---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001058623-22-000128"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMLS"
cik: "0001058623"
company_name: "CUMULUS MEDIA INC"
filed_at: "2022-08-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T04:48:18.099056+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cumulus Media Q2 revenue up 5.4% to $236.7M; net income $8.7M vs loss $5.9M YoY

## Summary
- Digital revenue grew 20% YoY, led by podcasting (+27%) and digital marketing (+22%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $45.5M (+23.4%); EBITDA margin improved ~280 bps YoY.
- Net income $8.7M vs net loss $5.9M; diluted EPS $0.42 vs ($0.29) loss per share.
- Retired $49.8M of senior notes at 96.8% of par; net leverage reduced to 3.8x from 4.7x.
- Completed $25M Dutch tender offer (1.7M shares repurchased); $25M remaining under authorization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001058623-22-000128
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMLS
- cik: 0001058623
- company_name: CUMULUS MEDIA INC
- filed_at: 2022-08-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058623/000105862322000128/0001058623-22-000128-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058623/000105862322000128/cmls-20220803.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001058623-22-000128.txt

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