Based in New York City, the company was founded in February 1994. In 1981 pop icon Dick Clark, joined with Nick Verbitsky (Chief Operating Officer) at Mutual Radio, to form United Stations. This company grew in a span of only 12 years and then merged with Transtar Radio Networks to form Unistar Communications. In 1993, Unistar merged with the Westwood One Radio Network. In 1994, Dick Clark and Nick Verbitsky decided to take the United Stations name out of mothballs to form the United Stations Radio Networks. United Stations Radio Networks is Duran Duran related.