New York, NY – November 26, 2007 - Westwood One (NYSE:WON) announced today a group-wide agreement with Citadel Broadcasting (NYSE: CDL) to provide Citadel Interactive with online traffic and news services. Westwood One and Maptuit’s online interactive traffic service, RealTraffic, will debut on 50 Citadel station websites by January 1, 2008 and will provide commuters with real-time traffic information. Westwood One’s online news service, MetroWebNews, will debut on more than 200 Citadel sites, also by January 1, 2008.
RealTraffic is a digital traffic application, which is seamlessly integrated into the websites of departments of transportation, newspapers, radio and TV stations across the country, giving visitors an easy to use service that quickly lets them know where traffic problems are and which routes they can use to avoid them. RealTraffic, developed by Westwood One and Maptuit, Inc. provides commuters with live traffic maps, driving directions, personalized commute pages, traffic cameras and email/mobile traffic alerts.
MetroWebNews is also easily integrated into websites nationwide and provides local, statewide, regional news, as well as over 75 customizable categories in sports, genre specific music, health and financial, among others. In addition, to complement its news content, MetroWebNews also provides affiliates with high-quality audio and imagery.
“This partnership with Citadel represents our largest distribution deal of our key Metro assets with any media entity to date, commented Gary Krantz, Westwood’s Chief Digital Media Officer. “ As Citadel aggressively rolls out their digital platform, we are excited to work closely with Citadel Interactive to create compelling local content to their growing list of radio station websites. We look forward to working with them on additional distribution and products going forward in 2008”
“This partnership is a tremendous step forward in providing our listeners on-demand access to news and real time traffic in the digital arena” said John Rosso, SVP Digital Media, Citadel. “This is also great news for advertisers. This enhanced web experience will translate into more traffic and a more engaging experience for our online customers.”
About Citadel
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation is the third largest radio group in the United States, with a national footprint reaching more than 50 markets. Citadel is comprised of 170 FM stations and 63 AM stations in the nation’s leading markets, in addition to the ABC Radio Network business, which is one of the three largest radio networks in the United States. For more information visit www.citadelbroadcasting.com.
About Westwood One
Westwood One (NYSE: WON) provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk, entertainment programs, features and live events. 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 5,000 radio stations. Westwood One is managed by CBS Radio. For more information visit www.westwoodone.com.
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