Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Ming H Melvin
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/07/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WESTWOOD ONE INC /DE/ [WON]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WESTWOOD ONE, 40 WEST 57TH STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 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
restricted stock unit   (1)   (1) common stock 19,659 $ (1) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ming H Melvin
C/O WESTWOOD ONE
40 WEST 57TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019		   X      

Signatures

David Hillman as attorney-in-fact for H. Melvin Ming 07/14/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Grant of restricted stock units that vest in equal one-third increments on August 6, 2007, July 7, 2008, and July 7, 2009. The restricted stock units convert on a "1 for 1" basis. One share of stock shall be distributed with respect to each vested restricted stock unit as soon as practicable following the applicable vesting date unless the Reporting Person elects, by no later than August 6, 2007, to defer distribution of the shares of stock relating to the vested restricted stock units until either: (i) a date no earlier than July 7, 2009; or (ii) the date of the Reporting Person's "Termination" (as defined in the Westwood One, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation Plan).

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