EXHIBIT 22

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 (No.  333-68785,  No.  333-89595  and No.  333-85609)  of
Westwood  One, Inc. of our report dated March 15, 2005 relating to the financial
statements,  management's  assessment of the  effectiveness  of internal control
over  financial  reporting  and  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over
financial reporting,  which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders,  which
is  incorporated  in this  Annual  Report on Form 10-K.  We also  consent to the
incorporation  by reference  of our report dated March 15, 2005  relating to the
financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.



/S/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
March 15, 2005