EXHIBIT 23
                                                                               
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-45793)
and in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 2-90727, 33-21853, 
33-26239, 33-47547, 33-59233 and 333-00575) of Tribune Company of our report
dated January 31, 1996 appearing in the 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders which
is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedule,
which appears in this Form 10-K.



/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 25, 1996