WESTWOOD ONE’S
SMARTROUTE SYSTEMS
APPOINTS
BERNIE WAGENBLAST
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATIONS SYSTEMS SPECIALIST

New York, NY - August 24, 2005 - SmartRoute Systems, a subsidiary of Westwood One (NYSE: WON), announced today the appointment of Bernie Wagenblast to Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Specialist. Mr. Wagenblast will represent the company in all areas of Intelligent Transportation Systems.

"Bernie brings to SmartRoute Systems a unique blend of experience that is invaluable to our 511, ITS and Traffic Management Center operations for governmental agencies across the country," said Jim O'Neill, Vice President and General Manager of SmartRoute Systems. "Bernie is already well-known by most people in the intelligent transportation field, both through his previous positions and his newsletter. We are thrilled to have him aboard and are confident he'll be a strong addition to our team."

Mr. Wagenblast has had a well-rounded career in the transportation industry for over twenty-five years. He was active in the creation of the I-95 Corridor Coalition, serving as one of the original co-chairs of the organization's Highway Operations Group. Most recently, Mr. Wagenblast was a senior associate with TransCore, where he was involved in a variety of projects in areas such as incident management, intelligent transportation systems and traveler information. Wagenblast was one of the original Shadow Traffic reporters in New York City in 1979, and later spent over a decade working in the public sector for both the New York City Department of Transportation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. During his time with the Port Authority, Mr. Wagenblast served as the Operations Manager of TRANSCOM, an interagency coalition of transportation and public safety agencies in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. He is also the creator and editor of the Transportation Communications Newsletter, a daily electronic publication which reaches more than 5,100 transportation professionals.

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.

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