CUMULUS MEDIA INC
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Cumulus Media is conducting additional layoffs in sales, programming, and podcasting as it awaits formal exit from prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with FCC approval pending. A spokesperson said claims that the Cumulus Podcast Network staff were fully laid off were inaccurate. Cumulus reported podcasting revenue up 15% normalized in Q3 2025, while broadcast revenue fell double digits.
Cumulus Media is conducting new layoffs in sales and programming as it awaits formal exit from its March prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A federal judge approved its reorganization plan in April, and FCC approval is pending. The reorganized company would give Alden Global Capital’s Heath Freeman about 32% voting interest. iHeartMedia also cut jobs.
Cumulus Media asked Judge Jeannette Vargas to enforce a federal injunction against Nielsen, saying Nielsen has delayed compliance for two weeks by not offering a court-compliant price for its Nationwide ratings product. The injunction limits Nielsen from charging a commercially unreasonable rate and sets a presumptively reasonable rate tied to Nielsen’s highest 2026 annual price to another broadcaster. Nielsen has sought rehearing by the full Second Circuit.
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Layoffs and ongoing bankruptcy exit process increase uncertainty around revenue mix, cost structure, and operational stability, with podcasting framed as a partial offset.
Layoffs and the pending FCC approval are near-term execution and regulatory milestones that can affect restructuring timelines and cost structure.
If the court forces Nielsen to comply with the injunction pricing terms, Cumulus could gain leverage on broadcast ratings costs and reduce ongoing commercial uncertainty.
FCC approval risk and ownership-transfer uncertainty could drive volatility in Cumulus as its reorganization plan awaits regulator sign-off.
The deal is a measurable step toward replacing Nielsen-style audience measurement with deterministic in-car data, potentially improving ad sales and programming decisions.
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Cumulus Media is conducting additional layoffs in sales, programming, and podcasting as it awaits formal exit from prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with FCC approval pending. A spokesperson said claims that the Cumulus Podcast Network staff were fully laid off were inaccurate. Cumulus reported podcasting revenue up 15% normalized in Q3 2025, while broadcast revenue fell double digits.
7 min readCumulus Media is conducting new layoffs in sales and programming as it awaits formal exit from its March prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A federal judge approved its reorganization plan in April, and FCC approval is pending. The reorganized company would give Alden Global Capital’s Heath Freeman about 32% voting interest. iHeartMedia also cut jobs.
4 min readCumulus Media asked Judge Jeannette Vargas to enforce a federal injunction against Nielsen, saying Nielsen has delayed compliance for two weeks by not offering a court-compliant price for its Nationwide ratings product. The injunction limits Nielsen from charging a commercially unreasonable rate and sets a presumptively reasonable rate tied to Nielsen’s highest 2026 annual price to another broadcaster. Nielsen has sought rehearing by the full Second Circuit.
2 min readCumulus Media’s FCC filing shows Alden Global Capital President Heath Freeman, via Next Gen Radio Enterprises LLC, is expected to hold a 31.86% voting interest in the reorganized broadcaster pending approval. The article cites prior newsroom cut allegations tied to Alden’s newspaper holdings. Cumulus’ FCC transfer is required after its April 15 reorganization confirmation.
5 min readCumulus Media said it became the first commercial licensee of Xperi’s DTS AutoStage Broadcaster Portal Premium, rolling the in-car measurement service out across its 393 stations. Xperi says the platform covers 302 US markets and uses data from 16M+ vehicles. The deal follows Cumulus’s ongoing antitrust dispute with Nielsen over ratings access.
5 min readA federal appeals court upheld a preliminary injunction Cumulus Media obtained against Nielsen, finding Nielsen likely violated antitrust law by using alleged control of national radio data to pressure broadcasters to buy unwanted local data. The July 13 ruling reinstates a Dec. 30 injunction, barring Nielsen from enforcing its Network Policy and from charging commercially unreasonable standalone Nationwide rates, with a 2026 “safe harbor” rate.
4 min readReply comments filed with the FCC by musicFIRST Coalition and Future of Music Coalition argue that recent radio layoffs weaken the case to relax the Local Radio Ownership Rule. They cite job cuts and programming cancellations since 2024 at iHeartMedia, Audacy, Beasley, Cumulus, and CBS. The NAB counters that ownership caps drive radio decline, citing BIA ad-revenue data and projections of digital ad shifts to Google/Meta.
7 min readCumulus Media ( OTC:CMLS ) , the radio broadcasting and digital audio company, reported its second quarter 2025 results on August 7, 2025. The company reported a GAAP net loss per share of ( $0.74 ) for Q2 2025, an improvement from last year's loss of ( $1.64 ) .
2 min readATLANTA, April 21, 2025 ( GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) -- Cumulus Media Inc. ( NASDAQ: CMLS ) will host a conference call on Thursday, May 1st at 8:30 AM ET to discuss its first quarter 2025 operating results. A press release containing a summary of these results will be issued before the call at ...
2 min readATLANTA, April 21, 2025 ( GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) -- Cumulus Media Inc. CMLS will host a conference call on Thursday, May 1st at 8:30 AM ET to discuss its first quarter 2025 operating results. A press release containing a summary of these results will be issued before the call at approximately 8:00 AM ...
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