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Contestand Promotion Rules for Desert Radio Group

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASEYOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.  VOID WHEREPROHIBITED. 

Unless otherwise specified by DesertRadio Group: KCLB / KDGL / KKUU / KNWZ / KXPS / KFUT (the “Station”), theserules cover routine contests and promotions conducted by the Station.  These rules may be amended by separatespecific rules for major contests or promotions conducted by the Station or itssponsors.

The contest or promotion (the“Promotion”) will take place during the dates and times specified in theofficial rules of the Promotion (the “Promotion Period”) or as announcedon-air.  The Station may change thedates and/or terms of the Promotion without prior notice.  Any material changes will be broadcaston the Station and, if applicable, posted on its website located at www.937kclb.com / www.theeagle1069.com / www.927kkuu.com / www.knewsradio.com / www.1010kxps.com / www.1270kfut.com .

Promotionsconducted on-air that require telephone responses to “cues to call” are onlyofficial when heard on-air via radio.  Due to delays with the Station’s online streaming of itsbroadcast signal, listeners to the online stream may not be able to participatein or be disadvantaged in participating in certain Promotions.

To be eligible to enter orparticipate in the Promotion, listeners must follow the instructions set forthin the official rules of the Promotion or as announced on-air and must fulfillall of the eligibility requirements of the Promotion.  Unless otherwise specified, the Promotion is open to alllisteners of the Station who are legal U.S. residents, 18 years of age or olderand who live in the Coachella Valley area including Yucca Valley, Banning and Beaumont.  Employees of the Station, its licensee,the licensee’s parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities, Station’sadvertising and promotional agencies, its participating sponsors, other radiostations in the Palm Springs metropolitan area and the members of theirimmediate families and/or households are ineligible to participate or win.  Listeners are eligible to win a prizein a Promotion conducted by Desert Radio Group (KCLB/KDGL/KKUU/KNWZ/KXPS/KFUT) onlyonce every thirty (30) days if the prize is valued over $50, and listeners areeligible to win a prize in a Promotion conducted by Desert Radio Group(KCLB/KDGL/KKUU/KNWZ/KXPS/KFUT) only once every six (6) months if the prize isvalued over $600.  Listeners arenot eligible to win multiple times with other Desert Radio Group stations iftheir initial prize won is valued over $50. Only one winner per household ispermitted in any Station-conducted Promotion.  For on-air Promotions, there is no limit to the number oftimes a listener may attempt to call-in or text; however a listener may onlyqualify once.

Entrants are required to providetruthful information and the Station will reject and delete any entry that itdiscovers to be false or fraudulent. The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meetthe eligibility requirements, and the Station will also delete any online entryknowingly received from persons under the age of 13 in compliance with theChildren’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

Promotion prizes and their valueswill be indicated when the Station announces the Promotion.  Unless otherwise announced, all prizesor prize certificates must be picked up at the offices of the Station 1321North Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, CA, 92262.  Prizes may be claimed during regular business hours (between8:00am and 5:00pm, Monday through Friday).  Promotion winner(s) will be required to present validgovernment-issued photo identification and provide their complete address, dateof birth and phone number to claim a prize.  Unless otherwise permitted by the Station, winner(s) mustclaim his or her prize in person, and a prize cannot be claimed by thirdparties on behalf of the winner. If a Promotion is open to entrants under the age of 18 and a winner isunder the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian must claim the prize.  Failure to comply with theserequirements will result in the forfeiture of the prize.  A winner will forfeit any prize orprize certificate not claimed within thirty (30) days (or sooner for timesensitive prizes) of winning. Unless otherwise specified or required by law, if a prize is not claimedno alternate winner will be selected and the prize will become the property ofthe Station.  The Station, solelyat its discretion and only with the consent of the winner, may opt to deliverthe prize to the winner by mail or overnight courier.  In such event, the winner assumes the risk of the prize’sloss and the Station will not be responsible for the safe arrival of the prizeor prize certificate.  There is nosubstitution, transfer or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Stationmay, at its sole discretion, substitute prizes of comparable value orcash.  Each prize is expresslylimited to the item(s) announced by the Station and does not include taxes,gratuities or any other expenses. Other restrictions may apply.

Decisions of the Station’s management with respect to the Promotion arefinal.

Potential winner(s) will be selected and notified of their prize in themanner announced by the Station. Promotion winner(s) must execute and return any required Affidavit ofEligibility and/or Release of Liability Prize Acceptance Form within five (5)days of winning or being notified of winning (or sooner for time sensitiveprizes) or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. Ifa potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the requiredaffidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within the requiredtime period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable,the potential winner forfeits the prize.

Payments of all federal, state and local taxes related to the award of aprize are solely the responsibility of the winner of the prize.  The winner will be required to completeand submit an IRS Form W-9 with the winner’s full Social Security Number or theequivalent for receipt of any prize valued at $600 or more or for any prizesawarded by the Station (or any other Desert Radio Group station in Station’smarket) in a calendar year with an aggregate value of $600 or more and suchwinnings will be reported to the IRS. Failure to submit a complete W-9 or equivalent will result in forfeitureof the prize.

By participating in the Promotion, the winner(s) agree to have his or hername, voice and likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting materialrelated to such Promotion, without further compensation, and (where permittedby law) to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptanceof the prize.

Prior to awarding any prize or prize certificate, the Station in itssole discretion may require the winner of such prize (and his or her travelcompanion(s), if any) to sign a liability release, which holds harmless theStation, its licensee, its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated entities, theirrespective officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents andrepresentatives and all of their successors and assigns against any and allclaims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize or participationin the Promotion.  The Station isnot responsible for (i) lost, stolen, mangled, misdirected, postage due,illegible, incomplete or late entries; (ii) telephone or mobile serviceoutages, delays, busy signals, facsimile transmission errors, equipmentmalfunctions and any other technological difficulties that may prevent anindividual from completing his/her telephone call or from sending a textmessage (if applicable, standard text messaging fees may apply, and the Stationis not responsible for any fees incurred by an entrant for this method ofentry); or (iii) entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet,service outage or delays, computer difficulties or other technicaldifficulties.

Station reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Promotionif it is not capable of completion as planned, including, without limitation,as a result of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorizedintervention or technical failures of any sort.  The Station reserves the right to make changes in the rulesof the Promotion, including, without limitation, the substitution of a prize orequivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement.  If due to circumstances beyond thecontrol of the Station, any event related to the Promotion or prize is delayed,rescheduled, postponed, cancelled or has a change of venue, the Stationreserves the right, but is not obligated, to cancel or modify the Promotion andshall not be required to award a substitute prize.  The Station is not responsible for typographical or othererrors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Promotion, orin the announcement of a prize.

The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualifyany person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Station’swebsite.  Failure to comply withthe rules of the Promotion may result in a contestant’s disqualification and/orforfeiture of any prize or prizes. If the Station makes a good faith determination that an entrant hascheated or committed fraudulent activity in connection with a Promotion, theStation reserves the right to disqualify that entrant from entering and/orwinning future Promotions.

For the official rules of a Promotion, send a self-addressed stampedenvelope for receipt by the end of the Promotion Period to Desert Radio Group,Attn: Promotion Rules.  Please besure to specify the name of the Promotion for which you are requesting therules.  Official rules (whencompleted) shall also be available during regular business hours at the mainoffices of the Station.

If you are accessing these rules on the Station’s website or enteringthe Promotion on said website, you are deemed to agree to the Station’swebsite’s Terms of Use Agreement located at www.937kclb.com/ www.theeagle1069.com / www.927kkuu.com / www.knewsradio.com / www.1010kxps.com / www.1270kfut.com and to the use of yourpersonal information as described in the Privacy Policy located at www.937kclb.com / www.theeagle1069.com / www.927kkuu.com / www.knewsradio.com / www.1010kxps.com / www.1270kfut.com .

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This version of the Terms of Service is dated  July 20, 2011