NEW YORK, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Metro Traffic,
a Westwood One, Inc. business (Nasdaq: WWON) and a leading
independent provider of traffic information to the radio,
television and on-line markets, today announced a partnership for
Metro Traffic to be the exclusive provider of traffic content for
Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio broadcaster in
the U.S. Univision Radio owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in
16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets.
"Our partnership with Univision Radio brings together two
leaders in the industry to serve Spanish-language radio listeners
with the important traffic information they need," said Metro
Traffic President, Steven Kalin.
"With Hispanics now representing 16 percent of all Americans and
growing, it is important to ensure that Metro Traffic's radio
network mirrors the population of its markets, and provides
millions of Spanish-speaking commuters the traffic information they
need from the stations they trust," said Mike Haake, EVP of Affiliate Sales for Metro
Traffic.
"This partnership with Metro Traffic complements Univision
Radio's continued commitment of informing our audiences, and
providing listeners with the most reliable and up-to-date
information," said Gary Stone,
President and Chief Operating Officer, Univision Radio.
For more information about Metro Traffic, visit:
www.metrotraffic.com
For more information about Univision Radio, visit:
http://musica.univision.com/radio/
About Westwood One
Westwood One (NASDAQ: WWON) is one of the nation's largest
providers of network radio programming and one of the largest
domestic providers of traffic information in the U.S. Westwood One
serves more than 5,000 radio and 170 TV stations in the U.S.
Westwood One provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk and
entertainment programs, features and live events to numerous media
partners. Through its Metro Traffic business, Westwood One provides
traffic reporting and local news, sports and weather to
approximately 2,300 radio and TV stations. Westwood One also
provides digital and other cross-platform delivery of its network
and Metro content.
About Univision Communications Inc
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language
media company in the United
States. Its operations include Univision Network, the
most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the
U.S. reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network,
a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network,
which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic
Households; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language
cable network; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces
telenovelas, reality shows, dramatic series and other programming
formats for all of the Company's platforms; Univision Television
Group, which owns and operates 62 television stations in major U.S.
Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico;
Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which
owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S.
Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto
Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes
http://www.univision.com, the premier Spanish-language Internet
destination in the U.S., and Univision Movil, the industry's most
comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision
Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture
formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S.
Univision Communications has television network operations in
Miami and television and radio
stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information,
please visit www.univision.net.
SOURCE Westwood One, Inc.
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