EXHIBIT 23.3



                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP



         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and
to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 1, 2002, in the
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and
related Prospectus of Cumulus Media Inc. for the registration of up to
20,000,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock.



                                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



New York, New York
August 1, 2002