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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3




The Board of Directors
Citadel Broadcasting Company:

We consent to the use of our report dated February 14, 1997 on the consolidated
balance sheets of Deschutes River Broadcasting, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the years then ended
included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Independent
Auditors" in the registration statement.



/s/ KPMG LLP

Portland, Oregon
January 8, 1999