Listen, Text & Win $500 Cash or a 2-Year Lease on a 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5
from Hyundai of North Charleston & Hyundai of Charleston

In 2025, you could be behind the wheel of a new Hyundai, just for listening.

The “12 Weeks of Christmas” is on! We’ve teamed with Hyundai of North Charleston and the new Hyundai of Charleston to give you cash, and let you start the new year in a new electric vehicle. Each Friday through Dec. 13, we’ll award $500 cash to one lucky listener. Then, Tuesday, Dec. 17, someone will be awarded a 2-year lease on a 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5.

Simply listen for winning keywords to be announced Monday through Thursday at 8 AM, 11 AM, 2 PM and 5 PM. Text each word you hear to (843) 972-9999. The more words you text, the better your chance to win.

Sponsored by Hyundai of North Charleston & Hyundai of Charleston:

   

Meet Our Weekly $500 Cash Prize Winners:

Contesting Rules:

These are the rules governing the “12 Weeks of Christmas” contest aired on WMXZ-FM/Mix 95.9FM, WCKN-FM/92.5 Kickin’ Country/, 101.7 Chuck-FM/WAVF-FM, and Star 99.7, WXST-FM, radio and on the mix959.com, 925kickincountry.com, 1017chuckfm.com, and star997.com websites, unless otherwise specified.  Plus, the dealerships Hyundai of North Charleston, 8485 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406 or Hyundai of Charleston, 2492 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29414.  All Charleston Radio Group stations will be participating in this promotion.  Listeners can participate, and win, by listening to any of the Charleston Radio Group stations, or by visiting either Hyundai location:

1. No purchase is necessary to enter any 92.5 Kickin’ Country, 101.7 Chuck-FM, Star 99.7 or Mix 95.9 contest.
2. You must be at least 18 years of age, a legal resident of South Carolina and have a valid South Carolina driver’s license to enter and win.
3. Beginning Monday, September 30, 2024 at 8:00AM and continuing each Monday through Thursday through, December 12, 2024 at 11:59PM, individuals will be able to listen to either of these Charleston Radio Group radio stations –WXST-FM, Star 99.7 and WCKN-FM, 92.5 Kickin Country – to win.
4. Additionally, beginning Monday, October 28, 2024 at 8:00AM and continuing each Monday through Thursday through, December 12, 2024 at 11:59PM, individuals will also be able to listen to either of these Charleston Radio Group radio stations –WMXZ-FM, Mix 95.9 and WAVF-FM, 101.7 Chuck-FM – to win.
5. Listeners will be competing with other listeners from all four (4) of these Charleston Radio Group stations and entrants from Hyundai of Charleston and Hyundai of North Charleston for the same prize.
6. Individuals that are employees or affiliates of Hyundai of North Charleston or Hyundai of Charleston are not eligible to enter and/or win.
7. Each Monday through Thursday during the contest period, at approximately 8AM, 11AM, 2PM and 5PM, each station will announce a winning keyword.   Listeners can text that word to the individual radio station text number as many times as they wish to one or all participating stations, to be entered to win $500 cash and the “12 Weeks of Christmas” grand prize.
8. Standard text and data charges may be applied.
9. The text number for the individual radio stations are:                                                     WCKN-FM, 92.5 Kickin’ Country – (843) 972-9292

WXST-FM, Star 99.7 – (843) 972-9999

WAVF-FM, 101.7 Chuck-FM – (854) 220-1017

WMXZ-FM, Mix 95.9 – (843) 375-0959

10. Individuals may also enter to win during the contesting period by visiting Hyundai of North Charleston, 8485 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406 or Hyundai of Charleston, 2492 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29414 and scanning a QR code at the dealership during regular business hours, Monday through Friday 9AM until 8PM and Saturday 9AM until 7PM.  There is a limit of one (1) QR code entry per household per dealership location per day.

11. Individuals may also enter to win during the contesting period by scanning a QR code that appears on broadcast, cable or streaming television or online in Hyundai of Charleston or Hyundai of North Charleston commercials.   There is a limit of one (1) QR code entry per person during the contesting period.

12. Each entry provides an individual an opportunity to win that week’s $500 cash prize, and the “12 Weeks of Christmas” grand prize, a 24-month, 12,000 miles per year vehicle lease on a 2024 Hyundai 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 SE RWD Atlas white/gray VIN # KM8KM4DE1RU288980 (the vehicle may be switched to a different but equivalent or more expensive vehicle) from Hyundai of Charleston, 2492 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29414.  The lease is valued at $7,500.   There are no out of pocket costs for the winner to take the vehicle. The winner will be responsible for state property tax.  The winner must qualify for a lease with HMF (Hyundai Motor Finance). Upon completion of the 2 year lease the winner will be responsible for disposing of the lease and will have the option to trade, buy, or turn in the lease. Should the winner decide to turn in the lease, winner is responsible for any mileage overage fee of $.20 per mile over 24,000 and is responsible for the $400 disposition fee.

13. The winner of the 12-month, 12,000 miles per year vehicle lease will be responsible to provide their own car insurance on the vehicle.

14. The lease winner may instead choose an alternate prize of $2500 cash.

15. An individual may only win one (1) $500 cash prize during the contest.

16. Each Friday morning, October 4, 2024, through December 13, 2024, at approximately 9AM, one (1) winner will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible text and QR code entries to win $500.  Eligible text entries will be texts received between 8AM the Monday before that Friday, and 11:59PM on the Thursday before the Friday morning drawing.

17.  That winner will be contacted immediately after being selected as the winner.   At least three (3) attempts will be made to contact that person at the number the text was received from or the phone number provided on the QR code entry within 1 hour of being selected.  The winner will have 3 hours to respond.   If the winner does not respond, that $500 will not be awarded.

18. The winner will be required to visit Hyundai of North Charleston, 8485 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406 or Hyundai of Charleston, 2492 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29414 during regular business hours within seven (7) days of winning to claim their $500 prize.  The winners will be assigned one of the two (2) locations to visit claim their prize.  Only the winner of the prize may collect the prize.

19. On Friday, November 29, 2024, the $500 winner will also receive a 2023 Rover Gas Golf Cart, valued at $5,000.00.    All entries received between Monday, November 4, 2024, and Thursday, November 28, 2024, will be automatically entered to win the golf cart.    The golf cart winner will make arrangements to receive the golf cart when visiting Hyundai of Charleston or Hyundai of North Charleston to claim their $500 cash prize.
20. On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at approximately 9AM, one (1) winner will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible text and QR code entries to win the 24-month, 12,000 miles per year vehicle lease. That winner will be contacted immediately after being selected as the winner.   At least three (3) attempts will be made to contact that person at the number the text was received from or the phone number provided on the QR code entry within 3 hours of being selected.
21. The winner will have 24 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond, another winner be selected in a random drawing of all remaining eligible entries at approximately 9AM on Wednesday, December 18, 2024,
22. After responding, the winner will have seven (7) days to visit Hyundai of North Charleston, 8485 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406 or Hyundai of Charleston, 2492 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29414 to sign all appropriate paperwork and to claim their vehicle lease. The winner will be assigned one of the two (2) locations to visit to claim their prize.
23. If the winner selects the $2,500 cash option, the winner will have seven (7) days to visit Hyundai of North Charleston, 8485 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406 or Hyundai of Charleston, 2492 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29414 to sign all appropriate paperwork to receive their prize. The winner will be assigned one of the two (2) locations to claim their prize.  The winner will need to coordinate the date and time to meet with representatives from either Hyundai of Charleston or Hyundai of North Charleston.
24. The winner will need to fill out a 1099 tax form provided by Hyundai of Charleston or Hyundai of North Charleston.
25. To be eligible to win any prize on 101.7 ChuckFM you must not have won anything on 101.7 ChuckFM in the past 30 days or any prize valued at $600 or more in the past 6 months. Only one winner per household is permitted within 30 days after a household has a winner. Any prize awarded to an ineligible listener will be deemed null and void, and an alternate eligible winner may be named.
26. Anytime you call the 101.7 ChuckFM studios you assume that your call will be broadcast or recorded and you grant us permission to broadcast the call or record it for later broadcast.
27. As a winner of a 101.7 ChuckFM contest your voice, name and/or picture may be used for promotional, broadcast, or internet purposes without any compensation to you.
28. Prizes awarded are not redeemable for cash. No prize is transferable. No substitution for a prize will be made at the request of winner. 101.7 ChuckFM reserves the right to substitute a prize of similar value.
29. 101.7 ChuckFM’s sole responsibility will be to award the prize. 101.7 ChuckFM will have no further responsibility in connection with the prize if the prize winner, for any reason, cannot or decides not to use any of the prize.

28. All winners of all contests are responsible for all taxes on prize awarded. All winners of a prize valued at $600 or more will be required to complete the appropriate tax forms at the 101.7 ChuckFM studios prior to claiming prize. All winners will be sent a 1099 MISC federal tax form if in one calendar year the prize value of all prizes won exceeds $600.
29. In the event the winner is subject to or the subject of any order or legal process issued by any governmental agency having jurisdiction over the affairs of the winner (i.e. garnishment, child support order, judgment, lien, and the like), 101.7 ChuckFM’s delivery of the prize to the official representative of the governmental entity claiming a right to the prize shall be thus deemed as (101.7 ChuckFM) awarding the prize to the winner. 101.7 ChuckFM shall be entitled to rely in good faith, upon any documents presented by the representative seeking to collect the prize in lieu of the winner. 101.7 ChuckFM shall not be liable for any claim by any winner for damages incidental thereto.
30. All 101.7 ChuckFM contests are open to all eligible residents 18 or over (unless otherwise specified) living within 75 miles of station transmitter(s). Contestants must possess a valid form of identification bearing the picture of the contestant acceptable to 101.7 ChuckFM that will be presented to 101.7 ChuckFM and accepted before the prize is awarded. Employees of 101.7 ChuckFM, it’s advertising agencies, affiliates, contest sponsors, employees and immediate families of each, and employees of all media of mass communication within a one-hundred mile radius of the 101.7 ChuckFM main studio are not eligible to win any contest. Immediate family includes the spouse, great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the employee and his/her spouse. This also includes individuals for whom the employee is current legal guardian.   All contest rules are available online at www.1017chuckfm.com/contests.

31. Winners will be expected to claim prize at the 101.7 ChuckFM studios, 2294 Clements Ferry Rd. Charleston, SC 29492, between 9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) within 30 days of being notified that they are winners, unless there is an expiration date on prize, which will be specifically stated.
32. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Contest is void where prohibited.
33. 7 ChuckFM reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if any contest rules are violated in any way.
34. 7 ChuckFM assumes no liability for situations, repairs, or incidents arising from any aspect of any prize awarded in any contest. 101.7 ChuckFM, its advertising agencies, affiliates, contest sponsors, employees, and immediate families of each are absolved and shall be held harmless from any action or liability arising from any contest or prize awarded in any contest.
35. As a licensee of the FCC and a trustee of the public airwaves, 101.7 ChuckFM reserves the right to interrupt and/or discontinue any contest or promotion (and not award the offered prize) at the discretion of 101.7 ChuckFM management if world events, the national mood, or public safety so warrant.
36. 7 ChuckFM reserves the right to amend the rules to any contest at any time. 101.7 ChuckFM’s decision is always final. In the event any one of the general contest rules which govern all 101.7 ChuckFM contests contradict with any specific contest term, the specific contest term will control.
37. For any contest requiring phone entry you must use only the following number unless otherwise specified: 843-721-1017. For texting it is 77000. The person operating the telephone at 101.7 ChuckFM has the final decision as to who is the winning caller.
38. 7 ChuckFM shall have no responsibility for contestant’s inability or failure to participate, failure to win or claim any prize based on malfunction or difficulties with telephone, cell phone, texting, email, or internet access, or any other circumstances in any contest beyond 101.7 ChuckFM’s control.
39. For any contest involving on-line voting: If an entrant receives irregular votes, including but not limited to, votes generated by a robotic, programmed, script, macro, or other automated means, 101.7 ChuckFM reserves the right to disqualify the entrant in its sole discretion and/or use another means to determine the winner(s), ex. – random selection or appointing a panel of judges.
40. 7 ChuckFM is not responsible for Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite failures, phone line failures, electrical outages, natural disasters or act of man or God, lost, late, misdirected, postage-due, unintelligible, returned, undelivered entries or email, or lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, miscommunications, failed computer, network, telephone, satellite or cable hardware or software or lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed or misdirected transmissions, computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, or network. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of this contest or website, or act in violation of the official service, as solely determined by the station, will be disqualified. Neither sponsor nor promotion parties are responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the programming or equipment associated with or used in this contest, and assumes no responsibility for any errors, omissions, deletion, interruption or delay in operation or transmission or communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized website access. 101.7 ChuckFM is not responsible for injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer or property related to or resulting from participating in this contest. Should any portion of contest be, in 101.7 ChuckFM’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the station, corrupt or impair administration, security, fairness or proper play of this contest, or contest plays, 101.7 ChuckFM reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the contest.
41. 7 ChuckFM has not made nor is in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose. Any and all warranties and/or guarantees on prize (if any) are provided only by the manufacturer, and winners agree to look solely to such manufacturers for any such warranty and/or guarantee.
42. The following are specifically related to E-contests and E-Mail Club promotions on 1017chuckfm.com:
    1. All appropriate information in required fields must be entered correctly and completely or you will be disqualified.
    2. To win a prize you must reside within the listening area of 101.7 ChuckFM as defined at the exclusive discretion of 101.7 ChuckFM management.
    3. Any problems with the internet or email are not 101.7 ChuckFM’s responsibility.
    4. Contestants who register to participate on our website may be required to produce a printed copy of proof of registration before being allowed to participate in the contest.
    5. Due to the nature of our programs that are heard on-line over the internet, contests may not be heard at all on 101.7 ChuckFM. Contests heard on the radio station’s internet audio stream may be slightly delayed from the time the contests are heard on the broadcast station, and will be running behind the broadcast signal. Thus, all contests heard on the internet are delayed. This delay can last for as much as 30 seconds or more. This means that when 101.7 ChuckFM contests are played that require a specific caller to telephone the radio station (such as “Caller number 9 when you hear the sound effect”), listeners to the on-line audio stream may be at a disadvantage in participating over those listeners who hear the contests on-air.
43. A copy of these rules is available during business hours at the 101.7 ChuckFM studios 2294 Clements Ferry Rd. Charleston, SC 29492