WESTWOOD ONE
AND
THE RECORDING ACADEMY®
ANNOUNCE MULTI-YEAR EXTENSION
FOR WESTWOOD ONE TO CONTINUE
AS THE EXCLUSIVE NETWORK RADIO HOME OF THE GRAMMY® AWARDS

New York, NY - August 22, 2005 - Westwood One (NYSE: WON) and The Recording Academy® announced today a multi-year extension for Westwood One to remain The Official GRAMMY® Radio Network Worldwide. As part of the agreement, Westwood One will retain exclusive terrestrial radio rights to all GRAMMY Awards programming, as well as exclusive rights to all remote radio broadcasts from the GRAMMY Awards.

“Westwood One has been a phenomenal partner for the past eight years,” said Evan Greene, Recording Academy Vice President, Marketing. “We are looking forward to continuing this terrific partnership as together we bring not only the excitement of the GRAMMYs to listeners, but also the great work The Academy does year-round.”

“The GRAMMY Awards and The Recording Academy are the platinum standard for the music and entertainment industry,” said Peter Kosann, Westwood One Co-COO. “We look forward to expanding this programming platform and offering both advertisers and affiliates unique programming and marketing opportunities.”

Westwood One has been The Official GRAMMY Radio Network Worldwide since 1997. Westwood One’s coverage of the 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 8, 2006, from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles includes: the 48th GRAMMY nominations announcement, “Look Back” specials, nominations specials, and a live remote broadcast from rehearsals.

Westwood One’s GRAMMY Specials are part of The Official GRAMMY Radio Network Worldwide on Westwood One. The Official GRAMMY Radio Network Worldwide delivers a range of modified GRAMMY Awards-related programming to radio stations around the world and to the official GRAMMY Web site (www.grammy.com). Live reports from rehearsals, live coverage and interviews the night of the GRAMMY Awards, and the largest, all-inclusive, genre specific post-GRAMMY coverage in broadcasting are all part of the package.

Westwood One (NYSE: WON) provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk, entertainment programs, features, live events and 24/7 Formats. Through its subsidiaries, Metro Networks/Shadow Broadcast Services, Westwood One provides local content to the radio and TV industries including news, sports, weather, traffic, video news services and other information. SmartRoute Systems manages traffic information centers for state and local departments of transportation, and markets traffic and travel content to wireless, Internet, in-vehicle navigation systems and voice portal customers. Westwood One serves more than 5,000 radio stations. Westwood One is managed by Infinity Broadcasting Corporation. For more information visit www.westwoodone.com.

Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as The Recording Academy, is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs - including the creation of the national public education campaign What's The Download (www.WhatsTheDownload.com). For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.

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