FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CUMULUS MEDIA INC [CMLS] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Member of 13D Group (3)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/23/2007
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10080		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 07/23/2007   S   100 D $ 11.02 123,600 I By: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (1) (2) (3)
Class A Common Stock 07/23/2007   S   100 D $ 11.07 123,500 I By: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (1) (2) (3)
Class A Common Stock 07/23/2007   S   100 D $ 11.1 123,400 I By: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (1) (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC
4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK, NY 10080		       Member of 13D Group (3)
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC
4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK, NY 10080		       Member of 13D Group (3)

Signatures

 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. By: /s/ Jonathan S. Santelli, Assistant Secretary   07/30/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated By: /s/ Jonathan S. Santelli, Assistant Secretary   07/30/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares owned directly by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
(2) MLGPE Fund US Alternative, L.P., an affiliate of the Reporting Persons, has entered into certain arrangements with Lewis Dickey, Jr. and members of Mr. Dickey's family as a result of which the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be members of a group that beneficially owns greater than 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
(3) The Reporting Persons hereby expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest in the shares reported on this Form 4, and the filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission that such persons or entities are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, as amended, the beneficial owners of any such shares of Common Stock. Neither the present filing nor anything contained herein shall be construed as an admission that any Reporting Person is a member of a "group" for any purpose or is subject to the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
 
Remarks:
Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed a member of a 13D Group that may be deemed to beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) more than 10% of a registered class of Issuer's securities.  See footnotes (1)(2) and (3).

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