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 *
FORSTMANN THODORE
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CITADEL BROADCASTING CORP [CTDBQ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O FORSTMANN LITTLE & CO., 767 FIFTH AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2010
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10153
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 05/03/2010   S   340,000 (1) (2) D $ 0.2919 (3) 75,937,703 (4) I See note (1) (2)
Common Stock 05/04/2010   S   360,000 (1) (2) D $ 0.2113 (5) 75,577,703 (4) I See note (1) (2)
Common Stock 05/04/2010   S   449,115 (1) (2) D $ 0.2253 (6) 75,128,588 (4) I See note (1) (2)
Common Stock 05/05/2010   S   175,000 (1) (2) D $ 0.1789 (7) 74,953,588 (4) I See note (1) (2)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FORSTMANN THODORE
C/O FORSTMANN LITTLE & CO.
767 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153
  X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ Theodore J. Forstmann   05/05/2010
**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) Theodore J. Forstmann is a general partner of FLC XXXII Partnership, L.P., which is the general partner of Forstmann Little & Co. Equity Partnership - VI, L.P. ("Equity-VI") and Forstmann Little & Co. Equity Partnership - VII, L.P. ("Equity-VII"). Mr. Forstmann is also a general partner of FLC XXXIII Partnership, L.P., which is the general partner of Forstmann Little & Co. Subordinated Debt and Equity Management Buyout Partnership - VII, L.P. ("MBO-VII") and Forstmann Little & Co. Subordinated Debt and Equity Management Buyout Partnership - VIII, L.P. ("MBO-VIII").
(2) On May 3-5, 2010, Equity-VI, Equity-VII, MBO-VII and MBO-VIII entered into agreements to sell 875,000 shares of common stock, 118,905 shares of common stock, 232,792 shares of common stock and 97,418 shares of common stock, respectively. Following such sales, Equity-VI will own 33,609,608 shares of common stock, Equity-VII will own 10,945,975 shares of common stock, MBO-VII will own 21,430,020 shares of common stock and MBO-VIII will own 8,967,985 shares of common stock.
(3) Represents the weighted average price of multiple transactions with a range of prices between $0.2121 and $0.4145. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the shares sold at each separate price.
(4) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5) Represents the weighted average price of multiple transactions with a range of prices between $0.1970 and $0.2300. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the shares sold at each separate price.
(6) Represents the weighted average price of multiple transactions with a range of prices between $0.2000 and $0.2410. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the shares sold at each separate price.
(7) Represents the weighted average price of multiple transactions with a range of prices between $0.1750 and $0.2000. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the shares sold at each separate price.

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