Exhibit 23

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-3, No. 333-21267) of Triathlon Broadcasting Company of our report dated
February 20, 1998, except for Note 7 as to which the date is March 31, 1998,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Triathlon
Broadcasting Company incorporated by reference in this Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997.


                                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP


New York, New York
March 31, 1998