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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the use of our report dated February 7, 1997 (except for Note
5 and the last paragraph of Note 6, for which the date is April 9, 1997, and the
first paragraph of Note 3, for which the date is September 9, 1997), in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Source Media, Inc.
for the registration of its 12% Senior Secured Notes due 2004, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
                                            /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Dallas, Texas
December 8, 1997