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                                                              Exhibit 23.7


BALUKOFF LINDSTROM & CO., P.A.
Certified Public Accountants

Wells Fargo Building
877 West Main Street, Suite 805
Boise, Idaho 83702
(208) 344-7150
FAX: (208) 344-7435


We consent to the use of our independent auditors' report on the combined 
financial statements of Pacific Northwest Broadcasting Corporation and 
Affiliates as of and for the year ended December 31, 1996 in the prospectus for 
the Form S-4 for Citadel Broadcasting Company and Citadel License, Inc.


/s/ Balukoff, Lindstrom & Co., P.A.

September 30, 1997