March 11, 1999
CBS RADIO SPORTS/WESTWOOD ONE RE-UPS WITH NFL FOR EXCLUSIVE THREE-YEAR CONTRACT
CBS Radio Sports/Westwood One and the NFL have agreed to a three-year extension for the exclusive national radio network rights to NFL games, announced Westwood One President and CEO Joel Hollander.
The exclusive three-year extension allows CBS Radio Sports/Westwood One to continue to provide unparalleled live coverage of the NFL and related NFL programming to radio stations across America. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"CBS Radio Sports/Westwood One is thrilled to continue our long standing partnership with the NFL," stated Hollander. "We look forward to providing our advertisers and affiliates with world-class opportunities with our extensive coverage of NFL football through at least the 2001 season."
"We're pleased to continue our association with CBS Radio Sports/Westwood One, which has been an outstanding partner of the NFL," said Dennis Lewin, NFL Senior Vice President of Broadcasting and Network Television. "We look forward to delivering many more years of great football to the CBS Radio Sports/Westwood One audience."
Westwood One, Inc. is America's largest radio network, providing over 150 news, sports, music, talk, entertainment programs, features, live events, 24-hour formats and Shadow Broadcast Services including Shadow Traffic, News and Sports. Westwood One services more than 5,000 radio stations around the world. Westwood One, In, is managed by Infinity Broadcasting Corporation.