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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 Amendment No. 1 (Form S-4 No. 333-42037) and related
Prospectus of Source Media, Inc. for the registration of its 12% Senior Secured
Notes due 2004, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.


                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Dallas, Texas
February 11, 1998