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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus consisting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Northland Cable Television, Inc. of our
reports dated October 10, 1997 relating to the financial statements of Aiken II
Cable Systems, a component of Robin Cable Systems, L.P., and the financial
statements of Greenwood Cable Systems, a component of InterMedia Partners of
Carolina, L.P. which appear in such Prospectus. We also consent to the
references to us under the heading "Experts," "Summary Historical and Pro Forma
Consolidated Financial Data" and "Selected Historical and Pro Forma Consolidated
Financial Data" in such Prospectus. However, it should be noted that Price
Waterhouse LLP has not prepared or certified such "Summary Historical and Pro
Forma Consolidated Financial Data" or "Selected Historical and Pro Forma
Consolidated Financial Data."
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
San Francisco, California
February 4, 1998