EXHIBIT 23
                                                                                



                                INTERTAN, INC.

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


                                        
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-74314) and
in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-63090, 33-92286, 33-29055,
333-4344, 333-16105 and 333-22011) of InterTAN, Inc. of our report dated
September 11, 1997 appearing on page 38 of the Annual Report to shareholders,
which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June
30, 1997.  We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on
the Financial Statement Schedules, which is also included in this Form 10-K.



/s/Price Waterhouse LLP



Fort Worth, Texas
September 26, 1997