Contest Rules

For the Kiss: Your chance to win tickets to see TLC & Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue at Darien Lake 2026 on air contest, listen to Kiss 98.5 FM weekdays starting Tuesday, March 24 2026 through Thursday, March 26 2026 between 6:00am (ET) and 10:00am (ET) for the announcement of the cue to call. Upon hearing the cue to call, the correct designated caller to the station contest line at (716) 265-0985 will, upon verification, receive two (2) lawn tickets to TLC & Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue - IT’S ICONIC! on Monday, August 31 2026 at Darien Lake Amphitheater, 9993 Alleghany Road, Darien Center, NY 14040, valued at approximately $100 per prize, courtesy of Live Nation. There will be up to, but not more than, five (5) winners in this contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is approximately $500 U.S. dollars.

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.

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.

Otherwise, WKSE general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.

For the Buffalo Bisons 2026: Your chance to win a 4-pack of tickets for Opening Day on air contest, listen to Kiss 98.5 FM on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 through Thursday, March 26th, 2026 between 6:00am (ET) and 10:00am (ET) for the announcement of the cue to call. Upon hearing the cue to call, the correct designated caller to the station contest line at (716) 265-0985 will, upon verification, receive four (4) tickets to the Buffalo Bisons game on Friday, March 27, at 1:05pm EST at Sahlen Field, 1 James D Griffin Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203, valued at approximately $96 U.S. dollars, courtesy of the Buffalo Bisons. There will be up to, but not more than, eight (6) winners in this contest. Total value of all prizes awarded in this contest is approximately $576 U.S. dollars. Station will email verified and confirmed Winner with prize details.

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.  

Otherwise, WKSE-FM General Contest Rules apply and can be found HERE.

For the Kiss: Your chance to win tickets to Djo at Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater on air contest, listen to Kiss 98.5 FM starting Wednesday, March 18 2026, through Friday, March 20 2026 between 6:00am (ET) and 10:00am (ET) for the announcement of the cue to call. Upon hearing the cue to call, the correct designated caller to the station contest line at (716) 265-0985 will, upon verification, receive two (2) lawn tickets to see Djo on July 23rd 2026 at 8:00pm (ET) at Artpark Amphitheater located at 450 S 4th St, Lewiston, NY 14092, valued at approximately $100 U.S. dollars per prize, courtesy of Artpark. There will be up to, but not more than, five (5) winners in this Contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is approximately $500 U.S. dollars.

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.

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.

Otherwise, WKSE general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.

For the Kiss: Your chance to win tickets to Andy Grammer at Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater on air contest, listen to Kiss 98.5 FM starting Tuesday, March 17 2026, through Friday, March 20 2026 between 6:00am (ET) and 10:00am (ET) for the announcement of the cue to call. Upon hearing the cue to call, the correct designated caller to the station contest line at (716) 265-0985 will, upon verification, receive two (2) lawn tickets to see Andy Grammer on August 21st 2026 at 7:30pm (ET) at Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater located at  450 S 4th St, Lewiston, NY 14092, valued at approximately $59 U.S. dollars per prize, courtesy of Artpark. There will be up to, but not more than, four (4) winners in this Contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is approximately $236 U.S. dollars.

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.

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.

Otherwise, WKSE general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.

For the Kiss 98.5 K-Pop Trivia Challenge on air contest, listen to Kiss 98.5 FM starting Monday, March 23 2026 through Friday, March 27 2026 between 6:00am (ET) and 10:00am (ET) for the announcement of the cue to call. Upon hearing the cue to call, the correct designated caller to the station contest line at (716) 265-0985 will, upon verification, receive two (2) tickets to Forever K-Pop – A Celebration Concert on Thursday, April 2nd at 7pm (ET) at UB Center for the Arts, 100 Coventry Rd, Buffalo, NY 14228, valued at approximately $90 U.S. dollars. There will be up to, but not more than, five (5) winners in this Contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is approximately $450 U.S. dollars.

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.

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.

Otherwise, WKSE general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE

For the Your chance to celebrate with Anderson's Frozen Custard and Kiss 98.5 2026 on air contest, listen to Kiss 98.5 FM on Tuesdays and Thursdays ONLY starting Tuesday, January 6th 2025 through Thursday, June 25th 2025 between 6:00am (ET) and 10:00am (ET) for the announcement of the cue to call. Upon hearing the cue to call, the correct designated caller to the station contest line at (716) 265-0985 will, upon verification, receive one (1) $98.50 gift card, courtesy of Anderson's Frozen Custard. Lost or stolen cards cannot be replaced. Certain restrictions apply regarding the use of card(s) for in-store purchases. There will be up to, but not more than, fifty (50) winners in this contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is approximately $4,925 U.S. dollars. Station will mail prize via USPS to verified and confirmed winner(s). 

Otherwise, WKSE general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.