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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2
 
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
One Arizona Center          Telephone 602 253 2000          Telefax 602 252 0011
400 E. Van Buren Street
Suite 1100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
 
The Board of Directors
Citadel Broadcasting Company
 
We consent to the use of our report dated February 14, 1997, except as to note
21 which is as of September 29, 1997, on the consolidated balance sheet of
Citadel Broadcasting Company and subsidiary as of December 31, 1995 and 1996 and
the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996 included herein and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the registration
statement.
 
                                                       /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
Phoenix, Arizona
September 30, 1997