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CUMULUS NEWS RELEASE MAR 30, 1999 CUMULUS APPOINTS INTEREP FOR NATIONAL ACCOUNTS MILWAUKEE (March 30, 1999) - Cumulus Media Inc (NASDAQ: CMLS) today announced that it had selected Interep National Radio Sales to serve as the national accounts sales organization for Cumulus Broadcasting, Inc. and its 220 radio stations. Under terms of the new agreement effective April 1, 1999, Interep will manage an organization dedicated exclusively to sales for Cumulus. Cumulus stations serve 42 mid-size media markets throughout the U.S. “Interep was selected following a year-long trial period,” said Bill Bungeroth, President of Cumulus Broadcasting. “We are pleased with their professionalism, and we look forward to the sales focus that they will bring to the Cumulus Broadcasting radio stations on a National level.” Ralph Guild, Chairman of Interep said, "Having worked with some of the Cumulus stations over the past several months we are convinced that their strategy will grow radio's share of ad revenue in the markets they serve. We are thrilled to be their exclusive radio sales organization." Cumulus Media Inc. is a radio broadcasting company focused on the acquisition,
operation, and development of radio stations in mid-sized and smaller U.S.
cities. It is the nation’s third largest radio group in terms of
number of stations.
Contact: Suzanne Duecker, 414-615-2800
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