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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                      [Letterhead of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP]



The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.


We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to our
firm under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus.


                                         /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
April 30, 1997