Clear Channel Gets In The Holiday Spirit With Its Annual National Contest, 鈥淕ranting Your Christmas Wish鈥
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Clear Channel Gets In The Holiday Spirit With Its Annual National Contest, 鈥淕ranting Your Christmas Wish鈥Listeners Share Holiday Dreams In Hopes Of Inspiring Others To 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥
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New York, NY 鈥 November 1, 2011 鈥 Clear Channel Radio, the leading media company in America with a greater reach than any radio or television outlet, is kicking-off the holiday season early this year with the launch of its fourth annual 鈥淕ranting Your Christmas Wish鈥 Contest.听
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From November 1 through December 8, 2011, more than 100 Clear Channel stations will encourage listeners to share their wish requests via participating Clear Channel Radio station websites.听 All participants will be required to submit a short paragraph stating why they should have their wish granted.听 These requests will be judged based on a number of pre-set criteria, which include sincerity; persuasiveness; creativity; and need.听 Stations will announce the winners on-air on a continuing basis from November 10 through December 8, 2011.听 In addition to having their wishes granted, all winners will receive an Xbox 360 as part of their prize package.
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This year will mark the fourth annual 鈥淕ranting Your Christmas Wish鈥 program.听 Past years have attracted an array of selfless entries, from plane tickets to visit family and toys for a financially struggling family to delivering a giant holiday feast for a neighborhood in need.听 All winning entries were broadcasted on-air in the winner鈥檚 hometown market.
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鈥淭he program is designed to share the personal stories of participants with the goal of inspiring non-winners to give back and do something special in their own family or community,鈥 said Darren Davis, Senior Vice President and General Manager of National Programming Platforms.听 鈥淭his is much more than a contest 鈥 it is Clear Channel鈥檚 way of paying it forward in hopes that others will do the same.鈥
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To enter this year鈥檚 鈥淕ranting Your Christmas Wish鈥 contest, interested listeners can visit a participating station website and enter keyword 鈥淲ISH.鈥听听 Participating stations include 107.5 WGCI in Chicago; BIG 98 Country WSIX in Nashville, Tenn.; Sunny 99.1 in Houston; 106.7 Lite FM in New York; Power 99 in Philadelphia; KOST 103.5 in Los Angeles; and 97.1 WASH-FM in Washington, D.C.