Congratulations to Maureen Doyle of Westbrook who won Free Music for a Year for 2018!

Maureen will get a pair of tickets to every CLZ show at the State Theatre, Port City Music Hall, and Thompson’s Point in 2018, along with a pair of invitations to every CLZ Studio Z session with an audience. Plus, Maureen will get a copy of every album we get in at CLZ during 2018.

Thanks to everyone who entered with all of your great concert stories.

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Here is what Maureen wrote in her entry:

I love music. I play music. I write music. I was the teenager walking around with one finger up at the Phish concerts. I have a song to wake up, one to go to bed, and one for everything in between.

In 2016, I stopped listening to music.

My father had been diagnosed with Leukemia and was fading fast. All my best memories were with my dad. We learned to garden and raise animals together. He introduced me to some of my favorite musicians, such as Taj Mahal and Willie Nelson. There was no song, no lyric, no melody that was able to release the pain I felt inside. I lived in silence, feeling completely numb.

In April of 2016, the Lumineers released “Cleopatra”. A big Lumineers fan, I had been waiting patiently for their sophomore album. Despite my loss of musical interest, I decided to give it a dutiful listen. As the first chords of “Sleep on the Floor” rang through my speakers, I felt something inside me shake loose. By the time the album was finished, I had cried months of pent-up tears.  Later, I did some research on the album. Guitarist and lead vocalist Wesley Shulz shared that although his father had died ten years ago, he was just beginning to write about that experience in this album.

My father died in May of 2016. All seven of my siblings made it to the hospital in time to say goodbye. When we left the hospital, I drove my siblings home. To break the unbearable silence, I turned on Cleopatra. In the back seat, I heard my 12-year-old brother begin to softly cry.

In August, the Lumineers came to Thompson’s Point. The timing could not have been better. After a big loss, life somehow goes on. There never seems to be enough time to truly grieve. For me, this show was a night where I could put aside the demands of life and allow myself to feel the loss of my dad. The Lumineers opened the show with Sleep on the Floor. As the chords rang out across the open field, I felt the same release I had felt when I first listened to the album. During the show, I ran into new friends from Portland and old friends from my hometown of Bethel. New and old relationships blended together to stand with me, hold me, and sing with me. We were standing towards the back, near a chain link enclosure. Halfway through the show, the band packed up all their instruments and moved into this space. I was leaned up against the fence with the best seat in the house as they sang Gale Song. Wesley sang, ”Oh this too shall pass, this loneliness won’t last for long”. As I stood there surrounded by my friends, I felt a glimmer of hope through these words.

 

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98.9 WCLZ’s Music for a Year – 2018 Rules

Here are the official rules for 98.9 WCLZ’s ‘Music for a Year’ contest…

Visit 989WCLZ.com beginning 12:00am Thursday November 23rd, and where prompted, in no more than 500 words “share your favorite concert experience” by 11:59pm Wednesday, December 27^th, 2017 for a chance to win the grand prize, 2 tickets to every State Theatre, Thompson’s Point, and Port City Music Hall concert that WCLZ sponsors, 2 passes to every Studio Z performance with an audience, and every CD and digital download that WCLZ receives in the 2018 calendar year. The prize an approximate retail value of $3,000 and is subject to change based on the concerts booked by the State Theatre, Thompson’s Point, and Port City Music Hall. Any difference between stated approximate retail value and actual value of prize will not be awarded. You must submit through U-pickem at 989wlcz.com. The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges, WCLZ staff, based on which is the favorite, taking into consideration the following criteria: description, passion, and emotion. The winner will be announced on Friday, December 29th, 2017, and notified by e-mail. If no winner is determined, then the prize will not be awarded. The winner will be chosen at the sole discretion of WCLZ. The grand prize winner will be required to complete the appropriate tax forms at the WCLZ studios prior to claiming prize and will be sent a 1099 MISC federal tax form.

To enter, you must be 18 or older and a Maine or New Hampshire resident. One entry per person. WCLZ’s sole responsibility is to award the concert tickets, Studio Z passes, and CDs. Therefore, WCLZ will have no further responsibility if the winner does not attend the Studio Zs or State Theatre, Thompson’s Point, or Port City Music Hall concerts. Winner will be responsible for any additional fees and incidentals regarding attending the concert, including transportation.

98.9 WCLZ contests are open to all eligible Maine and New Hampshire residents 18 or over and those who have not won any prize valued at or over, or cumulative prizes valued at or over $600 on 98.9 WCLZ in the past 6 months. Any prize awarded to an ineligible listener will be deemed null and void, and an alternate eligible winner may be named.  Employees of 98.9 WCLZ at the Portland Radio Group, and its ultimate parent company, Saga Communications, Inc., their 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 98.9 WCLZ 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. No purchase necessary. Prizes are not transferrable or redeemable for cash.

These rules will supersede rules posted on the Upickem Website.

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Official Rules Governing All WCLZ Contests

These are the rules governing all contests aired on WCLZ radio and on the 98.9WCLZ.com website, unless otherwise specified. In the following rules, “WCLZ” means Saga Communications of New England, LLC, dba Portland Radio Group and its parent corporation, Saga Communications, Inc., which owns WCLZ radio:

1. No purchase is necessary to enter any WCLZ contest.
2. To be eligible to win any prize on WCLZ you must not have won any prize valued at $600 or more in the past 6 months. Only one winner per household is permitted to win any given contest. Any prize awarded to an ineligible listener will be deemed null and void, and an alternate eligible winner may be named.
3. Anytime you call the WCLZ 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.
4. As a winner of a WCLZ contest your voice, name and/or picture may be used for promotional, broadcast, or internet purposes without any compensation to you.
5. Prizes awarded are not redeemable for cash. No prize is transferable. No substitution for a prize will be made at the request of winner. WCLZ reserves the right to substitute a prize of similar value.
6. 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 WCLZ 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.
7. 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), WCLZ 100.9’s delivery of the prize to the official representative of the governmental entity claiming a right to the prize shall be thus deemed as (WCLZ) awarding the prize to the winner. WCLZ 100.9 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. WCLZ shall not be liable for any claim by any winner for damages incidental thereto.
8. All WCLZ 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 WCLZ that will be presented to WCLZ and accepted before the prize is awarded. Employees of WCLZ, 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 WCLZ 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.
9. Winners will be expected to claim prize at the WCLZ studios, 420 Western Avenue, South Portland, Maine 04106, 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.
10. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Contest is void where prohibited.
11. WCLZ reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if any contest rules are violated in any way.
12. WCLZ assumes no liability for situations, repairs, or incidents arising from any aspect of any prize awarded in any contest. WCLZ, 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.
13. As a licensee of the FCC and a trustee of the public airwaves, WCLZ reserves the right to interrupt and/or discontinue any contest or promotion (and not award the offered prize) at the discretion of WCLZ management if world events, the national mood, or public safety so warrant.
14. WCLZ reserves the right to amend the rules to any contest at any time. WCLZ’s decision is always final.
15. For any contest requiring phone entry you must use only the following number unless otherwise specified: 207-879-1009. For texting it is 77000. The person operating the telephone at WCLZ has the final decision as to who is the winning caller.
16. WCLZ 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 WCLZ’s control.
17. 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, WCLZ 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.
18. The following are specifically related to E-contests and E-Mail Club promotions on WCLZ.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 WCLZ as defined at the exclusive discretion of WCLZ management.
    3. Any problems with the internet or email are not WCLZ’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 WCLZ. 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 WCLZ 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.
19. A copy of these rules is available during business hours at the WCLZ studios 420 Western Avenue, South Portland, Maine 04106