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Unless otherwise indicated below, 98.9 The Buzz || Timezone: US/Eastern ’s general contest rules apply to 98.9 The Buzz || Timezone: US/Eastern contests. For the specific terms and conditions applicable to a particular 98.9 The Buzz || Timezone: US/Eastern contest, please see below. You can view 98.9 The Buzz || Timezone: US/Eastern 's General Contest Rules here .
$50,000 Home Makeover Wish List 2026
Contest Date Range:
June 02, 2026 at 12:00PM US/Eastern
through
June 28, 2026 at 11:59PM US/Eastern
(6/2/26-6/28/26)
$50,000 Home Makeover Wish List Contest
Click HERE for the official rules specific to this contest.
WBZA: Your chance to win a 4 pack of tickets to a Rochester Red Wings home game (5/29)
Contest Date Range:
May 29, 2026 at 06:00AM US/Eastern
through
May 29, 2026 at 10:00AM US/Eastern
For the WBZA: Your chance to win a 4 pack of tickets to a Rochester Red Wings home game (5/29) on air contest, listen to 98.9 The Buzz on Friday, May 29 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 (585) 818-BUZZ (2899) will, upon verification, receive four (4) tickets to any upcoming Rochester Red Wings baseball home game at ESL Ballpark located at One Morrie Silver Way, Rochester, NY 14608, valued at approximately $68 U.S. dollars, courtesy of the Rochester Red Wings There will be up to, but not more than, one (1) winner in this contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is approximately $68 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, WBZA-FM General Contest Rules apply and can be found HERE.
Last Caller Standing: Win a pair of tickets to Chicago at CMAC 6/26
Contest Date Range:
May 18, 2026 at 06:00AM US/Eastern
through
May 22, 2026 at 10:00AM US/Eastern
For the Last Caller Standing: Win a pair of tickets to Chicago at CMAC 6/26 contest, enter by listening to 98.9 The Buzz from Monday, May 18 2026 through Friday, May 22 2026 from 6:00AM (ET) to 10 :00AM (ET) for the cue to call. Upon hearing the cue to call, the first three (3) callers to get through to the station contest line at (585) 818-BUZZ (2899), will have a chance to play 'Last Caller Standing'. Callers will not know which phone line he/she called in on-- line 1, line 2 or line 3. The first caller recognized on air by The Breakfast Buzz will select which line The Breakfast Buzz should hang up on-- line 1, line 2 or line 3- and the caller on that phone line selected will be eliminated (hung up on by The Breakfast Buzz) from the contest play. The second caller (if the second caller is still in play) or the third caller (if the second caller was eliminated) recognized on air by The Breakfast Buzz will then select which line of the two remaining lines The Breakfast Buzz should hang up on-- and the caller on that phone line selected will be eliminated (hung up on by The Breakfast Buzz) from the contest play. There is a chance that a caller may select the phone line that he/she called in on, and therefore may eliminate him/herself from the contest play. The last one (1) caller still on the line daily will, upon verification, receive: two (2) tickets to Chicago on Friday, June 26 2026 at 8pm (ET) at CMAC- 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424, US valued at $90 U.S dollars. There will be up to five (5) winners in this contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is $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, WBZA's general contest rules apply and can be found HERE.
LIVE Audience Thursday with Spezzano & Sandy!
Contest Date Range:
July 25, 2025 at 12:00AM US/Eastern
through
December 31, 2026 at 11:59PM US/Eastern
THIS IS NOT A CONTEST. NO PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED.
WBZA: Your chance to win a 4 pack of tickets to a Rochester Red Wings home game (5/15)
Contest Date Range:
May 15, 2026 at 06:00AM US/Eastern
through
May 15, 2026 at 10:00AM US/Eastern
For the WBZA: Your chance to win a 4 pack of tickets to a Rochester Red Wings home game (5/15) on air contest, listen to 98.9 The Buzz on Friday, May 15 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 (585) 818-BUZZ (2899) will, upon verification, receive four (4) tickets to any upcoming Rochester Red Wings baseball home game at ESL Ballpark located at One Morrie Silver Way, Rochester, NY 14608, valued at approximately $68 U.S. dollars, courtesy of the Rochester Red Wings There will be up to, but not more than, one (1) winner in this contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is approximately $68 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, WBZA-FM General Contest Rules apply and can be found HERE.
Enter for your chance to win a $50 gift card to Bill Gray's (May 2026)
Contest Date Range:
May 11, 2026 at 12:00AM US/Eastern
through
May 15, 2026 at 11:59PM US/Eastern
For the Enter for your chance to win a $50 gift card to Bill Gray's (May2026) online contest, enter starting Monday May 11 2026 at 12:00am (ET) through 11:59pm (ET) on Friday May 15 2026 by going to https://www.audacy.com/rochesterbuzz/contests, clicking on the Enter for your chance to win a $50 gift card to Bill Gray's (May 2026) Contest Link, and completely filling out the entry form. Limit one (1) entry per Entrant email address per calendar day. On or about Monday, May 18 2026, up to one (1) winner will be randomly selected from among all entries, and upon verification, will receive one (1) $50 gift card valid for use at any Bill Gray's Restaurant or Tap Room in the Rochester, NY area (https://www.billgrays.com/index.cfm?Page=Locations) and at Flaherty's Macedon location only, located at 113 Pittsford-Palmyra Road, Macedon, NY 14502, courtesy of Bill Gray's. Gift card has no implied warranties. Bill Gray's is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged cards or any unauthorized use. Card is redeemable for product only. Unused value remains on the card and cannot be redeemed for cash. Other restrictions may apply. An Entrant may only win up to one (1) time in this Contest. There will be up to, but not more than, one (1) winner in this contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is approximately $50 U.S. dollars. Station will mail prize via U.S. Postal Service to the home address on file of verified and confirmed Winner(s) within three (3) weeks.
Otherwise, WBZA-FM General Contest Rules apply and can be found HERE.
Spezzano and Sandy's 30 Second Pitch
Contest Date Range:
May 07, 2026 at 12:00AM US/Eastern
through
July 30, 2026 at 11:59PM US/Eastern
THIS IS NOT A CONTEST. NO PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED.
Last Caller Standing: Win a gift card to The Spa at the Del Monte May 2026
Contest Date Range:
May 06, 2026 at 06:00AM US/Eastern
through
May 06, 2026 at 10:00AM US/Eastern
For the Last Caller Standing: Win a gift card to The Spa at the Del Monte May 2026 contest, enter by listening to 98.9 The Buzz on Wednesday, May 6 from 6:00AM (ET) to 10 :00AM (ET) for the cue to call. Upon hearing the cue to call, the first three (3) callers to get through to the station contest line at (585) 818-BUZZ (2899), will have a chance to play 'Last Caller Standing'. Callers will not know which phone line he/she called in on-- line 1, line 2 or line 3. The first caller recognized on air by The Breakfast Buzz will select which line The Breakfast Buzz should hang up on-- line 1, line 2 or line 3- and the caller on that phone line selected will be eliminated (hung up on by The Breakfast Buzz) from the contest play. The second caller (if the second caller is still in play) or the third caller (if the second caller was eliminated) recognized on air by The Breakfast Buzz will then select which line of the two remaining lines The Breakfast Buzz should hang up on-- and the caller on that phone line selected will be eliminated (hung up on by The Breakfast Buzz) from the contest play. There is a chance that a caller may select the phone line that he/she called in on, and therefore may eliminate him/herself from the contest play. The last one (1) caller still on the line daily will, upon verification, receive: one (1) $100 gift card to The Spa at the Del Monte. The Spa at the Del Monte is located at 43 N. Main Street, Pittsford, NY 14534. https://www.delmontespa.com/ Gift card may be exchanged for services or merchandise. Advance reservations are recommended. Gift Card cannot be exchanged for cash. Lost or stolen card will not be replaced. Gift Card carries no expiration date or fees. Prize(s) will be mailed by Station to verified winner(s). There will be up to on (1) winner in this contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is: $100 U.S. dollars. Otherwise, WBZA's general contest rules apply and can be found HERE.
WBZA: Your chance to win a 4 pack of tickets to a Rochester Red Wings home game (5/1)
Contest Date Range:
May 01, 2026 at 06:00AM US/Eastern
through
May 01, 2026 at 10:00AM US/Eastern
For the WBZA: Your chance to win a 4 pack of tickets to a Rochester Red Wings home game (5/1) ! on air contest, listen to 98.9 The Buzz on Friday, May 1 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 (585) 818-BUZZ (2899) will, upon verification, receive four (4) tickets to any upcoming Rochester Red Wings baseball home game at ESL Ballpark located at One Morrie Silver Way, Rochester, NY 14608, valued at approximately $68 U.S. dollars, courtesy of the Rochester Red Wings There will be up to, but not more than, one (1) winner in this contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is approximately $68 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, WBZA general contest rules apply and are available by
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