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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of InterMedia Capital Partners IV, L.P. and
InterMedia Partners IV, Capital Corp. of our reports dated June 28, 1996
relating to the consolidated balance sheet of InterMedia Capital Partners IV,
L.P., the balance sheet of InterMedia Capital Management IV, L.P., the combined
financial statements of the Previously Affiliated Entities, and the
consolidated financial statements of Robin Media Holdings, Inc.; of our report
dated April 5, 1996 relating to the financial statements of InterMedia Partners
of West Tennessee, L.P. and of our report dated March 8, 1996 relating to the
combined financial statements of TeleCable - South Carolina Group which appear
in such Prospectus. We also consent to the references to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Prospectus.



/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

San Francisco, California
September 11, 1996