Cumulus Media

Cumulus Media

https://www.cumulusmedia.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cumulus-media/

Cumulus Media, a privately owned American broadcasting company founded in 1997, produces and distributes broadcast media. As of 2024, it employs approximately 3,130 people and generates less than $1 billion in annual revenue. Its headquarters are located in the United States, and its holdings include a network of AM and FM radio stations, as well as Westwood One.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1997

Headcount

3,130

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

RTB and programmatic

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

Cumulus Media announced several personnel changes in April. Two Dallas conservative talk stations, 820 WBAP and 93.3 WBAP-FM, swapped midday shows. WBAP added Compass Media Networks’ “Markley van Camp & Robbins” program, airing live from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vince Coglianese's nationally syndicated Westwood One program moved from WBAP's 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. timeslot to KLIF 570, airing from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. In Nashville, Cumulus Media swapped midday hosts at country stations 95.5 WSM-FM and 103.3 WKDF. Amy Paige moved from WKDF to WSM-FM. Separately, Cumulus Media appointed Brian Sines as vice president and market manager for its Des Moines cluster, overseeing four stations: 95 KGGO, Nash FM 97.3, 92.5 KJJY, and 98.3 The Vibe. Sines previously worked as a senior marketing consultant at Steel City Media in Kansas City.

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Cumulus Media offers 3 products in the pro AV, media and telecoms services and ad tech industries. Cumulus Media's product portfolio comprises of RTB and programmatic, broadcast television and radio and pro AV services.

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Cumulus Media's revenues were less than $1B in 2024. All the revenue comes from ad network.

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Dec

14th

2025

05:30

Westwood One looks at Edison Q3 Share of Ear report

Cumulus Media/Westwood One’s Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard has a lengthy examination of the latest Edison Research Share of Ear report, “Q3 2025 Edison “Share Of Ear”: AM/FM Radio Dominates Ad-Supported Audio While Podcast Audiences Age As Older Audiences Surge.” The study is a look at the U.S. market.

Dec

11th

2025

08:22

Cumulus to remain in just-sold Midtown building

Radio broadcasting giant Cumulus Media will remain in its Midtown building following its recent $10.5 million sale of the property.According to a release, and as part of the transaction (read here), Cumulus signed a full-building

Dec

11th

2025

08:10

Operational Challenges, B2B Tag

Amber Lee Exits Cumulus Topeka/Kansas City

After nearly twelve years as Operations Manager at Cumulus Media Topeka KS, Amber Lee has exited as her position was eliminated. Lee joined Cumulus Topeka in January 2014 where she also served as PD/afternoon host at AC “Majic 107.7” KMAJ-FM.

Dec

10th

2025

19:58

Deal Digest - December 11, 2025

STATION SALESBangor, ME – Jay Hanson’s Mix Maine Media has filed a $900,000 deal to buy classic rock WKIT (100.3) from Rock Lobster Radio. The deal includes a promissory note for $850,000. Mix Maine Media will operate the station under a time brokerage agreement until closing.

Dec

8th

2025

18:20

Resurrection On The Way For Central Mo. FM

In March 2018, it was one of four FM radio stations divested as part of the company’s Chapter 11 reorganization petition, and placed in The Mainstay Station Trust, overseen by veteran media broker Elliot Evers. It eventually wound up back in Cumulus Media‘s hands, only to go silent under FCC Special Temporary Authority in March.

Radio & Television Business Report

Dec

8th

2025

17:30

Management Changes, B2B Tag

An Ex-Alpha Leader Heads North For Cumulus

For seven years, he served as Market Manager of the radio stations in Bakersfield formerly licensed to Alpha Media and now owned by Connoisseur Media. Before that, he spent nearly five years as iHeartMedia’s Market President in the southern San Joaquin Valley city.

Radio & Television Business Report

Dec

5th

2025

20:28

Cumulus Finds Buyer For Silent Jefferson City FM

Cumulus Media has found a buyer for one of the two Jefferson City MO area stations it shut down in March. K-Love Inc. will acquire 97.5 KJMO Linn MO for $93,000. The deal will mark the Christian AC network’s entry into the area, while to the north it airs on 92.1 KMFC Centralia and 106.5 K293CI Columbia. Cumulus took the former Classic Hits station and Conservative Talk 1240 KLIK/103.5 K278CT Jefferson Cit off-the-air in March along with over 20 stations nationally.

Dec

3rd

2025

19:59

Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag

NAB Announces 2026 Crystal Radio Award Finalists

The National Association of Broadcasters on Wednesday announced the 50 finalists for the 2026 NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Ten Crystal Radio Award winners will be chosen from the finalists by a panel of judges representing the broadcast industry, community service organizations and public relations firms.

Radio & Television Business Report

Dec

1st

2025

17:59

Pontiac Sale For Cumulus Brings New Life To Silenced FM

In March, a Class B1 FM airing Classic Country music under the “NASH Icon” brand went dark, concluding its service to the Bloomington-Normal, Ill., area from Pontiac, Ill. The station’s owner, Cumulus Media, thought the underperformer would be better as a silent facility than a money-loser. Now, the publicly traded company led by Mary Berner has found a buyer for the facility.

Radio & Television Business Report

Dec

1st

2025

17:22

Casson Media Acquires WJBC-FM From Cumulus

Cumulus Media has found a buyer for one of the over twenty stations it took silent in March. Kent Casson’s Casson Media will purchase the former Classic Country “93.7 Nash Icon” WJBC-FM Pontiac IL for $90,000.

Nov

23rd

2025

21:39

Lauren O’Neil Extends With Q101

Cumulus Media Alternative “Q101” WKQX Chicago midday host Lauren O’Neil has inked a contract extension with the station. O’Neil has been with WKQX since July 2012 (when it on 87.7) and has anchored middays outside of a brief run in afternoons in 2021-22.

Nov

23rd

2025

16:28

A New Holiday Entrant Mixing Up Albuquerque

Albuquerque has received a new entrant into the Holiday music fray this year as American General Media Hot AC “Mix 105.1” KKRG-FM Santa Fe made the switch on Friday, November 21. KKRG-FM, which relaunched in June with an emphasis on 1990s/2000s Hits, gives Cumulus Media AC “Magic 99.5” KMGA a direct competitor for Christmas music.

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