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Encyclopedia > Westwood One Radio Networks

Westwood One, Inc. (NYSE:WON) is the largest radio network in the United States. It is based in the city of New York, and it is managed by Infinity Broadcasting, the radio arm of Viacom.


The company is one of the largest producers and distributors of radio programming in the United States. It broadcasts entertainment, news, weather, sports, talk, and traffic programming to about 7,700 radio stations. The company is America's top provider of local traffic reports.


Commentators employed by Westwood One include Dan Rather, Don Imus, Bill O'Reilly, Casey Kasem, and Larry King. The company broadcasts live concerts, college football and NHL hockey games, and also holds exclusive radio rights for the Super Bowl, the Olympic Games, and the Grammy Awards.


Westwood One could be considered partially a descendent of the Mutual Broadcasting System, after Mutual's purchase by Infinity.


See also: List of United States radio networks


External link

  • Westwood One website (http://www.westwoodone.com/)

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Westwood One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (651 words)
Westwood One, Inc. (NYSE: WON) is the largest radio network in the United States.
Westwood One distributes the radio news operations of CNN and NBC as well as its corporate cousin, the CBS Radio Network.
Westwood One discontinued using the Mutual name in favor of CNN Radio in 1999 and the Mutual name passed permanently from use on the air.
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RADAR (Radio's All Dimension Audience Research), a division of Arbitron Inc., measures national radio audiences and the audience size of network radio commercials and commercials within programs aired on these 33 radio networks.
The measured networks are operated by ABC Radio Networks, American Urban Radio Network, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One Radio Networks.
RADAR (Radio's All Dimension Audience Research) is a national radio ratings service that measures audiences to radio commercials aired on 33 radio networks operated by ABC, American Urban Radio Network, Premiere and Westwood One.
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