EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We  consent  to  the  inclusion  and  incorporation  by  reference  in  this
registration statement  of Jacor  Communications,  Inc. on  Form S-3  (File  No.
333-02495)  of our  report dated February  12, 1996,  except for Note  14, as to
which the date is March  13, 1996, on our  audits of the consolidated  financial
statements  of Jacor Communications, Inc.  as of December 31,  1995 and 1994 and
for each of  the three  years in  the period ended  December 31,  1995. We  also
consent  to the  reference to our  firm under the  captions "Selected Historical
Financial Data" and "Experts."
 
                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
 
Cincinnati, Ohio
   
June 5, 1996