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Metro Networks, Inc.
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
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Apr 16 2001 12:00 AM PDT

 PROFILE
Metro Networks can help get you to the church -- or anywhere else, for that matter -- on time. It is the nation's largest supplier of traffic information to radio and TV stations, operating in more than 85 markets. Metro Networks provides more than 2,000 radio stations and TV stations with customized reports (varying in length, coverage area, and number of reports) that also include news, sports, and weather. More than one million listeners hear Metro's reports daily. Metro Networks is compensated with airtime, which it sells to advertisers. Radio network Westwood One (18% owned by Viacom's Infinity Broadcasting) owns the company.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1998 Sales (mil.): 172.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 23.7%
Employees: 2,167
Revenue per employee: $79,418.55

 CONTACT INFO
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 4000
Houston, TX 77056
US
Phone: 713-407-6000
Fax: 713-407-6699
Online: Web Site

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