What would you like to hear on Salon Radio?

Published November 17, 1999 5:00PM (EST)

("Radio ...? Did somebody say radio?")

Yes we did! Welcome to Salon Radio! Tell us what you'd like to hear on our new station and enter to win a truly great prize!


Mac player now available!

Simply try out our new nine-channel radio station by downloading the Salon Radio player and you could win the Grand Prize -- an Altec Lansing 5 Stereo Speaker Set for your computer, complete with (4) 8.75-watt speakers and 3D Surround sound, with digital controls!

How to Enter:

Tune in from your desktop with just a click to Salon Radio, featuring Salon.com's quick, hard-hitting observations about pop culture, current events, family life and the wired world. Choose from nine different music stations playing everything from jazz and rock to alternative, '80s, classical, divas and rap music.

Step 1: Get Salon Radio.

Just click here to launch.

If you don't already have the Real Player G2 or Windows player on your computer, a menu will pop up letting you choose one to download. It will
then walk you through the easy download process which will only take a few minutes.

  • Once this is done, simply click back to this page and launch
    Salon Radio again.

  • Up will pop your new music player.
  • Choose the station you want to listen to from the pull-down menu in the middle or
    the buttons on the left and start listening to your favorite music!

  • If you experience any problems, click here for customer support: help@thedial.com

Step 2: Tell us what you'd most like to hear on Salon Radio.


In addition to the nine channels available now, Salon Radio will roll out a full schedule of talk-based radio content starting in Spring 2000 and we welcome your input. (Pick as many as you'd like.)

Good Luck! Thanks for tuning in to Salon Radio.

Click for Official Rules.


"What Would You Like to Hear On Salon Radio?" -- Official Rules

Eligibility:

Sweepstakes is offered only within the 50 United States. Sweepstakes is open to all persons who are legal residents of the United States and are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Salon.com, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies and legal advisors, their immediate family members and persons living in their same household are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. No purchase necessary to enter.

How to Enter:

Participants must answer the questions provided. All submissions, whether postal or electronic, must be received by 11:59 p.m. PDT on December 31, 1999.

Though electronic entries are preferred, submissions may also be mailed to "What Would You Like To Hear on Salon Radio?" 706 Mission Street, 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Submissions by mail must be typed, double-spaced and on white paper, with the author's name, mailing address, phone number and e-mail address (if available).

One entry per person, household or e-mail address. Multiple entries, whether electronic or postal, will be discarded. NO PHONE INQUIRIES, PLEASE.

Prize Details:


The Grand Prize winner will receive an Altec Lansing 5 Stereo Speaker Set for their computer, complete with (4) 8.75-watt speakers and 3D Surround sound, and digital controls.

Grand Prize winner's name will be posted on Salon.com, after the winner has signed an affidavit of eligibility for the prize.

The total value of the Grand Prize is approximately $300 for prize and shipping.

ALL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OF ANY PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. All prizes will be awarded.

All prizes are non-transferable, non-replaceable and cannot be redeemed for cash, bartered or sold. Winners will be required to sign and return a release of liability, affidavit of eligibility and, where lawful, a publicity consent agreement, all within 14 days of notification.

By entering this sweepstake, contestants agree(s) and understand that their names and e-mail addresses may be used for the purpose of advertising, direct mail and marketing, trade or promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By entering this sweepstakes, the winner agrees to the use of their name, voice and/or likenesses for the purpose of advertising, direct mail and marketing, trade or promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.

If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize(s) or fails to timely return the complete and executed affidavit and releases as required, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected.

Selection of Winner:

Winners will be selected from all eligible entries. The winners will be notified by phone, e-mail or mail. Sponsors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify winner. By entering, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final. Sponsors, agents and representatives of Sponsors, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, are not responsible for and shall not be liable for:

(i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible or postage-due entries;

(ii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsors that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted;

(iii) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind a rising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or

(iv) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Salon.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel this Sweepstakes at any time. By participating in the Sweepstakes, participants agree to release and hold Sponsors and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives of Sponsors, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the Sweepstakes or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage, and claims based on content of the story, including but not limited to publicity rights, copyright infringement, defamation or invasion of privacy. Winners will be selected and announced once all affidavits of eligibility have been satisfactorily completed and returned.

Winners' List:
For a complete list of winners, please send a note requesting "Winners List" and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "What Would You Like To Hear on Salon Radio?" Winner's List, Salon.com, 706 Mission St., 2nd Fl., San Francisco, CA 94103.

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