Exhibit 32.1


       Certification Pursuant toss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q of Cumulus Media Inc. (the "Company") for the three month
period ended June 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the undersigned officers
of the Company certifies, that, to such officer's knowledge:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods
                  expressed in the Report.


                                                /s/ Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.
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                                                Name: Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.
                                                Title: Chairman, President and
                                                       Chief Executive Officer


                                                /s/ Martin R. Gausvik
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                                                Name: Martin R. Gausvik
                                                Title: Executive Vice President,
                                                       Treasurer and Chief
                                                       Financial Officer


Date: August 14, 2003

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906,
or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the
signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this
written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and
will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.