UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) February 25, 2005

                               WESTWOOD ONE, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


        0-13020                                           95-3980449
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(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)



40 West 57th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY                        10019
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)


                                  212-641-2000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
     
     On February 25, 2005,  the  Registrant  issued a press  release  announcing
earnings for the full-year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2004. A copy of
such press release is furnished  herewith as Exhibit 99 and is  incorporated  by
reference herein in its entirety.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.   The following Exhibit is furnished as part of this Report on
                Form 8-K:

Exhibit 99      Press Release of the Registrant, dated February 25, 2005, 
                announcing earnings for the full-year and fourth quarter ended 
                December 31, 2004

 


                                   SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                              WESTWOOD ONE, INC.
                                              (Registrant)



                                              By:  /s/ Andrew Zaref
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                                                 Name:  Andrew Zaref
                                                 Title: Chief Financial Officer
                                                   

 Date:  February 25, 2005

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.  Description of Exhibit
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   99        Press  Release of the Registrant, dated February 25, 2005,
             announcing earnings for the full-year and fourth quarter ended
             December 31, 2004.