EXHIBIT 23.4



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Board of Directors of
    Cumulus Media Inc.

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in this
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 Registration Statement on of Cumulus Media Inc. and
to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 11, 2002, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheets of DBBC, L.L.C. and Subsidiaries as
of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of income
and changes in members' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 2001.



                    /s/ Kraft Bros., Esstman, Patton & Harrell, PLLC



Nashville, Tennessee
April 24, 2002