Contest Rules

For the WBZA: Enter for your chance to win a $50 gift card to Bill Gray's (July 2026) online contest, enter starting Monday July 13 2026 at 12:00am (ET) through 11:59pm (ET) on Friday July 17 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 (July 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, July 20 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.

For the Your chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to see Classic Skynyrd Southern Steel Live at Bands at Barnard 7/22on air contest, listen to 98.9 The Buzz from Wednesday July 15 2026 through Tuesday, July 21 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 two (2) VIP tickets to Classic Skynyrd Southern Steel Live on Wednesday, July 22nd 2026 at Bands at Barnards- 410 Maiden Lane, Rochester, NY 14616 , valued at approximately $100 U.S. dollars, courtesy of Bands at Barnard. 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. VIP tickets include a designated front-stage viewing area, access to a private bar, and direct access to private VIP bathrooms.

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.

For the WBZA: Your chance to win a 4 pack of tickets to a Rochester Red Wings home game (7/17) on air contest, listen to 98.9 The Buzz on Friday July 17 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.

For the Your chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to see Awaken: The Music of Yes at Bands at Barnard 7/8 on air contest, listen to 98.9 The Buzz from Monday, July 6 2026 through Tuesday, July 7 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 two (2) VIP tickets to Awaken: The Music of Yes on Wednesday, July 8th 2026 at Bands at Barnards- 410 Maiden Lane, Rochester, NY 14616 , valued at approximately $54 U.S. dollars, courtesy of Bands at Barnard. 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 $270 U.S. dollars. VIP tickets include a designated front-stage viewing area, access to a private bar, and direct access to private VIP bathrooms.

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.

For the WBZA: Another chance to win a pair of tickets to The Guess Who with Don Felder at Empower FCU Amphitheater 7/7 on air contest, listen to 98.9 The Buzz from Tuesday, June 23 2026 through Wednesday, July 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 two (2) tickets to The Guess Who on Tuesday, July 7 2026 at Empower FCU Amphitheater- 490 Restoration Way Syracuse, NY 13209, valued at approximately $100 U.S. dollars, courtesy of Live Nation. There will be up to, but not more than, eight (8) winners in this contest. Total value of all prizes in this contest is approximately $800 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.

For the Nominate a Vet online contest, you may enter from 12:00AM ET on Thursday, June 18, 2026 through 11:00am (ET) on Sunday, July 5, 2026 by going to https://www.audacy.com/rochesterbuzz/contests, clicking on this contest’s link, and completing and submitting the contest entry form. Limit one (1) entry per Entrant email address per calendar day. Throughout the contest, an unlimited amount of winner(s) will be selected from all entries received by the station's discretion on 98.9 The Buzz based upon description of nomination, validity of information, and upon verification of eligibility, each will receive one (1) shoutout ON-AIR on 98.9 The Buzz (WBZA-FM), during The Fourth of July Weekend, Friday, July 3 2026 through Sunday, July 5, 2026, valued at $0.00, and courtesy of 98.9 The Buzz. Any one (1) individual may only be a verified Winner and receive one (1) prize one (1) time in this Contest. A station representative from 98.9 The Buzz (WBZA-FM) will reach out to selected winners to record the winner's on air shout out to be played on 98.9 The Buzz during The Fourth of July Weekend, Friday, July 3 2026 through Sunday, July 5, 2026.

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

For the WBZA: Your chance to win a 4 pack of tickets to a Rochester Red Wings home game (6/18) on air contest, listen to 98.9 The Buzz on Thursday, June 18 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.

(6/2/26-6/28/26)

$50,000 Home Makeover Wish List Contest

Click HERE for the official rules specific to this contest.

THIS IS NOT A CONTEST. NO PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED.

THIS IS NOT A CONTEST. NO PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED.