WESTWOOD ONE APPOINTS MAX KRASNY

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ENTERTAINMENT

New York, NY - October 24, 2005 - Westwood One (NYSE: WON) announced today that, effective immediately, Max Krasny assumes the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Westwood One Entertainment. In this new role, Krasny will be responsible for the management of all entertainment programming, including all production from the Culver City and Valencia studios, as well as Entertainment Sponsorship Sales, and Entertainment Affiliate Sales. Krasny will relocate to Los Angeles where he will be based in Westwood One’s Culver City office.

“This announcement comes on the heels of several new key entertainment investments, including Randy Jackson’s Hits List and the new SAM format, as well as the renewal of our partnership with The GRAMMYs,” said Peter Kosann. “We look forward to Max managing these compelling properties for the benefit of listeners, affiliates and advertisers nationwide.”

“Westwood One has a tremendous entertainment platform,” said Krasny. “I am looking forward to working with our outstanding staff on the West Coast to take Westwood One’s already unparalleled roster of top-notch entertainment programming to new heights.”

Krasny is a nine-year veteran of Westwood One and has held a variety of positions with the company ranging from Production and Affiliate Sales roles, including Vice President of Entertainment Sales to most recently New York Sales Manager. Prior to joining Westwood One, Krasny held numerous production and programming roles at Susquehanna and Infinity Broadcasting stations.

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.

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