Exhibit 15.1

            INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

   
We acknowledge the use of our report dated August 13, 1996, on the interim
financial statements of Lenfest Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries; the use
of our report dated May 17, 1996, on the interim financial statements of The
Wilmington, Delaware System (A Cable Television System of Heritage Cable of
Delaware, Inc. Acquired by Lenfest Communications, Inc. in an Exchange of Assets
Transaction); and the use of our report dated August 28, 1996, on the interim
pro forma financial statements of Lenfest Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries,
included in this Form S-4 registration of Lenfest Communications, Inc. and
subsidiaries.
    

Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this report should not
be considered a part of this registration statement prepared or certified by us
within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.



   
/s/ PRESSMAN CIOCCA & SMITH
Hatboro, Pennsylvania
September 6, 1996