Exhibit 23.3







                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Manager Partner
Station Venture Operations, LP:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on
Form S-3 (No. 333-107754) and on Form S-8 (No. 333-87980) of LIN Television
Corporation and LIN TV Corp. of our report dated March 5, 2004, relating to the
balance sheets of Station Venture Operations, LP as of December 31, 2003 and
2002 and the related statement of operations, partners' capital, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, which
report appears in the Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) of LIN Television
Corporation and LIN TV Corp.



/s/ KPMG LLP


San Diego, California
March 30, 2004