Exhibit 32.1

     Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 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 and six month period ended June 30, 2004, 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 6, 2004

         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.