EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



The Board of Directors
Cumulus Media Inc.:

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 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, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and
the related financial statement schedule, which report appears in the December
31, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K and to the reference to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

                                           /s/ KPMG LLP



Chicago, Illinois
April 26, 2002