---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001058623-26-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMLS"
cik: "0001058623"
company_name: "CUMULUS MEDIA INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-14T20:16:23+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-14T20:24:10.822429+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cumulus Media Q2 revenue down 9.7% to $167.9M; net loss narrows to $9.2M

## Summary
- Q2 net revenue $167.9M, down 9.7% YoY; net loss $9.2M vs $12.8M loss prior year.
- Q2 Adjusted EBITDA $16.0M, down 28.3% YoY; diluted loss per share $0.52.
- Six-month revenue $332.4M, down 11.0%; net loss $26.1M vs $45.2M loss.
- Chapter 11 plan confirmed by court; FCC approval process underway for emergence.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001058623-26-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMLS
- cik: 0001058623
- company_name: CUMULUS MEDIA INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-14T20:16:23+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1058623/000105862326000041/0001058623-26-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058623/000105862326000041/cmls-20260814.htm

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