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-8 of Cumulus Media Inc. of our report dated February 14,
2003, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Cumulus Media Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, and the related
financial statement schedule, which report appears in the December 31, 2002
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cumulus Media Inc.

         Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to the
adoption of the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," on January 1, 2002.

                                                          /s/ KPMG LLP



Chicago, Illinois
April 14, 2003