“MIX 101.5 Christmas Choir Competition”
Sponsored by MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
and Lowes Foods
1. General No purchase necessary. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR
CHANCES OF WINNING. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. All applicable
federal, state, and local regulations govern this contest.
2. Contest Period and Sponsors The MIX 101.5 Christmas Choir Competition (the
“Contest”) is sponsored by MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. and
Lowes Foods (“Sponsors”). The Contest begins on November 3, 2014 and ends on
December 12, 2014 (the “Contest Period”). Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, postpone
or delay the Contest at any time without notice.
3. Eligibility The Contest is offered only to schools in the following North Carolina
counties: Wake, Durham, Orange, Chatham, Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Lee, Wilson,
Granville and Harnett. Employees of Sponsors or their agencies, subsidiaries,
representatives, sponsors or other area broadcast companies are ineligible to participate.
4. Submission Dates and Guidelines: Contest entries will be accepted Monday,
November 3, 2014 through midnight on November 21, 2014 (the “Entry Period”). Each
entry must include one (1) holiday song with vocals sung by the submitting choir and
include the name of the teacher or adult choir representative, their contact information,
school name and grade level(s) of the students in the choir. Accepted audio file types
include: .mp3 or .wav (preferred). All entries submitted via CD are non-returnable.
Desired length for song submission is two minutes or less. If a longer song is submitted,
MIX 101.5 reserves the right to edit the song length to fit programming needs.
The choir representative submitting the entry is responsible for having received previous
written permission from all performers or from a parent / legal guardian if the performer is
less than 18 years of age. By submitting an entry, the representative acknowledges that
the school has secured applicable licensing for their use of the submitted song.
One entry per choir, singing group or performance unit. Realizing that schools may have
multiple choirs based on grade level and size, separate multiple entries may be submitted
from any individual school. Submissions will be placed in either Division I (Kindergarten –
8th grade) or Division II (9th grade – 12th grade). All submissions must include students
from the current 2014-2015 school year.
Each entry will be judged for professional sound and performance quality. Semi-finalists
will be selected by MIX 101.5 judges. Each semi-finalist selected to be in the competition
will receive airplay of their entry on MIX 101.5 and compete against another choir(s) for
votes.
MIX 101.5 reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual that tampers
with the Contest or submission process.
5. How To Enter There are three ways to submit your entry for the Contest.
A.
Online: Entries may be submitted online at wralfm.com. Entrants will fill out
an online entry form and upload their audio file. Acceptable audio file types
include .mp3 or .wav files. Files should be no larger than 20MB.
B.
By Mail: Entries may be mailed to: MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, Attn: Christmas
Choir Competition, 3100 Highwoods Boulevard, Suite 140, Raleigh, NC
27604. All entries should include a CD containing entrant’s choir performing
one (1) holiday song and a completed Christmas Choir Competition Entry
Form, which can be found at wralfm.com. Acceptable audio file types include
.mp3 or .wav files.
C.
In-Person: Entries may be dropped off at the MIX 101.5 offices located at
3100 Highwoods Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27604. All entries should include a
CD containing entrant’s choir performing one (1) holiday song and a
completed Christmas Choir Competition Entry Form, which can be found at
wralfm.com. Acceptable audio file types include .mp3 or .wav files.
6. Voting Process
A.
Division I (K – 8th grade): MIX 101.5 judges will select 9 semi-finalists to
compete for listener votes. Three semi-finalist entries will be showcased on
MIX 101.5 each day, Monday, December 1 through Wednesday, December 3.
Each day, listeners will be asked to go to wralfm.com and vote for their
favorite semi-finalist showcased that day. Voting will begin at 6AM EST and
end at 9PM EST. Daily winners selected Monday, December 1 through
Wednesday, December 3 will advance to the finals on Thursday, December 4,
2014. Once again, listeners will be asked to visit wralfm.com and vote for a
finalist. The 1st place winner will be announced on The Gene & Julie Show on
MIX 101.5 on Friday, December 5, 2014.
B.
Division II (9th – 12th grade): MIX 101.5 judges will select 9 semi-finalists to
compete for listener votes. Three semi-finalist entries will be showcased on
MIX 101.5 each day, Monday, December 8 through Wednesday, December
10. Each day, listeners will be asked to go to wralfm.com and vote for their
favorite semi-finalist showcased that day. Voting will begin at 6AM EST and
end at 9PM EST. Daily winners selected Monday, December 8 through
Wednesday, December 10 will advance to the finals on Thursday, December
11, 2014. Once again, listeners will be asked to visit wralfm.com and vote for a
finalist. The 1st place winner will be announced on The Gene & Julie Show on
MIX 101.5 on Friday, December 12, 2014.
7. Voting Rules
A.
Go to wralfm.com and click on the Christmas Choir Competition link to vote for
your favorite school choir. Voters are presented with the options to vote for
the competing schools for that given day.
B.
The voting period each day will begin each day at 6AM EST and end at 9PM
EST.
C.
For both divisions, the school choir receiving the most eligible votes on
wralfm.com will win the 1st place prize. The school choir receiving the second
highest number of votes will receive the 2nd place prize and the school choir
receiving the lowest number of votes will receive the 3rd place prize.
8. Prizes/Value
Three cash prizes are available for each division and are as follows:
 1st Place - $5,000 cash prize for the school’s choir program
 2nd Place - $2,000 cash prize for the school’s choir program
 3rd Place - $1,000 cash prize for the school’s choir program
MIX 101.5 reserves the right to change the prize values at any time and any such changes
will be announced on air. Winners may not substitute any prize or any portion thereof.
Prizes are non-transferable, assignable or redeemable for cash. All costs and expenses
not specified herein, related to the prizes, are the sole responsibility of the winners.
Sponsors reserve the right to substitute prize(s) of equal or greater value in the event that
prize(s) become unavailable.
9. Odds of Winning: Odds of winning depend on the number of entries and votes received
during the Contest Period. Due to the time delay that exists between MIX 101.5 WRALFM’s analog and digital over-the-air signals and the time delay that exists between MIX
101.5 WRAL-FM’s analog over-the-air signal and MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM’s online webcast,
listeners who listen to the MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM digital or online signal may hear their cue
to call later than listeners listening to MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM’s analog over-the-air signal.
10. To claim prize: To claim prize, the winning choir representatives or designees, within 60
days of winning, must visit the MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM studio at 3100 Highwoods Boulevard,
Raleigh, NC 27605 during normal business hours, Monday through Friday 8:30am5:00pm, and present and allowed to be photocopied a valid, government-issued picture ID
demonstrating eligibility and correct name of winner. To claim prize, winners must return a
completed and signed liability/publicity release form. All federal, state, and local
regulations apply and are solely the responsibility of the prize winner. By participating in
this contest, or by winning, contestants have granted Sponsors the right to publicize their
name, photo, likeness, voice, and details of winning and have accepted and agreed to be
bound by these rules. Prizes must be claimed within thirty (30) days of winning, or the
prize will be forfeited. All unclaimed prizes remain the property of Sponsors.
11. Limitation of Liability: Sponsors are not responsible for problems associated with
communications hardware or software, television transmission, radio transmission, cable
transmission, satellite transmission, phone lines, wireless or wired systems, handsets, or
networks, Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion, viruses,
sabotage, satellite failures, phone line failures, or other Internet interruptions or
malfunctions or for any technical or other difficulties which may prohibit, prevent, or
interfere with the transmission of television or radio signals to all or limited geographic
areas during any aspect of the contest or which may interfere with a participant's ability to
login, participate, call, text, register or submit an entry by any approved method, electrical
outages, natural disasters or acts of man or God that are beyond the control of Sponsors.
SPONSORS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, WARRANTY OF
FITNESS, AND ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTY. Sponsors are not responsible for
cancellations, postponements, or delays. WINNERS AND ENTRANTS AGREE, EXCEPT
WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, TO RELEASE AND DISCHARGE, HOLD HARMLESS
AND INDEMNIFY SPONSORS AND ALL OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE CONTEST, FROM ANY AND ALL TAX
LIABILITY THAT MAY BE IMPOSED OR ASSOCIATED WITH RECEIPT OR USE OF
THE PRIZES, AND FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, ACTIONS,
PROCEEDINGS, AND LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES, EXPENSES, FEES, INJURY OR
LOSSES (INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH) SUSTAINED IN CONNECTION
WITH THE RECEIPT, OWNERSHIP, OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE OR WHILE
TRAVELING TO, PREPARING FOR, OR PARTICIPATING IN ANY CONTEST-RELATED
OR PRIZE-RELATED ACTIVITY.
Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to damage or interfere with any entry
method, online service or website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest will
disqualify the individual responsible and is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should
such an attempt be made, Sponsors reserve the right to seek damages and/or other
remedies from any such person to the full extent permitted by law.
All contest decisions are made by Sponsors and are final.
7. Official Rules: Official Contest rules available at www.wralfm.com and at the MIX 101.5
WRAL-FM studio during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm,
at 3100 Highwoods Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27604. Official rules supersede all other
published editions. Sponsors reserve the right to change the rules at any time to ensure
full and complete disclosure of all rules and restrictions and to ensure the fair
administration of the contest and compliance with applicable laws. For a list of the winners’
names, send a SASE to MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM, c/o “MIX 101.5 Christmas Choir
Competition”, 3100 Highwoods Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27604 prior to December 31,
2014.