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                                                                  EXHIBIT 3.53.1


                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                    PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS OF BOSTON-68, INC.


         The undersigned, acting as incorporator of PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS OF
BOSTON-68, INC., under the Florida Business Corporation Act, adopts the
following Articles of Incorporation.


                                 ARTICLE I. NAME

         The name of the corporation is:

                  PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS OF BOSTON-68, INC.


                               ARTICLE II. ADDRESS

         The mailing address of the corporation is:

                           601 Clearwater Park Road
                       West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6233


                     ARTICLE III. COMMENCEMENT OF EXISTENCE

         The existence of the corporation will commence at 8:00 A.M. on the date
of filing of these Articles of Incorporation.


                               ARTICLE IV. PURPOSE

         The corporation is organized to engage in any activity or business
permitted under the laws of the United States and Florida.


                          ARTICLE V. AUTHORIZED SHARES

         The maximum number of shares that the corporation is authorized to have
outstanding at any time is 10,000 shares of common stock having a par value of
$.01 per share.


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                 ARTICLE VI. INITIAL REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

         The street address of the initial registered office of the corporation
is 601 Clearwater Park Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6233, and the name
of the corporation's initial registered agent at that address is William L.
Watson, Esq.


                     ARTICLE VII. INITIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

         The corporation shall have one director initially. The number of
directors may be either increased or diminished from time to time, as provided
in the bylaws, but shall never be less than one. The name and street address of
the initial director is:

              Name                         Address
              ----                         -------
              Lowell W. Paxson             601 Clearwater Park Road
                                           West Palm Beach, Florida  33401-6233


                           ARTICLE VIII. INCORPORATOR

              The name and street address of the incorporator is:

              Name                         Address
              ----                         -------
              William L. Watson, Esq.      601 Clearwater Park Road
                                           West Palm Beach, Florida  33401-6233

         The incorporator of the corporation assigns to this corporation his
rights under Section 607.0201, Florida Statutes, to constitute a corporation,
and he assigns to those persons designated by the board of directors any rights
he may have as incorporator to acquire any of the capital stock of this
corporation, this assignment becoming effective on the date corporate existence
begins.


                               ARTICLE IX. BYLAWS

         The power to adopt, alter, amend, or repeal bylaws shall be vested in
the board of directors and the shareholders, except that the board of directors
may not amend or repeal any bylaw adopted by the shareholders if the
shareholders specifically provide that the bylaw is not subject to amendment or
repeal by the directors.


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                              ARTICLE X. AMENDMENTS

         The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, or repeal
any provision in these Articles of Incorporation in the manner prescribed by
law, and all rights conferred on shareholders are subject to this reservation.


         The undersigned incorporator, for the purpose of forming a corporation
under the laws of the State of Florida, has executed these Articles of
Incorporation this 12th day of May, 1999.



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                                           William L. Watson, Esq., Incorporator




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CERTIFICATE DESIGNATING PLACE OF BUSINESS OR DOMICILE FOR THE SERVICE OF PROCESS
WITHIN THIS STATE, NAMING AGENT UPON WHOM PROCESS MAY BE SERVED.


         Pursuant to Chapter 48.091, Florida Statutes, the following is
submitted:

         That PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS OF BOSTON-68, INC., desiring to organize
under the laws of the State of Florida with its initial registered office, as
indicated in the Articles of Incorporation, at 601 Clearwater Park Road, City
West Palm Beach, State of Florida, has named William L. Watson, Esq. as its
agent to accept service of process within this state.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

         Having been named to accept service of process for the corporation
named above, at the place designated in this certificate, I agree to act in that
capacity, to comply with the provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act,
and am familiar with, and accept, the obligations of that position.



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                                             William L. Watson, Registered Agent