Citadel absorbed ABC Radio as well as 22 radio stations (not including ESPN Radio and Radio Disney O&O affiliates) on June 12, 2007 from The Walt Disney Company, which made Citadel Broadcasting the 3rd-largest radio company in the United States prior to the 2011 acquisition by Cumulus Media.
Citadel incorporated ABC Radio along with 22 radio stations (excluding ESPN Radio and Radio Disney O&O affiliates) on June 12, 2007 from The Walt Disney Company, which transformed Citadel Broadcasting into the third-largest radio company in the United States prior to the acquisition by Cumulus Media in 2011.