Re: Oldies, contest?

[Cooper Fox <fox893@yahoo.com>]

I would assume it is legal as long as it is clearly
noted.  I know that clear channel does that... Not
sure about cumulus or any other companies, tho.


> 
> Oldies 103.3 notes the following are ineligible to
> "participate" or win:
> >Employees of Infinity, their affiliated advertising
> agencies,
> participating
> >sponsors/promotional partners, other radio stations
> in the metropolitan
> >areas of the participating stations and members of
> their immediate
> families...
> 
> I don't remember any station restricting employees
> of a competing
> station
> from winning before.  Is that legal?  On what
> grounds?
> 
> A question:  If Larry Pondering of Lower East
> Sandusky wins, will 103.3
> broadcast it and make a big deal out of that?  If
> they don't, listeners
> will
> wonder who won.  If they do, then listeners can
> figure out pretty
> quickly
> that their chances of winning are virtually nil.  Or
> are they going to
> take
> the "weasel" route and announce the winner's name
> and conveniently
> forget to announce what city/state they reside in?
> One thing's for sure.  When they ask Larry what his
> favorite oldies
> station
> is, he probably won't say "Oldies 103.3."
> 


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Cooper Fox
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   WVOM- (The Voice of Maine)
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