EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Cumulus Media Inc.:

         We consent to the use of our report dated February 15, 2002, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Cumulus Media Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years
then ended, and the related financial statement schedule, incorporated herein by
reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
prospectus.



                                       /s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 25, 2002