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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.12
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the use in this registration statement on Form S-4 of
our report dated February 20, 1997, except for Note 6, as to which the date is
June 12, 1997, relating to the financial statements of Quass Broadcasting
Company, and to the reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.
 
                                        McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP
 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
August 4, 1997