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November 17, 2011
Michael P.A. Cohen, Matthew L. Gibson and Eric Dodson Greenberg
Law360, New York (November 17, 2011, 2:39 PM ET) -- On Sept. 8, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced[1] that it would condition its approval of Cumulus Media Inc.s proposed merger with Citadel Broadcasting on the divestiture of three radio stations in two overlap markets.
In its court filings, the DOJ emphasized that the proposed transaction would result in Cumulus-Citadel controlling more than 40 percent of the radio advertising market in the Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Pa., and Flint, Mich., Arbitron metros.