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                                                                   Exhibit 23.3


KPMG

     One Arizona Center
     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 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, stockholders' 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
February 16, 1999