com
- Availability of Rules: A copy of these Official Rules is available during normal business hours at the offices of WFRY Radio 134 Mullin Street, Watertown, NY 13601, and on the station’s website at www.froggy97.com
9. Participating Radio Stations
The “Pick Your Prize” Promotion is being conducted concurrently and collectively by the following Stephens Media Group radio stations (the “Participating Stations”):
- KCDU – Monterey, CA
- KZBD – Spokane, WA
- KABX – Merced, CA
- KWLZ – Redding, CA
- KTSO – Tulsa, OK
- WZNE – Rochester, NY
- KUJ-FM – Tri-Cities, WA
- KKAJ – Ardmore, OK
- KTMT – Medford, OR
- WYSX – Ogdensburg, NY
- WFRY – Watertown, NY
- KARY – Yakima, WA
Each station will promote the Promotion in its respective market and will direct listeners to participate via its designated website. Entries from all Participating Stations will be pooled together for each Entry Period drawing. All stations operate under the common rules outlined herein.
SMG Watertown
General Rules: Contests and Promotions
As part of Stephens Media Group’s programming strategies, the network and each company-owned radio station may conduct on-air contests and giveaways and other promotional activities where listeners have the ability to win cash and other valuable items.
The following are the general rules governing any contest and promotions initiated and sponsored by SMG Watertown. Unless modified to fit certain promotional strategies, the following rules shall apply:
1. Officers, employees, and employee-volunteers of SMG and their immediate families are not eligible to participate. Further, any former Officer, employee and employee-volunteers of SMG or any of its subsidiaries is prohibited from qualifying for and/or winning a prize of any value until 24 consecutive months has passed since the last day of their employment with SMG.
2. Members of all forms of media (including but not limited to TV, Radio, Online and newspaper) are ineligible to win any prize.
3. The decision of SMG in verifying and confirming qualifiers and or winners will be final. SMG shall reserve the right to discontinue on-going promotions and contests as it deems necessary.
4. Prizes are non-transferable. SMG reserves the right to substitute prizes if the prizes promised may become unavailable during the duration of the promotion. The alternate prize may be of equal or greater value than the original prize. Non-cash prizes are not convertible to cash. Prizes that are time and date sensitive such as concert tickets and trios can not be substituted if the winner is unable to use such prizes.
5. Taxes may be due for certain prizes awarded by SMG. It is the responsibility of the winners to pay necessary and applicable taxes due on these prizes. Winners of prizes valued at $600.00 or more shall be asked to complete IRS Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification. Winners who win prizes valued at a total of $600.00 during a calendar year shall be sent Form 1099-MISC. This IRS reporting form shall reflect the suggested total value of the prizes won by a single winner during the calendar year. The suggested total value of the prizes may not be the value subject to income taxes.
6. Winners shall be requested to provide photo identification upon claiming of prizes. Certain winners shall also be required to sign a release and authorize SMG and it’s radio network to use winners’ name in future promotions and contests. Winners shall also authorize SMG to put on the air their voices and comments as a form of testimonial to be used strictly for promotional purposes only.
7. Prizes that are unclaimed within three months after the announcement shall be forfeited. Checks awarded as cash prize shall be voided and forfeited if not cashed within six months from the date of the check. Cash Prizes can only be awarded if the necessary photo identification is presented.
8. Participants may win only once during a three month period. Winners are ineligible to participate and win a prize until three months from the date of their last win. For major prizes with a value of $600 or more, winner must wait one full calendar year before winning a contest on any of SMG’s stations. These limitations also apply to family and/or household members for both winning and qualifications for prizes. Only one qualifier/winner per family or household per contest.
9. Due to the coverage of SMG nationwide, contests may be void where prohibited.
10. No purchase is necessary to participate in any contest initiated and/or sponsored by SMG Watertown.
11. A copy of these rules may be picked up at 134 Mullin Street, Watertown NY 13601 during normal business hours or by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the above address.
12. These rules are subject to change or modification at any time by SMG Watertown.