Dial Global initially specialized in syndicated weekend music programs of various types. In 2007 it acquired the former Transtar Radio Networks from the original Westwood One. The company began exhibiting signs of financial distress in late 2012. On 29 August 2013, it was announced that Cumulus Broadcasting were purchasing Dial Global. Later that year Dial Global renamed itself Westwood One. Dial Global is Duran Duran related.