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Cumulus Media Reports Operating Results for the Second Quarter 2026

ATLANTA, GA — August 14, 2026: Cumulus Media Inc. (OTC: CMLS.Q) (the “Company,” “Cumulus Media,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) today announced operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

Mary G. Berner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cumulus Media, said, “We are pleased to report our second quarter earnings. With our plan of reorganization confirmed by the court and the FCC approval process well underway, we are positioned to emerge from Chapter 11 with a stronger balance sheet to capitalize on future market opportunities.”

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Date Article Title
8/14/26 Cumulus Media Reports Operating Results for the Second Quarter 2026
4/29/26 Cumulus Media Reports Operating Results for the First Quarter 2026
4/15/26 Cumulus Media Secures Court Approval of Reorganization Plan
4/10/26 Cumulus Media Reports Operating Results for 2025
3/5/26 Cumulus Media Announces Agreement to Eliminate Substantially All Remaining Debt and Significantly Strengthen Financial Position
10/30/25 Cumulus Media Reports Operating Results for the Third Quarter 2025
10/20/25 Cumulus Media Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2025 Operating Results
Previous Financial Releases
Date Article Title
8/26/26 The Bongino Report AM With Dan Bongino To Launch Nationwide on September 21st
8/17/26 The Bongino Report PM With Dan Bongino and Shawn Farash To Launch Nationwide on August 24th
8/14/26 Cumulus Media Reports Operating Results for the Second Quarter 2026
7/15/26 Cumulus Media Becomes First Commercial Licensee and Flagship Broadcast Partner of Xperi’s AutoStage Radio Audience Measurement Service
7/13/26 Cumulus Media Promotes John Lewis as Regional Vice President With Expanded Oversight of Fort Walton Beach and Pensacola, FL
6/24/26 Cumulus Media Promotes Jay Davis to Regional Vice President
6/24/26 Cumulus Media Names Mike Fabian Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Boise
6/15/26 Cumulus Media Appoints Bill Fox as Operations Manager for Toledo/Monroe Stations
6/15/26 Cumulus Media Names Veteran Programmer Jeff McCartney as Operations Manager/Program Director for Salt Lake City Stations KBER 101/KBER-FM and Power 94.9/101.9 KENZ-FM
6/10/26 Cumulus Media’s Westwood One Presents Exclusive Multiplatform Audio Coverage of the 2026 NCAA® Men’s College World Series Championships
5/27/26 Cumulus Media’s Westwood One Presents Exclusive Multiplatform Audio Coverage of the 2026 NCAA® Women’s College World Series
5/10/26 Cumulus Media Announces Sale of 97.9 FM Translator and Frequency Realignments for OG and 99X in Atlanta
4/30/26 Season 3 of Original Podcast Series on the Frontlines With Mark Levin and Yael Eckstein Drops April 30th
4/30/26 Cumulus Media Sharpens Local Edge with Advanced Consumer Insights and Market Intelligence from The Media Audit and TOMA.Solutions
4/29/26 Cumulus Media Reports Operating Results for the First Quarter 2026
4/20/26 Cumulus Media’s “Your Music Plus” Audio Series Launches New Eight-Week Campaign Across Urban Stations Featuring “One of Them” by DJ Khaled With Lil’ Baby and Future
4/15/26 Cumulus Media Secures Court Approval of Reorganization Plan
4/13/26 Cumulus Media’s “Your Music Plus” Series Shares Exclusive Insights From Weezer on the Renewed Interest in Their 2015 Song “Go Away” in Eight-Week Nationwide Audio Campaign
4/10/26 Cumulus Media Reports Operating Results for 2025
4/6/26 Cumulus Media’s “Your Music Plus” Audio Series Brings the Love to Music Fans With Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Making of OneRepublic’s New Single, “Need Your Love”
4/2/26 Cumulus Media’s Westwood One Presents Exclusive Full-Court Audio Coverage of the 2026 NCAA® Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Final Four® and National Championship Games on Multiple Platforms
4/1/26 Cumulus Media Appoints Joyce Wirthlin asVice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Salt Lake City
3/31/26 Cumulus Media Highlights Stories Behind the Making of Luke Bryan’s New High-Octane Anthem, “Country And She Knows It” in “Your Music Plus” Audio Series
3/25/26 Cumulus Media Promotes Darlene Park to Regional Vice President
3/25/26 Cumulus Media’s Westwood One Presents Exclusive Multiplatform Audio Coverage of the 2026 NCAA® Women’s Basketball Tournament
3/11/26 Cumulus Media’s Westwood One Presents Exclusive Multiplatform Audio Coverage of the 2026 NCAA® Men’s Basketball Tournament
3/4/26 Cumulus Media’s Westwood One Presents Audio Coverage of 2026 College Basketball Conference Championship Week
2/6/26 Cumulus Media Appoints Trey Dolle as Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus Cincinnati
2/5/26 Westwood One Presents NFL Super Bowl LX Game-Day Coverage
2/2/26 Cumulus Media Takes Country Fans Across the U.S. on a Ride “South of Sanity” With Zach Top’s New Single in New Eight-Week “Your Music Plus” Installment
1/22/26 Westwood One to Broadcast NFL Championship Sunday, Presented by Intuit Turbotax
1/21/26 Cumulus Media and Eon Media Form Joint Partnership to Develop and Launch AI-Driven Initiatives
1/20/26 Broadcast Software International Launches BSI Stratus Music Scheduling: A Smarter Way to Schedule Radio Music
1/15/26 Westwood One to Broadcast NFL Divisional Round, Presented by Intuit Turbotax
1/15/26 Cumulus Media Appoints Carol Flaton to Board of Directors
1/12/26 Cumulus Media’s “Your Music Plus” Audio Series Kicks Off 2026 Rock and Alternative Lineup With New Eight-Week Audio Campaign for Turnstile’s “Look Out For Me”
1/12/26 Dan Bongino Returns to the Cumulus Podcast Network With the Relaunch of the Dan Bongino Show
1/9/26 Westwood One To Broadcast NFL Wild Card Weekend, Powered by Verizon
12/30/25 Westwood One announces new CHR nightime co-hosts Jade and Tyler, to debut on “Nightly with Jade & Tyler” on Monday, January 5th
12/19/25 Cumulus Media Promotes Debra Killick to Vice President/Market Manager for Melbourne, FL
12/19/25 Cumulus Media Promotes Andrea Ayers to Vice President/Market Manager for Lexington, KY
12/18/25 Westwood One Sports Unveils Sports Talk Lineup
12/16/25 Bill Hess Announces Retirement From Radio at Year-End After Stellar 48-Year Career
12/3/25 Westwood One Scores Savannah Bananas’ Broadcast Entertainer Drake C. Toll To Host Mornings on New 24/7 Sports Talk Lineup
11/14/25 McGraw Milhaven to Host Nationally Syndicated America at Night
11/12/25 Shots Podcast Network Joins Cumulus Podcast Network, Bringing Unfiltered Entertainment to Millions of Listeners
11/6/25 Chris Van Vliet Joins Cumulus Podcast Network
10/30/25 Cumulus Media Reports Operating Results for the Third Quarter 2025
10/29/25 Westwood One Names Armen Williams Executive Director of 24/7 Sports Programming
10/21/25 Cumulus Media and Audacy Announce the Launch of Westwood One Sports 24/7 Programming
10/20/25 Cumulus Media Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2025 Operating Results
10/15/25 Cumulus Media’s “Your Music Plus” Audio Series Showcases New Soul-Pop-Dance Single “Gone, Gone, Gone,” the Blockbuster Collaboration Between Global Hitmakers David Guetta, Teddy Swims and Tones And I
10/2/25 The Next Role With Vernon Davis Joins the Cumulus Podcast Network
10/2/25 Family Matters Joins the Cumulus Podcast Network
9/23/25 Cumulus Media’s “Your Music Plus” Audio Series Takes Jason Aldean’s New Single “How Far Does A Goodbye Go” for an 8-Week Spin in New Campaign Airing on Cumulus Media’s 41 Country Stations Across the U.S.
Previous Company Releases
Date Article Title
8/5/26 Cumulus Media’s 97 Rock Welcomes Buffalo Broadcasting Legends Paul Peck and Kevin Sylvester to Buffalo Bills Team Coverage
6/8/26 Cumulus Media Brings Award-Winning Kansas City Station KCMO Talk Radio to Topeka Market in New Simulcast Launching Today on 102.9 KTOP-FM
5/15/26 Buffalo Bills Announce New Flagship Radio Station and Broadcast Team Additions for 2026 Season
4/15/26 San Francisco 49ers Announce Multi-Year Partnership Extension With Cumulus Media’s KNBR
1/21/26 Cumulus Media’s Q99.7 Atlanta to Launch “The Kristin Show” in Afternoons on Monday, January 26th
12/16/25 Vol For Life and NFL Star Ramon Foster to Continue His Role on Cumulus Media’s 104.5 The Zone as a Morning Sports Radio Fixture and Community Voice for Nashville and Middle Tennessee
12/15/25 Cumulus Media Dallas Launches a Third Country Station, Country Legends & Texas Classics 93.3 HD2
10/17/25 Cumulus Fresno’s 93.7 Kiss Country Announces Winners of the “Farm-Tastic Four” Contest Honoring Central Valley Kids in Agriculture
9/30/25 Cumulus Media and Q101 Chicago Announce All-Star Talent Line-Up for Twisted 2025 Concert Series on December 9-12 at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
9/15/25 Cumulus Media’s Q101/WKQX-FM Chicago Inducted Into the Illinois Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Previous Local Releases
Date Article Title
8/12/26 Cumulus Media Partners With Community Blood Center and Live Nation’s Newest Venue, Morton Amphitheater, for Successful “Rock & Roll Up Your Sleeves Blood Drive” in Kansas City
6/23/26 Cumulus Houston’s 104.1 KRBE to Give Away Free Gas This Friday to Lucky Listeners
3/20/26 Cumulus Media’s New Country 96.3 and 99.5 The Wolf Raise $360,000 for Cook Children’s Medical Center at 5th Annual Texas Independence Jam at Billy Bob’s Texas
3/18/26 Cumulus Media’s Westwood One and the NCAA Renew Audio Media Partnership
1/20/26 Cumulus DFW Radio Stations Raise Over $3.5 Million for DFW Charities in 2025
12/18/25 Cumulus Boise’s NewsTalk KBOI and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Break Records Once Again in “Idaho’s Largest Toy Drive,” an Annual 12-Day Holiday Toy Drive Benefiting Toys for Tots
12/18/25 Cumulus Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL’s 99ROCK Raises $42,419 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital During Annual St. Jude Rocks Radiothon
12/18/25 Cumulus Houston’s 104.1 KRBE and Texas Children’s Hospital Presents 4th Annual Houston’s Little Heroes
12/18/25 Cumulus Media’s KIX 106 Raises Record-Breaking $535,209 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital During Annual One-Day Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon
12/11/25 99.5 WZPL’s “Smiley Morning Show” Raises $824,983 for Make-A-Wish Foundation Through Successful Make-A-Wish Request-A-Thon
11/19/25 Cumulus Media’s 98.1 The Max Raises Over $1 Million for Ronald McDonald House of Memphis During Record-Breaking Annual Radiothon
11/17/25 Cumulus Media’s NewsRadio 102.9 KARN Collects 4,000 Pounds of Food Donations and $8,075 for the Arkansas Food Bank in Successful United We Feed Food Drive
11/6/25 Cumulus Media’s 104.1 KRBE Fights Hunger in Houston With 3rd Annual Turkey Tour with Kevin & Audrey
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Cumulus Media is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 380 owned-and-operated radio stations across 84 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, US Soccer, and AP News, across more than 7,800 affiliated stations through Westwood One, a leading national audio network; and inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, an established and influential platform for original podcasts that are smart, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal connections, local impact and national reach through broadcast and on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms, as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading research and insights, and live event experiences.