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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.9
    
 
   
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
   
     We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-4
(File No. 333-25683) of our report dated February 28, 1997 (except with respect
to the matter discussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, as
to which the date is April 16, 1997) on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements of Patterson Broadcasting, Inc. We also consent to the references to
our firm under the captions "Experts".
    
 
   
                                        ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
    
 
   
New York, New York
    
   
July 2, 1997