106.1 The Corner is cranking things up and giving YOU the chance to score a pair of tickets to see Dark Star Orchestra live at the Ting Pavilion on Thursday, September 10, 2026—all thanks to Free Show Friday!
Here’s how to win:
Tune in Friday, September 4th and listen closely during the 8am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm, and 4pm hours. When you hear the Free Show Friday Cue-to-Call, grab your phone and be the right caller at 434-970-1061.
Hit it at the right moment, and those Dark Star Orchestra tickets are yours 
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Complete List of Rules
Complete List of Rules
Listen to 106.1 The Corner on-air on Friday, September 4th during the 8am, 12pm, and 4pm hours for the Free Show Friday Cue-to-Call. When you hear the Free Show Friday Cue-to-Call, be the right caller by dialing studio line 434-970-1061 for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Dark Star Orchestra at the Ting Pavilion on Thursday, September 10, 2026, a minimum value of $118 price per promoters.
(5) Five winners will be selected total, one each hour by being the right caller once they hear the Free Show Friday Cue-to-Call.
Contest runs Friday, September 4th from 6am until 4:59pm. After receiving the vPromo authentication signature response, the winner’s information will be passed along to 106.1 The Corner’s promotions department. If tickets have not been claimed in VPromo by Thu, Sep 10th, 2026, at 4:59pm 106.1 The Corner as the right to reallocate tickets. 106.1 The Corner Staff will contact winners when prize is ready for pick up.
Winner must be at least 18 years old. 106.1 THE CORNER WCNR, Charlottesville 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 100-mile radius of the 106.1 THE CORNER WCNR 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.
To be eligible to win any prize on 106.1 The Corner WCNR you must not have won anything on 106.1 The Corner WCNR or any Charlottesville Radio Group Stations (WCVL-FM, WVAX-FM/AM, WWWV-FM, WQMZ-FM, WINA-FM/AM) 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.
We will notify winners when prizes will be available for pick up at 106.1 THE CORNER WCNR Offices located at 1140 Rose Hill Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
No purchase necessary. Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash. 106.1 THE CORNER WCNR sole responsibility will be to award the prize. 106.1 THE CORNER WCNR shall 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. Winner responsible for all applicable state and federal taxes. Winner may be required to show valid ID to obtain the prize. Fees and incidentals are not included.
Full rules available for review at Contests | 106.1 The Corner (1061thecorner.com)
These are the rules governing all contests aired on 106.1 The Corner WCNR radio and on the 1061thecorner.com website or 106.1 The Corner WCNR mobile app, unless otherwise specified. In the following rules, “106.1 The Corner WCNR” means Saga Communications of Charlottesville, LLC, dba Charlottesville Media Group and its parent corporation, Saga Communications, Inc., which owns 106.1 The Corner WCNR radio:
- No purchase is necessary to enter any 106.1 The Corner WCNR contest.
- To be eligible to win any prize on 106.1 The Corner WCNR you must not have won anything on 106.1 The Corner WCNR 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.
- Anytime you call the 106.1 The Corner WCNR 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.
- As a winner of a 106.1 The Corner WCNR contest your voice, name and/or picture may be used for promotional, broadcast, or internet purposes without any compensation to you.
- Prizes awarded are not redeemable for cash. No prize is transferable. No substitution for a prize will be made at the request of winner. 106.1 The Corner WCNR reserves the right to substitute a prize of similar value.
- All winners of all contests are responsible for all taxes on prize awarded. All winners of a prize valued at $600 or more awarded on or before 12/31/2025 or of a prize valued at $2,000 or more awarded on or after 1/1/2026 will be required to complete the appropriate tax forms at the 106.1 The Corner WCNR 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 the previous specified value.
- 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), 106.1 The Corner WCNR’s delivery of the prize to the official representative of the governmental entity claiming a right to the prize shall be thus deemed as (106.1 The Corner WCNR) awarding the prize to the winner. 106.1 The Corner WCNR 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. 106.1 The Corner WCNR shall not be liable for any claim by any winner for damages incidental thereto.
- All 106.1 The Corner WCNR 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 106.1 The Corner WCNR that will be presented to 106.1 The Corner WCNR and accepted before the prize is awarded. Employees of 106.1 The Corner WCNR, 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 106.1 The Corner WCNR 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 their spouse. This also includes individuals for whom the employee is current legal guardian.
- Winners will be expected to claim prize at the 106.1 The Corner WCNR studios, 1140 Rose Hill Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, between 12:00pm – 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.
- Where the prize(s) consists of paper tickets (“will-call tickets”) the winner will be directed to go to a specified address and retrieve the will-call tickets, and, by entering the contest, the contestant agrees to pick up will-call tickets and sign and deliver to 106.1 The Corner WCNR a waiver form as directed. Where the prize(s) consists of electronic (digital) concert or event tickets (“e-tickets”), the winner will receive an email from 106.1 The Corner WCNR with a hyperlink to an electronic waiver form that the winner must sign and return to the 106.1 The Corner WCNR before the prize will be transferred to the winner. The e-tickets will be transferred to the winner by 106.1 The Corner WCNR or, in some cases, by a third party (for example, Ticketmaster, Live Nation, etc.) and the winner must check his or her email account for an email or cellular mobile number for a text message from the ticket provider in order to download the e-tickets. Where e-tickets are a prize, as a condition of entering the contest, redeeming and using e-tickets requires the winner (i) to have a valid email address and an app-enabled mobile device capable of downloading and running a third-party mobile ticketing app (e.g., Ticketmaster, Live Nation, etc.); (ii) to install, or have already installed, such mobile ticketing app on their app-enabled mobile device; and (iii) to log into an existing user account or sign up for a free user account with the third-party operating such mobile ticketing app by completing a form with all required information, including, at a minimum, the winner's first name, last name, valid email address and telephone number. E-tickets awarded as a prize in such contests cannot be redeemed or used by any means other than the designated third-party mobile ticketing app for the e-tickets. Individuals who do not have a valid email address, access to an app-enabled mobile device and/or do not comply with these requirements will not be able to redeem or use e-tickets should they be selected and verified as a winner, will not receive a substitute prize, and should not enter contests where e-tickets are the prize.
- 106.1 The Corner WCNR reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if any contest rules are violated in any way.
- 106.1 The Corner WCNR assumes no liability for situations, repairs, or incidents arising from any aspect of any prize awarded in any contest. 106.1 The Corner WCNR, 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.
- As a licensee of the FCC and a trustee of the public airwaves, 106.1 The Corner WCNR reserves the right to interrupt and/or discontinue any contest or promotion (and not award the offered prize) at the discretion of 106.1 The Corner WCNR management if world events, the national mood, or public safety so warrant.
- 106.1 The Corner WCNR reserves the right to amend the rules to any contest at any time. 106.1 The Corner WCNR's decision is always final. In the event any one of the general contest rules which govern all 106.1 The Corner WCNR contests contradict with any specific contest term, the specific contest term will control.
- For any contest requiring phone entry you must use only the following number unless otherwise specified: 434-970-1061. For texting it is 434-970-1061. The person processing inbound calls and/or texts at 106.1 The Corner WCNR has the final decision as to who is the winning entrant.
- 106.1 The Corner WCNR 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, mobile applications, internet access, or any other circumstances in any contest beyond 106.1 The Corner WCNR’s control.
- 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, 106.1 The Corner WCNR 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.
- For any contests involving tickets to live performances or events, winners will need to follow all health and public safety guidelines and protocols put in place by the concert organizer.
- 106.1 The Corner WCNR is not responsible for any event cancellations or reschedules.
- 106.1 The Corner WCNR is not responsible for:
- internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion
- viruses
- sabotage
- satellite failures
- phone line failures
- electrical outages
- natural or man-made disasters
- lost, late, misdirected, postage-due, unintelligible, returned, or undelivered entries or email
- lost, interrupted, or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other internet connections, providers, or platforms
- failed telephone, satellite or cable hardware or software or lines, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions
- computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures, or difficulties
- 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 assume no responsibility for any errors, omissions, deletions, interruptions or delays in operation or transmission or communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized website access.
106.1 The Corner WCNR 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 106.1 The Corner WCNR’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, unauthorized human intervention (i.e., hackers) 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, 106.1 The Corner WCNR reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the contest.
- 106.1 The Corner WCNR 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.
- The following are specifically related to E-contests and E-Mail Club promotions on 1061thecorner.com:
- All appropriate information in required fields must be entered correctly and completely or you will be disqualified.
- To win a prize you must reside within the listening area of 106.1 The Corner WCNR as defined at the exclusive discretion of 106.1 The Corner WCNR management.
- Any problems with the internet or email are not 106.1 The Corner WCNR’s responsibility.
- 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.
- Due to the nature of our programs that are heard on-line over the internet, contests may not be heard at all on 106.1 The Corner WCNR. 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 106.1 The Corner WCNR 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.
- A copy of these rules is available during business hours at the 106.1 The Corner WCNR studios 1140 Rose Hill Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Updated March 6, 2023
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