EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of LIN Television Corporation and LIN TV Corp. of our
report dated February 12, 2003 relating to the financial statements of LIN
Television Corporation, which appears in LIN Television Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Boston Massachusetts
August 7, 2003