Exhibit 23
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             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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The Partners
First Media Television, L. P.


We consent to the inclusion of our report dated February 14, 1997, with respect
to the balance sheet of KPDX, KFXO and WHNS, three television stations owned
and operated by First Media Television, L.P. as of December 31, 1996, and the
related statements of income and accumulated earnings, and cash flows for the
year then ended, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A-1 of Meredith
Corporation dated September 11, 1997.




                                   /s/ Matthews, Carter and Boyce





McLean, Virginia
September 3, 1997