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[KPMG LOGO]                                                         Exhibit 23.1





                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Citadel Broadcasting Company:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement No.
333-92593 filed on Form S-3 of Citadel Communications Corporation, Citadel
Broadcasting Company, CCC Capital Trust I and CCC Capital Trust II of our report
dated February 23, 2001, except as to note 19 which is as of March 14, 2001,
relating to the balance sheets of Citadel Broadcasting Company as of
December 31, 1999 and 2000, and the related statements of operations,
shareholder's equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2000, which report appears in Form 10-K of Citadel
Broadcasting Company.


                                                                    /s/ KPMG LLP



Phoenix, Arizona
March 21, 2001