EXHIBIT 3.20

                                STATE OF DELAWARE

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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      I, HARRIET SMITH WINDSOR, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE DO
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE
OF FORMATION OF "RADIO ONE OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC" FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE
TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. 2001, AT 9 O'CLOCK A.M.

      AND I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AFORESAID
CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION IS THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. 2001.

                                   /s/ Harriet Smith Windsor
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                                   HARRIET SMITH WINDSOR, SECRETARY OF STATE

3234231 8100V                         AUTHENTICATION: 1522717

010660162                                       DATE: 12-21-01



                                STATE OF DELAWARE
                            LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
                            CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION

-     FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is Radio One of North
      Carolina, LLC.

-     SECOND: The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is
      2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. The name of its
      Registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

-     THIRD: This Certificate of Formation shall be effective on December
      31, 2001

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate of Formation
of Radio One of North Carolina, LLC this 19th day of December, 2001.

                                        BY: /s/ Donna Mcclurkin-Fletcher
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                                            AUTHORIZED PERSON(s)

                                      NAME: Donna Mcclurkin-Fletcher
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                                            TYPE OR PRINT

                                                           STATE OF DELAWARE
                                                           SECRETARY OF STATE
                                                       DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS
                                                      FILED 09:00 AM 12/20/2001
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