Official Rules

98RADIOKE

VOCAL COMPETITION OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. ALL COMPETITORS MUST BE 21 YEARS OF

AGE OR OLDER AND A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE STATES OF ILLINOIS OR

WISCONSIN. VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

ELIGIBILITY: 98Radioke (the “Competition”) is open to legal residents of the states of Illinois

or Wisconsin who are 21 years of age or older. The Competition will be held at participating

venues throughout Lake County and McHenry County, Illinois, and Kenosha, Wisconsin. All

employees of participating venues and the immediate family members and those living in the

same household of any of the foregoing, are not eligible to enter. Void where prohibited by law,

subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. Competitor represents that he/she is not

under contract with any major or nationally known record label. 98Radioke reserves the right to

disqualify any competitor that is under contract that 98Radioke deems to be a major or nationally

known record label, at 98Radioke’s sole discretion. Each competitor must be able to produce a

valid government issued identification upon the request of the 98Radioke, and the failure to do

so will result in immediate disqualification from the Competition.

TO ENTER: Beginning on December 1, 2011, at 12:01:01 a m. Central Standard Time (“CST”)

and through January 15, 2011 at 11:59:59 p.m. CST, register on the official 98Radioke website.

Check 98Radioke.com for the current list of participating venues. Released Parties (as defined

below) are not responsible for late or incomplete applications, or for technical, hardware,

software, or malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed,

incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications, or by any of the

equipment or programming associated with or utilized in conjunction with this Competition,

which may limit the ability to participate, or by any error, human or otherwise, relating to or in

connection with this Competition. All on-line become the property of the 98Radioke. Any false

information provided on an application, or in connection with the Competition will result in

immediate disqualification from the Competition. No purchase or fee is necessary to enter the

Competition, however, venues reserve the right to charge a fee to enter their venue (a “cover

charge”). Such a cover charge will in no way be construed to be a payment or consideration to

enter the Competition.

THE COMPETITION: Competitors will compete against each other through the Competition.

The Competition will be held at the various venues on the following dates:

Preliminaries – Throughout the month of January 2012
Quarter Final 1 - Fri. Feb. 3, 2012 - Starts 9 PM
Quarter Final 2 - Sat. Feb. 4, 2012 - Starts 9 PM
Quarter Final 3 - Fri. Feb. 10, 2012 - Starts 9 PM
Quarter Final 4 - Sat. Feb. 11, 2012 - Starts 9 PM
Semi-Final 1 - Sat. Feb. 18, 2012 - Starts 9 PM
Semi-Final 2 - Sat. Feb. 25, 2012 - Starts 9 PM
Finale - Sat. Mar. 10, 2012 - Starts 9 PM

The above dates and performance times, when posted, are subject to change at sole discretion of

98Radioke.

JUDGING: Preliminaries: Those competitors who receive the highest Audience Response on a

given night will continue to perform at the venue through the Preliminary period (January 2012).

At the conclusion of the Competition on a given night patrons will by applause indicate their top

choices. Representatives of the venue will make the final determination on who will continue to

perform and ultimately who will advance to the Quarter Finals to represent the venue.

Quarter Finals through the Finale: A panel of three independent judges’ votes (weighted 75%)

and the audience vote (weighted 25%) will determine which competitors advance from the

Quarter Finals through the Finale. The judges’ decisions will be based upon the following three

criteria: (1) Singing, (2) Ability and (3) Audience Response. Scoring will be weighted by

percentage on the three categories as follows: 60 percent for Singing, 25 percent for Ability, and

15 percent on Audience Response. In the event of a tie, the competitor with the higher Singing

score will advance. In the event of a further tie, the judges, in their sole discretion, will determine

which competitor advances.

NOTIFICATION: Competitors will be notified whether they have advanced to the next round

within 48 hours of the end of the previous round by phone or e-mail. Results will also be posted

on www.98Radioke.com within 48 hours of the end of the previous round.

PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES: General guidelines relating to all Rounds: No nudity, flashing

or profanity will be allowed. Such behavior will be cause for immediate disqualification from the

Competition. Any other disruptive or distracting behavior will be cause for review and may

result in disqualification. Competitors must be able to attend all six rounds of the Competition.

No substitutions will be allowed for any competitor. The order of competitors’ performances on

each night will be determined by a random drawing. Every competitor must be ready to perform

when it is their turn. A competitor may sing the same song as other competitors on a given night.

However, during any of the finals, once a competitor performs a song, that competitor may not

perform the same song again. Competitors should have at least three songs prepared to sing.

Competitors will have up to three minutes to perform, but judges have the prerogative to end a

performance at any time prior to the expiration of those three minutes. Competitors will sing

karaoke, and must choose a song from a song list provided by the venue. During any of the finals

a competitor may not perform a song performed by another competitor on the same night. In

order to avoid competitors performing the same song on a given night, each competitor must

notify the venue’s designated representative (most likely the KJ) of his or her song choice 72

hours prior to the start of a given Round. Competitors will have 3½ minutes to perform a song

and will not be allowed to start a song over.

GRAND PRIZE: The 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place Winners will receive a cash prizes. In

addition they will receive also non-cash prizes. No prizes will be alcoholic beverages. 98Radioke

will report the value of the all prizes as required by law. All taxes are sole responsibility of the

prize winners. The winners sign and execute Affidavits of Eligibility/Liability prior to issuance

of the cash prizes and other prizes. In the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules, or if

the Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability is returned as undeliverable, the cash prizes will be forfeited

and returned to 98Radioke to be redistributed to eligible competitors at 98Radioke’s sole

discretion. Prizes are not transferable, except at the sole discretion of the 98Radioke.

ADDITIONAL RULES: All competitors release Rondaradio, Inc, WRLR 98.3 FM and its

respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, vendors, advertising and promotion agencies, and all

others associated with the development and execution of this Competition, and the respective

officers, directors, shareholders, and employees of the foregoing

(collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all liability with respect to/or in any way

arising from participation in this Competition or acceptance or use of the Grand Prize including

liability for personal injury, damages and loss, and 98Radioke’s and its designees use of any

materials related to the Competition. Submission of the on-line application constitutes permission

for 98Radoke or its designees to use any competitor’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, singing

voice and biographical information for advertising, publicity and other purposes, in any and all

media now or hereafter known, without further notice or compensation. 98Radioke reserves all

rights, including the right to film, tape and record any competitor’s performance and to edit, publish,

use, adapt, exploit, modify or dispose of such film, tape or recording, online, in print, film,

television, or in any other media for advertising and promotional or any other purposes without

compensation or notification to said competitor. By entering the Competition, the Grand Prize

Winner agrees to participate in any promotional events related to the Competition, and failure to

do so will result in forfeiture of the Grand Prize. 98Radioke reserves the right to cancel or

modify these Official Rules for any reason whatsoever, or if fraud, technical failures,

unauthorized intervention or any other factor beyond 98Radoke’s reasonable control impairs the

integrity of the Competition, as determined by 98Radioke in its sole discretion. In such event,

98Radioke reserves the right to judge entries from among the eligible, non-suspect entries

received up to the time of the impairment. By entering this Competition, competitors accept and

agree to abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, the voting audience and

the 98Radioke, which shall be final, binding and conclusive on all matters related to the

Competition.

WINNERS LIST: For the names of the top three winners, send a self-addressed, stamped

envelope by March 10, 2012 to: WRLR 98Radioke, P.O. Box 98, Round Lake Illinois 60073 or

visit www.98Radioke.com .

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