Summer is approaching and that means it’s almost time for “Oh Say Can You Sing”. This year will once again be bigger and more challenging than ever. We will again have all auditions online.
Just fill out this simple application and upload your 90-second video audition. We encourage you to sing The Star-Spangled Banner, but we will accept any song you feel will showcase your voice. Submit your audition between March 21 and 5 p.m. April 27. Our producers and judges will go through each video and set up a second audition with all the singers who make the cut.
Our judges will choose four finalists to sing on our “Oh Say Can You Sing” finale live on Channel 4 the night of Wednesday, June 29. The winner will receive $500 and sing the national anthem on the Local Station’s 4th of July Fireworks show.
Take a few minutes out of your day to pull out your phone or tablet and belt your version of The Star-Spangled Banner and upload it for a chance to be this year’s “Oh Say Can You Sing” champion. Good luck!
Official WJXT contest rules
General. By submitting an entry to this contest, brought to you by WJXT and Papa John’s, the entrant acknowledges and agrees to all these official contest rules. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Official Rules, or the contest itself and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by all decisions of the Station, whose decisions are binding and final. Failure to comply with these Official Rules or any contest-specific rules may result in disqualification from the contest.
Eligibility. The contest is open only to legal U.S. residents who reside in the local viewing area and is void wherever prohibited or restricted by applicable federal or state laws and regulations. Employees of Station and Sponsor and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, advertising and promotion agencies, and members of these employees’ immediate families (spouses, parents, children, and siblings and their spouses) and those living in the same household with these employees, are not eligible.
How To Enter. Contest begins March 21. Deadline to enter is 5 p.m. April 27. To enter, contestants can audition for WJXT producers and judges by completing a registration form and uploading a video audition by going to www.news4jax.com/ohsay. Online entries must be submitted by 5 p.m. on April 27. Eligible video auditions should be no more than 90-seconds and the preferred song is The Star-Spangled Banner. Auditions can include accompanying music, but that music must NOT include lyrics. Entrants must be the registered subscriber of the e-mail or telephone account from which the entry is made. You may enter once during the contest period. Multiple entries received from any person or e-mail address, or telephone number will void all such additional entries. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. Entries that are incomplete, illegible or corrupted are void and will not be accepted. All entries become the property of the Station and will not be acknowledged or returned. By checking the relevant box or selection in the registration form, entrants agree that the Sponsor may contact the entrant via email with information about pre-selected goods or services. If you do not wish to receive these materials do not check the relevant box in the entry form. If at any time you do not wish to receive these materials in the future, please use the unsubscribe procedures contained in the email message.
Station will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements.
Selection of Winners. Four potential winners will be chosen by a team of WJXT producers and “Oh Say Can You Sing” judges. Contest finalists will be required to perform live on the Finale on Wednesday, June 29. A single winner will be chosen by viewers through an online voting process via our News4JAX app. All contestants that are chosen to advance to later rounds of the contests will be contacted by WJXT producers.
Prize. $500 and the opportunity to sing the National Anthem during WJXT’s 4th of July fireworks show. Unless otherwise stated, all prizes or prize certificates must be picked up at Station (at the address listed below) during normal business hours. If the winner of a contest is under the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian must claim the prize. Winners may be asked to show a photo ID. There will be no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except at the sole discretion of Station, which may substitute prizes of comparable value. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Payments of all federal, state, and local taxes related to the award of the prize are solely the responsibility of the winner. The winner may be required to fully complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 for receipt of the prize.
Disclaimer and Representations. Winner(s) assumes all liability for any injuries or damages caused or claimed to be caused by his or her participation in the contest and/or the acceptance and/or use of any prize and releases the Station and Sponsor and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees, from any such liability. Neither the Station nor the Sponsor, nor their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees are responsible for: the failure of any entry to be received by the Station due to computer failures of any kind, traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, telecommunications, network, electronic, telephone or mobile service outages, delays, busy signals, or any equipment malfunctions or other technical difficulties that may prevent the Station from receiving any entry submission; entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed by computer transmissions, lost, late or damaged; any injury or damage to the entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this contest; or any human errors, any inaccurate transcription of entry information, errors in any promotional or marketing materials or errors in these Official Rules. If applicable, text message and data rates may apply, and the Station is not responsible for any fees incurred by an entrant for any method of entry.
The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Station’s website. Failure to comply with the Official Rules of the contest may result in an entrant’s disqualification and/or forfeiture of any prize or prizes. All decisions of the Station’s management with respect to the contest are final.
Station reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if it is not capable of completion as planned, including, without limitation, as a result of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, or technical failures of any sort, or for any reason whatsoever. The Station reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the contest, including, without limitation, the substitution of a prize of equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement or posting. If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Station, any event related to the contest or prize is delayed, rescheduled, postponed, canceled, or has a change of venue, the Station reserves the right, but is not obligated, to cancel or modify the contest and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.
Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use winner’s name, home city and state, likeness and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation. The winner’s name and city of residence will be posted online and mailed to those who request it.
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Winner Announcement. All contestants selected to move on to the next round will be contacted directly by a producer from WJXT. For the name of the winner(s), send a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt within 60 days following the end of the contest period to Station at 4 Broadcast Place, Jacksonville FL, 32207. Attn: Contest Winner List or request it online at tswider@wjxt.com. Be sure to specify the name of the contest for which you are requesting the list of winner(s).