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                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses
constituting part of the Registration Statements No. 33-28849 and No. 33-64666
on Form S-8 of Westwood One, Inc., of our report dated February 1, 1994
appearing on page F-2 of this Form 10-K.


PRICE WATERHOUSE




Century City, California
February 1, 1994







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