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Old December 4th, 2008, 11:13 AM   #1
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How do you win a radio contest?


Argh. Local station giving away a Wii every hour, 25th caller when they play a certain song. I have the number on speed dial on my cellphone, I've tried 8 times in the last 3 days(listening online at my desk). Those 8 attempts are at least 5 calls each, and I've gotten a busy signal everytime.

How does anybody ever get in, just sheer luck?
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Old December 4th, 2008, 11:19 AM   #2
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Isn't there an autoredial on busy feature that you can get from you phone company?
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Old December 4th, 2008, 11:21 AM   #3
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Isn't there an autoredial on busy feature that you can get from you phone company?
My friends mom has two of those on two different lines and she wins ALL THE TIME on radfio contests. Its unreal how much she wins.
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Old December 4th, 2008, 11:30 AM   #4
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I was assuming it was something like that but half the people who win are at work or in their car so unless they're all lying, I don't think people are using technology to win?

Damn people are making it hard for me to win the Wii
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Old December 4th, 2008, 05:35 PM   #5
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I've won quite a bit in the past. It's all just luck. Hopefully plenty of other people get frustrated and stop calling or just figure they don't stand a chance to begin with and never try. You cannot win unless you keep trying to get through. I never stop trying until they say they have their winner or answer the phone "on the air" (usually recorded moments before and replayed).
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Old December 4th, 2008, 07:54 PM   #6
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I have won D-Backs tickets a few times. I was also caller 7 when they wanted caller 9 for the Wealth Health Raffle.
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Argh. Local station giving away a Wii every hour, 25th caller when they play a certain song. I have the number on speed dial on my cellphone, I've tried 8 times in the last 3 days(listening online at my desk). Those 8 attempts are at least 5 calls each, and I've gotten a busy signal everytime.

How does anybody ever get in, just sheer luck?
What station? Can you listen online? What is their number?
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