RFWIN for Radio: Run On-Air Giveaways Listeners Can Check
Listener giveaways run on trust. When someone wins concert tickets, the rest of the audience wants to know it was a fair draw and not the producer's cousin. RFWIN gives your station a public proof link for every draw, and the radio preset adds the details stations need. See the full overview at rfwin.uk/radio.
Before the draw
- Write the rules first. Eligibility, how to enter, one entry per person or not, when the draw happens and how winners are contacted. RFWIN proves the pick was random; your rules decide who was eligible.
- Collect entries in one list. Phone-ins, texts, web forms and social replies all end up as names or ids. If your rules say one entry per person, remove duplicates before the draw; each line counts as one entry.
- Decide on backups. Winners don't always answer. RFWIN can draw up to 20 ordered backup winners in the same draw, so "backup winner #1" is chosen by the same randomness rather than by whoever is in the studio.
Run the draw
- Open the picker with the radio preset: rfwin.uk/?preset=radio. It shows fields for station, show and backup winners.
- Paste the entry list, add the prize (for example "2 tickets, Saturday show"), set the number of backups and enter your station and show names.
- Draw. You get a proof page at
rfwin.uk/d/<id>with the station and show, entry count, masked winners, ordered backups and a fairness verdict.
Free draws handle up to 10,000 entries each, with no limit on the number of draws.
On air and online
- Read it out. Announce the winner, the number of entries and that the draw is publicly verifiable at the proof link.
- Share the link. Post the proof link on your site and socials. Listeners can paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity or Grok and ask who won and whether it was fair; the page states both in plain text.
- Keep it private when you need to. Draws are public by default. A private (unlisted) draw still works and verifies for anyone with the link, but is kept out of search engines and never listed. Each new draw returns a one-time manage token that lets you switch visibility later.
Regulation
Broadcast contest rules differ by country. In the US the FCC contest rule (47 CFR 73.1216) requires stations to disclose material terms; in Canada contests are covered by the Competition Act (section 74.06); in the UK, Section Two of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code applies. This is general information, not legal advice; check the current rules with your compliance team. A public, verifiable draw is useful evidence that winners were chosen as announced, but it does not replace your obligations.
Running bigger campaigns
For multi-week contests with entry forms, bonus entries and refer-a-friend links, run the contest on Rewards Fuel and draw winners with RFWIN; one subscription covers both. Older guides for stations are on the Rewards Fuel blog.