- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bennett Fred R.	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/1/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WESTWOOD ONE INC /DE/ [WWON]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 10TH FLOOR	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) President and GM, Metro TV /
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10036        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	61	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (1)	3/14/2009	3/14/2018	Common Stock	120	$398.00	D
Stock Option (right to buy)   (2)	2/12/2011	2/12/2020	Common Stock	40000	$6.00	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Option to buy 120 shares of common stock of Westwood One, Inc. at $398.00/share that became/become exercisable in one-third increments on March 14, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Such option was awarded under the Westwood One, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. The foregoing amounts (120 shares and a $398.00 exercise price) give effect to a 200:1 reverse stock split that occurred on August 3, 2009.
( 2)	Option to buy 40,000 shares of common stock of Westwood One, Inc. at $6.00/share that became/become exercisable in one-third increments on February 12, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Such option was awarded under the Westwood One, Inc. 2010 Equity Compensation Plan.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bennett Fred R. 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10036			President and GM, Metro TV

Signatures
David Hillman, as attorney-in-fact for Fred B. Bennett		2/17/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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