EXHIBIT 23.3



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



         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-4) and
related prospectus of Cumulus Media Inc., for registration of up to 10,000,000
shares of its Class A Common Stock.



                                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



New York, New York
August 1, 2002