EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We  consent to the incorporation by  reference in the Prospectus Supplements
dated May 15, 1997 to the prospectus contained in the registration statement  on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-19291) and the Abbreviated Registration Statement on Form
S-3  of our  report dated February  27, 1997  on our audits  of the consolidated
financial statements of Jacor Communications, Inc.  as of December 31, 1996  and
1995  and for  each of the  three years in  the period ended  December 31, 1996,
which report is included in Jacor  Communications, Inc.'s Annual Report on  Form
10-K,  and of our report dated February 28,  1997, on our audits of the combined
financial statements of EFM  Media Management, Inc.,  EFM Publishing, Inc.,  and
PAM Media, Inc. as of December 31, 1995 and 1996 and for each of the three years
in  the  period ended  December  31, 1996,  which  report is  included  in Jacor
Communications, Inc.'s  Current Report  on Form  8-K dated  March 21,  1997,  as
amended  on March 26, 1997.  We also consent to the  reference to our firm under
the caption "Experts."
 
                                          Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
 
Cincinnati, Ohio
May 15, 1997