The two sides recently settled their dispute over a canceled 2020 tournament during COVID. The multi-year renewal will keep Westwood One as the official network audio broadcast partner of the NCAA. The agreement covers all men’s and women’s NCAA Championships; and The Final Fours.
Westwood One has broadcast the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament since 1982 and every game of NCAA March Madness® on multiple platforms since 2005.
The agreement also covers all digital audio, distribution, and licensing rights.
The settlement over 2020 was mentioned during Cumulus Q2 conference call.
