To:    Lenfest Communications, Inc.

Re:    Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 for Senior 
       Securities


Date:  July 15, 1998

    

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         In our capacity as special federal communications regulatory counsel to
Lenfest Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Lenfest"), we have
reviewed and advised Lenfest with respect to certain disclosure in the
Prospectus that forms a part of the above referenced Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement, including amendments thereto, under the heading
"Legislation and Regulation." In that regard, we hereby consent to the use of
our name under the heading "Legal Matters" in said Prospectus. In giving such
consent, we do not thereby concede that we are within the category of persons
whose consent is required under Section 7(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                            Sincerely,

                                            FLEISCHMAN AND WALSH, L.L.P.


                                            /s/ Fleischman and Walsh, L.L.P.
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