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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
    
 
              INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE
 
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Cox Radio, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
 
   
     We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
333-08737 of Cox Radio, Inc. of our report dated July 18, 1996 (which expresses
an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to changes
in the methods of accounting for postretirement benefits other than pension,
income taxes, and postemployment benefits), appearing in the Prospectus, which
is part of this Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
    
 
   
     Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in an
aforementioned report also included the consolidated financial statement
schedule of Cox Radio, Inc., listed in Item 16(b). This consolidated financial
statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion,
such consolidated financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to
the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material
respects the information set forth therein.
    
 
   
                                          DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
    
 
Atlanta, Georgia
   
August 27, 1996