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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.0





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-89825) of Cumulus Media Inc. of our report dated
October 27, 1999 relating to the financial statements of Cape Fear Broadcasting
Company, which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Cumulus Media Inc.
filed November 16, 1999.



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-89825) of Cumulus Media Inc. of our report dated
October 27, 1999 relating to the financial statements of C.F. Radio, Inc., which
appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Cumulus Media Inc. filed
November 16, 1999.



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-89825) of Cumulus Media Inc. of our report dated
February 28, 1999, relating to the financial statements of Coast Radio L.L.C.,
which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Cumulus Media Inc. filed
November 16, 1999.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois
November 16, 1999