Cumulus will purchase Dial Global for $260 million in cash (consisting of
approximately $45 million attributable to equity and the retirement of $215
million of debt). Dial Global CEO Paul Caine will stay on, with Dennis Green and
Mike Pallad reporting to him. Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey says, "These transactions
give us the necessary scale to provide the marketing and enterprise solutions
our advertising and affiliate partners require. Our goal is to be the leading
producer of premium audio content distributed through multiple platforms while
continuing to build our broadcast platform in the top 100 U.S.
markets."
The acquisition of Dial Global will add sports, news, talk,
music, and programming services content to the Cumulus portfolio. New content
acquired through the Dial Global acquisition will include NFL, NCAA, NASCAR,
Olympics, AP Radio News, NBC News, and other popular programming.
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