CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
report on Garden State Cablevision L.P. and to all references to our Firm
included in or made part of Lenfest Communication, Inc.'s Form S-4 Registration
Statement File No. 333-51589.


         /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
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         Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
         July 31, 1998