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                                                                    Exhibit 23.3
 
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
One Arizona Center          Telephone 503-221-6500          Telefax 503-796-7650
Suite 2000
1211 Southwest 5th Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
 
The Board of Directors
Citadel Broadcasting Company
 
We consent to the use of our report dated February 14, 1997 on the consolidated
balance sheet of Deschutes River Broadcasting, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the years then ended
included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in
the registration statement.
 
                                             /s/  KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
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Portland, Oregon
December 8, 1997