EXHIBIT 23.2



         CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed as Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 333-35422 on Form S-4 of Tribune Company of our report dated
January 21, 2000, except for Note 17, which is as of February 14, 2000, relating
to the financial statements, which appears in Tribune Company's 1999 Annual
Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 26, 1999. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated January 21, 2000, except for Note
17, which is as of February 14, 2000, relating to the financial statement
schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois

August 2, 2000