Letters To Santa

Mom and Dad, your little one can win a $25 gift certificate from the Junction Shopping Center simply by writing their Christmas list to the Jolly Old Elf!

You’ll see Santa’s official North Pole Mail vehicle in the Sonora Christmas parade on Friday November 24th. At the conclusion of the parade, Santa’s elves will be collecting the letters in front of the Clarke Broadcasting studios at 348 S. Washington. We’ll take entries there at our studios, thru the mail, and, starting December 1, at the Chamber’s mailbox in Courthouse Square by Santa’s house.

Address to “Letters to Santa c/o Clarke Broadcasting 342 S. Washington St Sonora CA 95370” Be certain the letter includes your child’s name, age, address and a phone number where you can be reached.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

THE CONTEST

The Clarke Broadcasting “Letters to Santa” contest (the “Contest”) will begin Friday November 17, 2023 and will end Monday December 18, 2023. To enter, submit a child’s letter to Santa. The letter must contain the child’s first name as well as contact information for parent or guardian which includes name, phone number and email address. Letters may be submitted in three ways – dropped in the special mailboxes in Courthouse Park on Washington Street in Sonora or at the Clarke Broadcasting studios at 342 S. Washington Street, by mail to Letters to Santa c/o Clarke Broadcasting, 342 S. Washington St. Sonora, CA 95370 or dropped off the night of the parade in front of the Clarke Broadcasting building. Entries must be received no later than midnight on Friday December 15. Ten letters will be drawn at random to win a $25 gift certificate from the Junction Shopping Center. The certificate will be good at participating merchants only. Contact the Junction Shopping Center for specific details.

CASH PRIZE:  Winners will receive a gift certificate. Gift certificates must be picked up at the Clarke Broadcasting office and proof of identity must be shown. Only the parent or guardian listen on the letter will be allowed to pick up the certificate unless prior arrangements have been made and approved by Clarke Broadcasting management.

KKBN-FM and Clarke Broadcasting are not responsible for charges entrants may incur resulting from wireless phone or Internet transmissions.  KKBN-FM and Clarke Broadcasting are not responsible for service outages, delays, equipment malfunctions and any other technological difficulties that may prevent an entrant from entering the Contest.

ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS

The Contest is open to all KKBN-FM, KZSQ-FM or KVML-AM/FM listeners who are yup to 12 years of age and who are legal residents of the state of California.  Employees of Clarke Broadcasting, its licensee, its corporate parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, its advertising agencies, participating sponsors/promo- tional partners, other radio stations in the Northern California area and the members of their immediate families and/or households are ineligible to participate or win.  This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

Contestants are required to provide truthful information and the Station will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and the Station will guarantee compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that Station may, at its sole discretion, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash. The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses.  Other restrictions may apply.

WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

Decisions of the Station management with respect to the contest are final.

CONDITIONS

By participating in the Contest, all the contestants (including specifically but without limitation all prize winners) agrees to have the his or her name, voice, hometown and/or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to the Contest and/or to promote the Contest or the Station in general without additional financial or other compensation or notice to, or consent from, a contestant acceptance of a prize. Children’s letters may be read on the air, but at no time during the reading will the child’s full name be used.

The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the Station’s Web Site or is otherwise in violation of the rules. It further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Contest if it is not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort.

The Station reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the Contest, including the substitution of a prize or equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement. If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Station, any competition or prize-related event is delayed, rescheduled, postponed, cancelled or has a change of venue, the Station reserves the right, but not the obligation, to cancel or modify the Contest and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.

Failure to comply with the Contest rules may result in a contestant’s disqualification, solely at the discretion of the Station.

The Station is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of a prize.

By participating in the Contest, all participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Contest Entities from any and all liability arising out of or relating in any way to participant’s participation in the Contest. Except where prohibited by law, each participant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the State and Federal courts located in the County of Tuolumne, State of California; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING THIS CONTEST, BUT IN NO EVENT ATTORNEYS’ FEES; AND (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL A PARTICIPANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN AWARDS FOR, AND EACH PARTICIPANT HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN FOR ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES, AND ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State California. If any provision of these Official Rules is declared invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be deemed modified to the extent necessary and possible to render it valid and enforceable. In any event, the unenforceability or invalidity of any provision will not affect any other provision of these Official Rules, and these Official Rules will continue in full force and effect, and be construed and enforced, as if such provision had not been included, or had been modified as described above, as the case may be. Each participant hereby irrevocably consents to the personal jurisdiction of said courts and waive any claim of forum non conveniens or lack of personal jurisdiction that they may have.

Copies of the written contest rules are available during regular business hours at the main studio of Clarke Broadcasting 342 S. Washington St. Sonora CA 95370. A winners list may be obtained by sending a written request to the Station within thirty (30) days after the end of the Contest Period.