EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Cumulus Media Inc.:

         We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements
on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-68487, 333-58969, 333-62538 and 333-62542), Form S-3 (Nos.
333-94323 and 333-83980) and Form S-4 (No. 333-90990) of Cumulus Media Inc. of
our report dated February 14, 2003, relating to the consolidated balance sheets
of Cumulus Media Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002,
and the related schedule, which report appears in the December 31, 2002 Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Cumulus Media Inc.

        Our report of the consolidated financial statements refers to the
adoption of the provisions of Statement of Fianacial Accounting Standards
No. 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" on January 1,2002.


                                         /s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 27, 2003