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Cumulus Media Inc. reports developments across its audio-first media business, including local radio stations, the Westwood One national audio network, and the Cumulus Podcast Network. Company updates cover operating results, advertising demand, syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming, and distribution partnerships for broadcast and digital audio.
Recurring news also includes Westwood One sports-rights coverage for NCAA championships and other national brands, as well as corporate actions tied to Cumulus Media's Chapter 11 reorganization and capital structure.
Cumulus Media (OTCQB: CMLS) and Westwood One are launching a new digital vodcast, Liberty’s Voice with Mark Levin, publishing episodes three times weekly (Monday–Wednesday) on YouTube and Rumble with plans to expand to other platforms.
The ad-supported series will offer original video commentary from Mark Levin focused on constitutional ideas, current events, and principles of liberty.
Cumulus Media (OTCQB: CMLS) Westwood One will present live national audio coverage of Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026, from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
Coverage includes play-by-play by Kevin Harlan, Hall of Famer Kurt Warner as lead analyst, the Halftime Show with Bad Bunny, and expanded pregame programming.
Cumulus Media (OTCQB: CMLS) Westwood One will carry live, national radio coverage of Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026, from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Key announcers include Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner, Gene Steratore, Laura Okmin, Scott Graham, and Ryan Harris.
The broadcast includes pregame, halftime, and postgame shows, a new Tailgate Show hosted by Mike Golic and Mike Golic Jr., and will air across ~600 stations, digital platforms, SiriusXM, NFL+ and AFN.
Cumulus Media's Westwood One (NYSE:CMLS) will present live play-by-play coverage of NFL Championship Sunday on January 25, 2026, presented by Intuit TurboTax.
Coverage begins with the AFC Championship New England Patriots at Denver Broncos at 2:00 PM ET and continues with the NFC Championship Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks at 6:30 PM ET. Westwood One marks its 39th consecutive year as the NFL's official audio partner, with Scott Graham hosting pre-, half- and post-game coverage for the 17th consecutive season. Broadcasts air on ~500 radio stations, westwoodonesports.com, the Westwood One Sports App, SiriusXM, NFL+, and the NFL App.
Cumulus Media (OTCQB: CMLS) and Eon Media announced a joint partnership on January 21, 2026 to develop and monetize AI-driven audio initiatives. The companies will build AI-enabled platforms to index and surface Cumulus’s content across its 395 U.S. radio stations and digital assets, extracting metadata (transcripts, segments, music recognition, people, demographics) to improve discoverability and audience engagement.
The partnership targets new consumer touchpoints, monetization paths, and data-driven audience insights while emphasizing content and data security.
Cumulus Media (OTCQB: CMLS) appointed Carol Flaton to its Board of Directors effective January 15, 2026, replacing Joan Hogan Gillman, who resigned the same day after eight years of service.
Flaton brings more than three decades of experience in financial services, advisory and governance roles, including senior positions at AlixPartners and Lazard, and currently serves as an independent director of QVC Group, where she sits on the Audit and Compensation Committees. She holds an MBA from IMD and a BS in Economics and Finance from the University of Delaware.
Cumulus Media’s Westwood One and Barbasol (CMLS) mark 20 years of partnership sponsoring the NFL on Westwood One, a relationship that began in 2006. The collaboration highlights long-term brand alignment across broadcast play-by-play, creative integrations, and fan engagement, featuring talent from Boomer Esiason to Kurt Warner. The partnership has supported community causes with hundreds of thousands in donations to the Boomer Esiason Foundation and multi-year contributions to the Kurt and Brenda Warner’s Treasure House. Plans emphasize new creative integrations, expanded community impact, and continued NFL audio storytelling.
Cumulus Media (OTCQB: CMLS) announced the relaunch of The Dan Bongino Show, returning as a two-hour daily podcast starting February 2, 2026 and airing Monday–Friday from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET. The video livestream will be exclusive to Rumble and recorded audio will be available on all major podcast platforms. Westwood One is the exclusive sales partner for the show. The relaunch follows Bongino stepping away in March 2025 to join the Trump administration as Deputy Director of the FBI and represents his largest digital commitment to date, with a format focused on headline analysis, interviews, cultural commentary, and audience segments.
Westwood One (OTCQB:CMLS), the official network audio partner of the NFL, will carry live play-by-play of all six NFL Wild Card Weekend games on Jan 10–12, 2026, powered by Verizon. This marks Westwood One’s 39th consecutive year as the NFL’s exclusive network audio partner. Broadcasts air across ~500 radio stations and digital platforms including westwoodonesports.com, the Westwood One Sports App, SiriusXM, NFL+, and the NFL App.
Notable matchups include Rams vs Panthers, Packers vs Bears, Bills vs Jaguars, 49ers vs Eagles, Chargers vs Patriots, and Texans vs Steelers with named play-by-play teams and hosts.
Cumulus Media (CMLS) announced that Westwood One Sports will debut a new Sports Talk lineup on December 29, 2025, delivering round‑the‑clock sports discussion across major platforms.
Key weekday shows: Drake C. Toll (6am–9am ET), You Better You Bet with Nick Kostos (9am–Noon ET), Bleck & Abdalla (Noon–3pm ET), The Jim Rome Show (3pm–6pm ET), BetMGM Tonight (6pm–11pm ET), and WWO Sports Tonight hosted by Lynnell Willingham and Josh Graham (11pm–3am ET).
The weekend lineup will be announced later; Westwood One Sports continues play‑by‑play coverage of the NFL, NCAA, and U.S. Soccer and is available on affiliates, WestwoodOneSports.com, and the Westwood One Sports app.