|   | 1.     |   | Ihave                  reviewed this annual report                  on Form 10-K of Radio One, Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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|   | 2.     |   | Based                  on my knowledge, this report                  does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit                  to state                  a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light                  of the                  circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading                  with                  respect to the period covered by this report;                                                                                                 |
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|   | 3.     |   | Based                  on my knowledge, the                  financial statements, and other financial information included                  in this                  report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,                  results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and                  for, the                  periods presented in this report;                                                                                                                                     |
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|   | 4.     |   | The                  registrant’s other certifying                  officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining                  disclosure                  controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)                  and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as                  defined                  in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and                  have:                                                       |
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|   | a)     |   | designed                  such disclosure controls                  and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures                  to be                  designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information                  relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,                  is                  made known to us by others within those entities, particularly                  during the                  period in which this report is being prepared;            |
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|   | b)     |   | designed                  such internal control                  over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over                  financial                  reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable                  assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and                  the                  preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance                  with generally accepted accounting principles;                                    |
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|   | c)     |   | evaluated                  the effectiveness of the                  registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this                  report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure                  controls                  and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report                  based                  on such evaluation; and                                                                                                                                   |
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|   | d)     |   | disclosed                  in this report any                  change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that                  occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the                  registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of this report) that has                  materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,                  the                  registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;                  and |

|   | 5.     |   | The                  registrant’s other certifying                  officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation                  of                  internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors                  and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons                  performing the equivalent functions): |
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|   | a)     |   | all                  significant deficiencies and                  material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control                  over                  financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect                  the                  registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial                  information; and                  |
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|   | b)     |   | any                  fraud, whether or not                  material, that involves management or other employees who have                  a                  significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial                  reporting.                                                                                                                                                   |

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| Date:                  February 29, 2008  | By:   | /s/                  Alfred C. Liggins, III                              |  |
|                                                |                 | Alfred                  C. Liggins, III                                  |  |
|                                                |                 | President                  and Chief Executive                  Officer  |  |
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