October 19 to November 20, 2026
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Starts: October 19, 2026 6:00 AM
Ends: November 20, 2026 8:00 AM
Listen for the cue to call and you could win a $200 credit on your heating bill, plus a Rhythm & Praise blanket. One winner every week for five weeks.
The prize
$200 heating bill credit
Plus a Rhythm & Praise blanket.
When to listen
Weekdays, 6am to 6pm
The cue plays at random times, starting Monday, October 19.
How to qualify
Be the 2nd caller
Call (260) 918-2211 when you hear the cue.
Winners drawn
Fridays, 7AM hour
On the Morning Show. One winner a week, five in all.
How to play
Four steps to winning.
1
Listen for the cue
Each weekday between 6am and 6pm, the cue-to-call plays at multiple, random times.
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Call (260) 918-2211
Be the 2nd caller and you're qualified for the weekly drawing. Your name stays in for the whole contest.
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Listen on Friday
During the 7AM hour of the Morning Show, a name is drawn from everyone who has qualified.
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Call back in time
Hear your first and last name and city on air? You have 9 minutes and 41 seconds to call (260) 918-2211.
What you win
$200 toward your heating bill
Each weekly winner receives a $200 credit to their heating bill and a Rhythm & Praise blanket. One winner is selected per week, five winners in total.
Prize dates
Fri, Oct 23
Fri, Oct 30
Fri, Nov 6
Fri, Nov 13
Fri, Nov 20
Contest sponsor
Ed Arevalo of AG Rentals and Management, Fort Wayne
Thank you to our sponsor for helping keep Fort Wayne warm this season.
Who can enter
The short version.
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You must be at least 18 years old.
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You must live in the Rhythm & Praise 94.1 broadcast listening area.
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One qualification per entrant, per household.
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No purchase necessary.
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The only way to qualify is to be the 2nd caller when the cue plays.
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The qualified entrant must call back in person when their name is announced.
This is a summary. The official rules below apply in full.
Official rules
Crank Up the Heat Contest 2026
Station: Rhythm & Praise 94.1 · 1115 West Rudisill Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46807 · (260) 469-3575
Dates of the contest
The contest will begin at 6 AM EST on Monday, October 19, and end at approximately 8 AM Friday, November 20, 2026.
Prize dates: 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20
Contest qualification
- Beginning Monday, October 19, 2026, entrants are encouraged to listen for the contest cue-to-call.
- Each weekday, between 6am and 6pm, the cue-to-call will be played at multiple, random times.
- When entrants hear the sound, they are prompted to call (260) 918-2211.
- The 2nd caller will be qualified to win the weekly drawing for a $200 credit to their heating bill and a Rhythm & Praise blanket.
- Once qualified, entrant’s name will remain eligible for the duration of the contest.
- Only one qualification per entrant, per household.
- If entrant qualifies more than once, entrant will be deemed ineligible to win for the remainder of the contest.
- No qualification opportunities will be available on holidays, weekends, or Rhythm & Praise 94.1 WRNP designated days.
Determination of winner
- Each Friday, beginning Friday, October 23, 2026 during the 7AM hour of the Morning Show, a name will be drawn randomly from the names of all qualified entrants.
- Once a qualified entrant hears his/her FIRST and LAST name and CITY on-air, the entrant has 9 minutes and 41 seconds to call (260) 918-2211.
- If the qualified entrant calls within the time allotted and speaks with the announcer, that entrant will win a $200 credit to their heating bill and a Rhythm & Praise blanket.
- The call must come from the qualified entrant whose name is called out on air. A delegate may not call on the qualified entrant’s behalf.
- If the qualified entrant does not call and speak with an announcer within the allotted time, the name of another qualified entrant will be announced on air and the process repeated until a qualified entrant calls in within the allotted amount of time and wins.
- The name of each qualified entrant that doesn’t call during the allotted time will be returned to the drawing box and remains eligible to win.
Alternative means of entry
- Qualification to be eligible to win is only possible being the 2nd caller at (260) 918-2211 when the random sounder is played.
- No other means of entry or qualification will be accepted.
Additional entry information
- Station will not disclose or sell entrant’s personal information to parties that are not affiliated with the station.
- Station is not responsible for disruption to qualifying due to technical issues (i.e. busy phone lines, phone service disruption, and dropped phone calls).
- All entrants failing to comply with these rules will be disqualified.
- By participating at any level in the contest, you are agreeing to be bound by these contest rules.
- Rhythm & Praise 94.1 WRNP reserves the right to change or modify the contest rules at any time; without notice and will update the rules accordingly.
Eligibility and limitations
A. Entrants must be legal residents of the Rhythm & Praise 94.1 geographical listening area and its terrestrial broadcast signal. Listeners outside of this area, including those listening elsewhere in the world via technology, are not eligible.
B. Entrants must be at least 18-years-old.
C. Limited to one entry per person per household for the duration of contest; once a person wins, any other people that entered from that household are no longer eligible.
D. Entrants may not be: (a) Rhythm & Praise 94.1/WBCL/Taylor University employees or their parents, spouses, children, siblings, or roommates, (b) employees of participating contest sponsors and promotional partners; (c) persons employed by other radio stations within the station geographical listening area; (d) persons who are winners of the major station contests are ineligible, i.e. Black History Month 2026
E. Station will not consider any entries that do not contain truthful information or meet the eligibility requirements as set forth within these or related station rules.
F. Station reserves the right to disqualify any participant attempting to tamper with the contest entry process.
Description of prize
Contest Sponsors: Ed Arevalo of AG Rentals and Management Fort Wayne
Description of Prizes: a $200 credit to their heating bill and a Rhythm & Praise blanket.
One winner will be selected per week, 5 winners total.
Additional prize information
- No purchase necessary. Purchase does not increase odds of winning. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Contest participants
- Prizes cannot be redeemed for cash or other merchandise. Prize is not transferable without approval from station and sponsor.
- Station is not responsible for loss or damage of prize.
- Winner is responsible for federal, state and local taxes if the prize value exceeds $600; winner will receive an IRS form 1099 and a copy of such form will be filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- Prize is released upon completions and return of form; failure to be willing to provide a completed W-9 form will result in forfeiture of prize; station reserves the right to select another winner.
- Upon receiving the completed form, station will file an IRS Form 1099-Misc with the IRS and mail a copy to the winner. Winner is then required to file it with the IRS.
Conditions
- By participating, each contest participant waives any and all claims of liability The WBCL Radio Network, Taylor University, its officers, directors, employees, agents and contest sponsors for any damage or personal injury or loss which may occur from participation in the contest or from the use of prizes awarded by the station.
- Station reserves the right to require contest winners to sign and return a liability release form prior to acceptance and receiving of any prize awarded by station.
- By participating in the contest, the winner(s) agree to have their name, voice and/or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to the contest without additional financial or other compensation and may be required to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize.
Don't miss the cue
Keep RNP 94.1 on, and keep your phone close.
The cue-to-call plays at random times every weekday between 6am and 6pm.