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Manchester Radio Group’s
General Text Messaging Rules and Guidelines
Official Guidelines as of: May 18, 2009
General Program Description
Manchester Radio Group (MRG) is composed of four stations: 95.7 WZID, 96.5 The Mill, 94.1/103.1 Hot Hits, and AM 1370 WFEA. These rules apply to the text messaging program affected by any of Manchester Radio Group’s stations. MRG’s text messaging program is intended to provide listeners with the ability to contact an MRG station via text messages from their cellular telephones with the intent of entering contests or receiving information requested by the recipient (e.g. news, weather, or traffic updates sent via text message). All Messages sent to and from MRG are identified by the SHORTCODE, 77000.
Messages sent from MRG will be to encourage entry for a contest, thank the entrant for entering a contest, notify the winner, or to provide information to which the recipient has subscribed (e.g. weather alerts). Messages may be sponsored and contain a sponsor message. Whether a listener is sending a message to MRG or receiving a message from MRG, standard text message rates apply.
Listeners can OPT OUT of messaging by sending a message to 77000 containing the word “stop;” alternatively, listeners can visit each station’s web site and opt out of text messaging. If a listener opts out and subsequently texts MRG to enter a contest, the listener will have to opt out again.
Listeners can send text messages to MRG and participate in various activities by including specific KEYWORDS in their messages sent to MRG. These specific messages are tied to the specific contest and can change from time to time. Keywords will be announced on-air and/or on the website and/or in the station’s email blast sent to those signed up to receive it and/or texted to those signed up to receive them.
CONTESTING KEYWORDS will enter the listener in a contest. No further action will be required from the listener. An example of the use of this Keyword type might be texting the word “NKOTB” to shortcode 77000 to enter to win New Kids on the Block concert tickets.
General Contest Rules
1.For any and all contests with text-message based entry, entrants will be required, as requested through on-air announcements, to provide certain information via a text message submission to 77000. Text message entries must meet all requirements set forth in the on-air announcements in order to be eligible. Winners will be determined in accordance with the criteria set forth in the on-air announcement in which entries were solicited, and in accordance with general rules set forth here.
2.Text message-based entry into any contest is subject to the on-air contest rules (generic and specific to the contest), MRG generic contest rules, written contest rules applicable specifically to the contest, if any, and MRG’s privacy policy. The foregoing policies can be obtained at www.wzid.com, www.965themill.com, www.wfea1370.com or www.hothitsnh.com. Copies can also be obtained at MRG, 500 N. Commercial Street, 5th Floor, Manchester, NH 03101.
3.Decisions of MRG’s management are final. Such decisions may include, but are not limited to, whether an entry adheres to the entry criteria, the time of entry receipt by MRG, the order in which text message entries are received, the eligibility of the entrant, and, in the event entry requires the submission of an answer or response, whether that answer or response is correct. Eligibility requirements are outlined in the contest’s rules, as well as the station’s generic rules.
4.Unless otherwise announced, MRG will not require the payment of an additional fee to enter any contest in which the means of entry is the submission of a text message. Standard text messaging rates, as established by an individual's wireless carrier, will apply, and MRG assumes no responsibility for any fees or charges incurred for and associated with any text message sent to or from MRG. By participating in the contest, entrants agree that the MRG may contact them at the telephone number from which the text message entry was received. Any and all fees arising out of the transmission of a text message shall be the sole responsibility of the entrant.
5.By participating in a contest in which text message-based entry is permitted, entrants acknowledge that text messages are distributed and delivered through third party providers; MRG does not guarantee, and shall not be responsible for, the delivery or timeliness of any text message entry. MRG will at all times consider the time that a message is logged as arriving in its system as being the time of entry, regardless of the time at which the entrant attempted to send the entry and any technical problems or other complications that may have delayed its delivery. MRG, through its third party text messaging administrators, will store all messages received on its system.
6.MRG is not responsible for service outages, message failures, transmission delays or any other factor affecting the availability or performance of the text messaging service. MRG further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if, in the sole discretion of the station, it is impossible or impractical to complete the contest as planned for any reason, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort.
7.MRG, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or who is otherwise in violation of the rules. If MRG determines that any entry contains false, misleading or fraudulent information, such entry will be disqualified. MRG may require, on request, proof of identity as to the rightful owner of the phone number from which the text message entry was sent. MRG reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry if that entry's source and sender cannot be reasonably determined.
For texting contests, one entry per phone will be permitted, and the phone owner is permitted to win only one prize every 90 days. |
