Phone Scrambles and Call-Ins: Radio Contests We Still Remember

The contests

1. The call-in — the redial (see our features), the busy signal (see our features), the win (see our features) — the original contest (see our features).
2. The phone scramble — the partial song (see our features), the guess (see our features), the prize (see our features).
3. The trivia — the obscure question (see our trivia feature), the audacity (see our features) of knowing (see our features).
4. The stunts — the on-air dares (see our features), the publicity spectacles (see our features) — the contest as theater (see our features).
5. The concerts — the ticket giveaways (see our live feature), the meet-and-greets (see our features) — the prize (see our features) beyond the merch (see our merch feature).

The contest's function

The function (see our features): the loyalty (see our features) — the habit (see our features) — the community (see our features) of listeners (see our features) competing (see our features) together (see our features). The (see our features) contest (see our features) made (see our features) the station (see our radio features) matter (see our features) daily (see our features). The (see our features) phone (see our features) rang (see our features). The (see our features) winner (see our features) won (see our features). The (see our features) rest (see our features) listened (see our features) harder (see our features). The (see our features) contest (see our features) held (see our features) the (see our features) dial (see our features). The (see our features) dial (see our features) turned (see our features).