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    Unless otherwise indicated below, 106.5 The Beat || Timezone: US/Eastern ’s general contest rules apply to 106.5 The Beat || Timezone: US/Eastern contests. For the specific terms and conditions applicable to a particular 106.5 The Beat || Timezone: US/Eastern contest, please see below. You can view 106.5 The Beat || Timezone: US/Eastern 's General Contest Rules here .

    Win Tickets to Cousinz Festival!

    Contest Date Range: July 27, 2026 at 12:00AM US/Eastern through August 09, 2026 at 11:59PM US/Eastern

    For the Cousinz Festival Online Contest, enter between 12:00 am ET on Monday, July 27, 2026 and 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, July August 9, 2026 by filling out the entry form on the contest page online at https://www.audacy.com/1065thebeat/contests and click on the “Win Tickets to Cousinz Festival!” contest page. At approximately 12:00 pm ET on Monday, August 10, 2026, three (3) winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries and upon verification, will receive a two (2) tickets to see Cousinz Festival at the Scope Arena in Norfolk VA on September 5, 2026, valued at $125 per ticket, sponsored by Cousinz Festival. There will be up to, but no more than three (3) winners in this contest. Otherwise, WBTJ-FM general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.

    ELECTRONIC TICKET 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 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.

    Comedy for a Cause!

    Contest Date Range: July 20, 2026 at 03:00PM US/Eastern through July 24, 2026 at 07:00PM US/Eastern

    For the Comedy for a Cause Ticket On Air Giveaway, enter between 3:00 pm (ET) on Monday, July 20, 2026 and 6:00pm (ET) on Friday, July 24, 2026 by listening for the cue to call. The sixth (6th) caller to get through the station contest line at 1-833-804-1065 will be selected and upon verification, will receive two (2) tickets to see Jayski and Friends at the Dominion Energy Center in Richmond, VA on August 8, 2026, valued at $70, sponsored by Dreamers Academy Foundation LLC. There will be up to, but no more than five (5) winner(s) in this contest. Otherwise, WBTJ-FM general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.

    ELECTRONIC TICKET

    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

    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.

    Your chance to see Chris Brown and Usher in Las Vegas

    Contest Date Range: July 20, 2026 at 12:00AM US/Eastern through August 09, 2026 at 11:59PM US/Eastern

    Click HERE for rules specific to this national contest.

    Register-to-Win Revival Gospel Concert Tickets!

    Contest Date Range: July 14, 2026 at 12:00AM US/Eastern through July 19, 2026 at 11:59PM US/Eastern

    For the Revival Gospel Concert Online Contest, enter between 12:00 am ET on Monday, July 14, 2026 and 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, July 19, 2026 by filling out the entry form on the contest page online at https://www.audacy.com/1065thebeat/contests and click on the “Register-to-Win Revival Gospel Concert Tickets” contest page. At approximately 12:00 pm ET on Monday, July 20, 2026, one (1) winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries and upon verification, will receive a four (4) tickets to see the Revival Gospel Concert at Powhatan Village Building in Powhatan, VA on Sunday, July 26, 2026, valued at $20 per ticket, sponsored by Unity Community Church. There will be up to, but no more than (1) one winner in this contest. Otherwise, WBTJ-FM general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.

    ELECTRONIC TICKET 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 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.

    Jayski and Friends Register-to-Win!

    Contest Date Range: July 14, 2026 at 12:00AM US/Eastern through July 19, 2026 at 11:59PM US/Eastern

    For the Jayski and Friends Online Contest, enter between 12:00 am ET on Monday, July 14, 2026 and 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, July 26, 2026 by filling out the entry form on the contest page online at https://www.audacy.com/1065thebeat/contests and click on the “Jayski and Friends Register-to-Win” contest page. At approximately 12:00 pm ET on Monday, July 28, 2026, one (1) winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries and upon verification, will receive a two (2) tickets to see Jayski and Friends at the Dominion Energy Center in Richmond, VA on August 8, 2026, valued at $70 per ticket, and a S50 Gift Card to PigandBrew, sponsored by Dominion Energy Center. There will be up to, but no more than (1) one winner in this contest. Otherwise, WBTJ-FM general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.

    ELECTRONIC TICKET 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 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.

    Win Tickets to Collect-A-Con!

    Contest Date Range: July 06, 2026 at 10:00AM US/Eastern through July 10, 2026 at 03:00PM US/Eastern

    For the Collect-A-Con Ticket On Air Giveaway, enter between 10:00 am (ET) on Monday, July 6, 2025 and 3:00pm (ET) on Friday, July 10, 2025 by listening for the cue to call. The sixth (6th) caller to get through the station contest line at 1-833-804-1065 will be selected and upon verification, will receive two (2) tickets to Collect-A-Con at the Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, VA from August 29, 2026 to August 30, 2026, valued at $80 per ticket, sponsored by Collect-A-Con. There will be up to, but no more than five (5) winner(s) in this contest. Otherwise, WBTJ-FM general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.

    ELECTRONIC TICKET 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 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.

    Win Tickets to see Broccoli City!

    Contest Date Range: June 29, 2026 at 03:00PM US/Eastern through July 02, 2026 at 07:00PM US/Eastern

    For the Live Nation: Broccoli City Ticket On Air Giveaway, enter between 3:00 pm (ET) on Monday, June 29, 2026 and 7:00 pm (ET) on Thursday, July 2, 2026 by listening for the cue to call. The sixth (6th) caller to get through the station contest line at 1-833-804-1065 will be selected and upon verification, will receive two (2) tickets to see Broccoli City at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA on September 19, 2026, valued at $75, sponsored by Live Nation. There will be up to, but no more than five (5) winner(s) in this contest. Two winners may be selected per day. Otherwise, WBTJ-FM general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.

    ELECTRONIC TICKET

    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

    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.

    Win Tickets to Virginia Beach Funk Fest!

    Contest Date Range: June 29, 2026 at 10:00AM US/Eastern through July 02, 2026 at 03:00PM US/Eastern

    For the IMGoing: Virginia Beach Funk Fest Ticket On Air Giveaway, enter between 10:00 am (ET) on Monday, June 29, 2026 and 3:00 pm (ET) on Thursday, July 23, 2026 by listening for the cue to call. The sixth (6th) caller to get through the station contest line at 1-833-804-1065 will be selected and upon verification, will receive two (2) tickets to Virginia Beach Funk Fest at 32nd Street in Virginia Beach, VA from August 28, 2026 through August 29, 2026, valued at $200, sponsored by IMGoing. There will be up to, but no more than five (5) winner(s) in this contest; up to two (2) winners may be selected per day. Otherwise, WBTJ-FM general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.

    ELECTRONIC TICKET

    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

    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.