<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the consolidated financial statements of the Comapany for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1999, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001041657 <NAME> Radio One, Inc. <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> US DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS 6-MOS 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 APR-01-1998 APR-01-1999 JAN-01-1998 JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1998 JUN-30-1998 JUN-30-1999 JUN-30-1998 JUN-30-1999 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 1 1 1 1 <CASH> 4,455,000 0 0 0 5,018,000 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 13,269,000 0 0 0 18,856,000 <ALLOWANCES> (1,243,000) 0 0 0 (1,977,000) <INVENTORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 17,641,000 0 0 0 23,489,000 <PP&E> 11,306,000 0 0 0 20,943,000 <DEPRECIATION> (4,589,000) 0 0 0 (5,594,000) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 153,856,000 0 0 0 243,776,000 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 5,041,000 0 0 0 9,405,000 <BONDS> 131,739,000 0 0 0 96,498,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 26,684,000 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 5,000 0 0 0 18,000 <OTHER-SE> (24,864,000) 0 0 0 122,912,000 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 153,856,000 0 0 0 243,776,000 <SALES> 0 13,231,000 24,083,000 22,328,000 37,473,000 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 0 13,231,000 24,083,000 22,328,000 37,473,000 <CGS> 0 (1,726,000) (3,046,000) (2,800,000) (4,619,000) <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 (1,726,000) (3,046,000) (2,800,000) (4,619,000) <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 7,983,000 16,884,000 15,461,000 28,711,000 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 402,000 857,000 728,000 1,183,000 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 2,547,000 3,752,000 4,925,000 7,489,000 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 1,131,000 479,000 (572,000) (3,205,000) <INCOME-TAX> 0 0 225,000 0 476,000 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 1,131,000 254,000 (572,000) (3,681,000) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 0 1,131,000 254,000 (572,000) (3,681,000) <EPS-BASIC> 0 0.02 (0.01) (0.25) (0.40) <EPS-DILUTED> 0 0.02 (0.01) (0.25) (0.40)