CONSENT OF PLANTE & MORAN, LLP
                           
                           
     We consent to the inclusion of our report dated
February 11, 1997 on the divisional financial
statements of Fritz Broadcasting, Inc. Toledo Division
for the years ended December 29, 1996 and December 31,
1995 in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on
July 10, 1998 by Cumulus Media Inc. for the
registration of Class A and Class C Common Stock.
     
     
/s/  Plante & Moran, LLP

Plante & Moran, LLP
Troy, Michigan
July 10, 1998