Cumulus Media layoffs and AI

Cumulus Media began another round of layoffs at its radio stations, a month after leaving Chapter 11 bankruptcy with Alden Global Capital as its controlling shareholder; it has not said how many.

What Cumulus Media said (it gave no reason)

"The layoffs follow Cumulus' exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month with Alden Global Capital becoming controlling shareholder of the company."RadioInsight (no statement by Cumulus was quoted)

No report read mentions AI or tied this round to AI.

Source: RadioInsight: Another Round Of Layoffs Ongoing At Cumulus Media. Checked Nov 12, 2026.

Cumulus Media cut sales, programming, on-air, management and podcast network roles in several markets, including Kansas City and Washington DC, during its bankruptcy restructuring; it did not say how many.

The reason Cumulus Media gave

"While we made the difficult decision to eliminate certain roles as part of a broader organizational realignment, the Cumulus Podcast Network is operating in full force, with dozens of team members continuing to support the network across production, content acquisition, operations, and monetization."