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.
On June 12, 2007, Citadel Radio absorbed ABC Radio and 22 other stations (excluding ESPN Radio and Radio Disney O&O affiliates) from The Walt Disney Company. This made Citadel Broadcasting the third-largest radio company in the United States prior to its acquisition by Cumulus Media in 2011.