Boombox Thursday's w/Abe Kanan
Listen for your chance to win a boombox!
Remember something called a boombox? It's Boombox Thursday's on 98 Rock! All you have to do is text BOOMBOX to (916) 909-0985 during The Abe Kanan Show between 5PM-6PM! When all entries are in, Abe Kanan will randomly select one winner LIVE!
Contest Dates:
January 8, 2026 at 5:00pm US/Pacific through December 17, 2026 at 6:00pm US/PacificKRXQ – BOOMBOX THURSDAY'S W/ABE KANAN On-Air Text Contest - Material Terms
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.
For the Boombox Thursday's on-air text contest, listen to the station each Thursday afternoon, excluding holidays [Thursday, November 26, 2026] and days in which Abe Kanan is out sick, on vacation or his show does not air, from 5:00PM PT on Thursday, January 8, 2026 through 6:00PM PT on Thursday, December 17, 2026 for the cue to text your application. Text the word "BOOMBOX" to the station’s SMS shortcode at (916)909-0985 an unlimited amount of times before 6:00PM PT from Thursday, January 8, 2026 through Thursday, December 17, 2026. Up to Forty Nine (49) winners will be randomly selected and upon verification of eligibility, will receive One (1) Riptunes Radio Cassette Boombox, valued at $110.25 total ARV, courtesy of Audacy. Entrants may only win once within the same contest.
THIRD-PARTY MOBILE TICKETING STATEMENT
Redeeming and using the prize(s) in this contest requires for the winner(s) (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, AXS, MLB, etc.); (ii) to install, or have already installed, such mobile ticketing app on their app-enabled mobile device; and (iii) to login into an existing user account or to 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 first name, last name, and valid email address. THE PRIZE(S) IN THIS CONTEST CANNOT BE REDEEMED OR USED BY ANY MEANS OTHER THAN THE DESIGNATED THIRD-PARTY MOBILE TICKETING APP FOR THIS PRIZE. INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS, ACCESS TO AN APP-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICE AND/OR DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE FOREGOING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REDEEM OR USE THE PRIZE(S) IN THIS CONTEST SHOULD THEY BE SELECTED AND VERIFIED AS A WINNER, WILL NOT RECEIVE A SUBSTITUTE PRIZE, AND SHOULD NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST.
COVID STATEMENT The winner(s) and any guest(s), if applicable, must comply with any and all COVID-19 vaccination, screening, testing, safety and related requirements imposed or required by (if applicable) the Station, the venue, event promoter, sponsors, travel providers, hotels, governmental authorities or others in connection with the receipt, use, and redemption of the prize. Refusal to comply with all applicable COVID-19 requirements will result in forfeiture of the prize and no replacement or alternate prize will be provided. All cancellations are deemed beyond the control of the Station and its sponsors. This includes, but is not limited to, event cancellations due to any pandemic or epidemic constituting a public health emergency, including those subject to government mandated quarantines, travel restrictions, or stay-at-home orders. The Station and/or its sponsors shall in no way be responsible under any circumstances whatsoever for replacing, and/or for reimbursing any winner(s) with any form of compensation for, any prize(s) or portion(s) thereof forfeited due to the refusal of the winner(s) and/or their guest(s) to comply with all applicable COVID-19 requirements and/the cancellation of any event, nor will any alternate prize(s) be provided.
Entrants may receive a bounceback text from Station with confirmation of Contest entry, but Entrants will receive no “extra” offers, information, or message content. Standard message and data rates may apply, the frequency of any automated marketing message(s) individual opts in to receive are recurring and varies, text STOP to cancel, and terms are available at http://bit.ly/15FDy2P.
Otherwise, KRXQ’s general contest rules apply and are available HERE