Westwood One And CNNRadio Renew Agreement.

CNNRadio Expands Affiliate Services

NEW YORK, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

Westwood One and CNN Newsource Sales have announced a renewal of Westwood One's exclusive English language distribution of CNNRadio programming to radio stations in the U.S. through 2005. The five-year agreement provides for Westwood One's continuing syndication of the CNNRadio Network, which is the most widely distributed news radio network in North America. Additional audio programming covered within the distribution agreement includes CNN Headline News, Larry King Live and Last Night on Larry King. CNNRadio will also expand its news team and provide enhanced technical capabilities for its affiliates.

"CNN is one of the biggest and most prestigious brands in news," stated Joel Hollander, Westwood One President/CEO. "We are proud to renew our partnership with CNN and, as a result, offer even greater opportunities to affiliates and advertisers."

"The renewal of our partnership with Westwood One, the preeminent sales force in radio, allows us to capitalize on the strength of another industry leader," added Susan Grant, President, CNN Newsource Sales. "We look forward to continuing to offer the unequaled newsgathering resources of CNN and to better serve our U.S. CNNRadio Network stations and listeners."

CNNRadio's technological upgrades will include on-demand news cuts delivered via the Internet and a new voice cue system that will allow CNNRadio to communicate more effectively with radio newsrooms. CNNRadio will also provide Westwood One with annual year-end specials, special programming focused on breaking news and more custom reports.

"This alliance with Westwood One makes CNNRadio Network's award-winning programming available to an even broader audience. We look forward to further expanding our services to meet the needs of our affiliates," said Robert Garcia, vice president, CNNRadio.

CNNRadio is a full-service network, utilizing CNN's 37 bureaus worldwide to offer an unmatched menu of actualities and reports in closed-circuit feeds. CNNRadio is based in CNN World Headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., with personnel, including radio-only correspondents, located at the CNN bureau in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Capitol and New York. CNNRadio is distributed exclusively in the U.S. by Westwood One and has won the 1999 Radio Television News Directors Association's (RTNDA) highest honor, the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in Network Radio and the Murrow Award for Best News Series.

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. Westwood One serves more than 7,500 radio stations. Westwood One is managed by Infinity Broadcasting Corporation.