Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SANDER JOHN L
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CITADEL BROADCASTING CORP [CDELA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION, 7690 W. CHEYENNE AVE., SUITE 220		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/15/2011
(Street)

LAS VEGAS, NV 89129		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock - Class A 09/15/2011   M   47,433 (1) A $ 28 47,433 D  
Common Stock - Class A 09/15/2011   M   15,812 (1) A $ 32 63,245 D  
Common Stock - Class A 09/15/2011   F   56,127 (2) D $ 34.12 7,118 D  
Common Stock - Class A 09/16/2011   D   7,118 D (3) 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 28 09/15/2011   M(1)     47,433   (4) 11/19/2020 Class A common stock 47,433 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 32 09/15/2011   M(1)     15,812   (4) 11/19/2020 Class A common stock 15,812 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SANDER JOHN L
C/O CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION
7690 W. CHEYENNE AVE., SUITE 220
LAS VEGAS, NV 89129		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ John L. Sander   09/19/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) All outstanding options of the Reporting Person were exercised in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3 for that number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock equal to the number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to such option minus the number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to such option having a fair market value (as defined in the Citadel Broadcasting Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) as of September 15, 2011 equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate exercise price for such options and (y) the tax withholding obligation incurred in connection with the exercise of such options as described in explanatory note 2 below.
(2) Represents shares withheld to pay exercise prices and tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise of all outstanding options of the Reporting Person as described in explanatory note 1 above.
(3) Represents shares disposed of upon the consummation of the merger of Cadet Merger Corporation ("Merger Sub") with and into the Issuer pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 9, 2011, by and among the Issuer, Cumulus Media Inc. ("Cumulus Media"), Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. (f/k/a Cadet Holding Corporation) and Merger Sub (the "Merger Agreement"), which were exchanged for $30.40 in cash and 1.521 shares of Cumulus Media Class A common stock, with cash paid for any fractional share of Class A common stock of Cumulus Media.
(4) The option grant was dated November 19, 2010, and was scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments, beginning on June 3, 2011. However, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each unvested and outstanding option to purchase shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock became fully vested and exercisable on August 15, 2011.

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