EXHIBIT 99.1


                               WESTWOOD ONE, INC.

                                 PRESS RELEASE




                                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                                  WESTWOOD ONE
                                      NAMES
                                  PETER KOSANN
                           CO-CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
           -- Kosann and Co-COO Chuck Bortnick Assume Expanded Roles--

New York, NY - April 18, 2005--  Westwood One (NYSE:  WON)  announced  today the
appointment  of Peter  Kosann to  Co-Chief  Operating  Officer.  In his new role
Kosann will be responsible for all of the Company's Network Operations including
Programming and Affiliate Sales, and will continue to oversee radio Ad Sales for
the Westwood One network and Metro Networks.

The  company  also  announced  today the naming of Chuck  Bortnick  to  Co-Chief
Operating Officer. In his expanded role, Bortnick will be responsible for all of
the Company's  Metro  Networks  Operations,  Metro  Television  Operations;  and
SmartRoute  Systems,  as  well  as  new  business  development  and  acquisition
integration. Both Kosann and Bortnick assume their new positions immediately and
will be based in Westwood  One's New York  office,  reporting  directly to Shane
Coppola, President and CEO.

"We are very excited about the expanded  roles for these  talented  executives,"
said Shane Coppola.  "Our continued  focus on investing in Network  Programming,
while  simultaneously  enhancing  both existing and  complimentary  distribution
channels, positions us well for the future."

Peter Kosann joined Westwood One in May 1999 as Senior Vice President, Affiliate
Sales. His role with Westwood One was expanded in January 2001 to Executive Vice
President,  Advertising  Sales and again in April  2003 to  President  of Sales.
Prior to joining  Westwood  One,  Kosann  was the  Worldwide  Manager  for Media
Distribution at Bloomberg LP.

Chuck Bortnick  joined Metro  Networks in 1993 and was named  President in 1996.
Bortnick became Metro Networks/Shadow  Broadcast Services COO/President when the
company merged with Westwood One in 1999.  Bortnick was elevated to Westwood One
COO in July 2002. Prior to Metro  Networks/Shadow  Broadcast Services,  Bortnick
spent 17 years managing radio stations in Miami, Houston and Cleveland.

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
7,700  radio  stations.   Westwood  One  is  managed  by  Infinity  Broadcasting
Corporation. For more information visit www.westwoodone.com.

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Contact:
Peter Sessa                          Westwood One    212.641.2053
                                                     peter_sessa@westwoodone.com