FCC 73.1216 Revised as of October 1, 2007
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Sec. 73.1216 Licensee-conducted contests.
A licensee that broadcasts or advertises information about a contest it
conducts shall fully and accurately disclose the material terms of the
contest, and shall conduct the contest substantially as announced or
advertised. No contest description shall be false, misleading or deceptive
with respect to any material term.
Note 1: For the purposes of this rule:
(a) A contest is a scheme in which a prize is offered or awarded, based upon
chance, diligence, knowledge or skill, to members of the public.
(b) Material terms include those factors which define the operation of the
contest and which affect participation therein. Although the material terms
may vary widely depending upon the exact nature of the contest, they will
generally include: how to enter or participate; eligibility restrictions;
entry deadline dates; whether prizes can be won; when prizes can be won; the
extent, nature and value of prizes; basis for valuation of prizes; time and
means of selection of winners; and/or tie-breaking procedures.
Note 2: In general, the time and manner of disclosure of the material terms
of a contest are within the licensee's discretion. However, the obligation
to disclose the material terms arises at the time the audience is first told
how to enter or participate and continues thereafter. The material terms
should be disclosed periodically by announcements broadcast on the station
conducting the contest, but need not be enumerated each time an announcement
promoting the contest is broadcast. Disclosure of material terms in a
reasonable number of announcements is sufficient. In addition to the
required broadcast announcements, disclosure of the material terms may be
made in a non-broadcast manner.
Note 3: This rule is not applicable to licensee-conducted contests not
broadcast or advertised to the general public or to a substantial segment
thereof, to contests in which the general public is not requested or
permitted to participate, to the commercial advertisement of
non-licensee-conducted contests, or to a contest conducted by a
non-broadcast division of the licensee or by a non-broadcast company related
to the licensee.
[ 41 FR 43152 , Sept. 30, 1976]
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