WeatherBug & Metro Networks Team to Provide Highly Localized Severe Weather Reports to 2,200 Radio Stations Nationwide

WeatherBug & Metro Networks Team to Provide Highly Localized Severe Weather Reports to 2,200 Radio Stations Nationwide

WeatherBug Expands Its Dominant Online and On-Air Presence to the Radio Dial

GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- WeatherBug, the leading provider of weather information services, and Metro Networks, a Westwood One (NYSE:WON) company and the nation's leading provider of traffic and news content, today unveiled a new partnership to provide millions of nationwide radio listeners with the most severe and locally relevant weather information available anywhere on the dial.

WeatherBug's team of expert meteorologists will begin feeding highly localized, severe weather reports to Metro Networks' 2,200 radio station affiliates nationwide reaching over 150 million people a day. This information includes severe weather conditions as they are happening and regular audio updates.

"Westwood One is excited to add severe weather reports from WeatherBug to our nationwide affiliate network," said Bill Yeager, Westwood One News Division Senior Vice President. "Because of their nationwide network of weather stations and cameras, WeatherBug's meteorologists have a unique view and analysis of severe weather that can make the weather stories relevant right down to the listeners' neighborhoods. This will prove to be invaluable for listeners during a time when radio might be their only outlet for information."

WeatherBug operates a proprietary network of 8,000 WeatherBug Tracking Stations and more than 1,000 cameras that are strategically placed at schools and public safety facilities throughout the nation. These professional grade tracking stations generate live neighborhood level reports every second (other weather data is up to an hour or more old).

"Monthly, more than 80 million households rely on our exclusive network of WeatherBug Tracking Stations for the most locally relevant, up-to-the second weather information available anywhere. And daily weather news consumption more than doubles during severe weather," said Andy Jedynak, Senior Vice President and General Manager, WeatherBug. "Thanks to our new relationship with Metro Networks we now have an opportunity to extend our online and on-air reach to millions of radio listeners across the country at times when relevant, severe local weather updates are the most important."

WeatherBug, available at http://www.weatherbug.com/, had 20 million unique visitors in March 2005 and is ranked a top 10 Internet property in daily reach, according to comScore Media Metrix*, making it the leader in online weather.

About Metro Networks

Metro Networks, a Westwood One company, provides news, traffic, sports, weather, and other information to thousands of affiliates in more than eighty cities in the United States. Metro Source, a satellite and internet delivered wire service, is used by more than 1,700 radio stations and networks. Westwood One (NYSE:WON) provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk, entertainment programs, features, live events and 24/7 Formats. Westwood One serves more than 7,700 radio stations. Westwood One is managed by Infinity Broadcasting Corporation. For more information visit http://www.westwoodone.com/.

About WeatherBug(R)

WeatherBug (Weatherbug.com) ensures that individuals, schools, businesses and communities always get the most precise live weather conditions, the most relevant reports, and the earliest weather warnings to safeguard property and save lives. WeatherBug owns the world's largest exclusive weather network, which has more than 8,000 live WeatherBug Tracking Stations and more than 1,000 cameras that generate neighborhood level reports every second (other weather data is up to an hour or more old). This network powers various products and services, including: WeatherBug, the number one weather Internet application, with over 57 million downloads, that streams live neighborhood conditions to home and work users; WeatherBug Media Services, which delivers live weather information to over 80 million U.S. households through partnerships with more than 100 local television stations; WeatherBug Education, which provides engaging weather information and educational tools to schools and colleges, including an online learning program for K-12 schools called WeatherBug Achieve; and WeatherBug Professional Services, which uses the company's unique weather network and software to provide high-value solutions for vertical industries such as energy, transportation, and first response. WeatherBug is a brand of AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. (http://www.aws.com/).

* comScore Media Metrix Daily Unique Visitor custom report.

Source: WeatherBug

CONTACT: Alyce Menton, WeatherBug, +1-301-258-8390 x1731, amenton@weatherbug.com; or Meredith Topalanchik, CooperKatz PR, +1-212-455-8018, mtopalanchik@cooperkatz.com

Web site: http://www.weatherbug.com/

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