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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting 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 System, 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."


/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

San Francisco, California
February 12, 1998