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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of LIN Television
Corporation on Form S-3 of our report dated March 3, 1995 (which expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to whether
Buffalo Broadcasting Co., Inc. and subsidiary will continue as a going
concern), which is incorporated by reference to this Registration Statement,
and to the reference to us under the heading of "experts" in the Prospectus.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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    Deloitte & Touche LLP

February 7, 1997









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