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                                                                    EXHIBIT 25.1

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                                    FORM T-1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                        SECTION 305(b)(2)           |__|

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                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

                                                                   
         New York                                        13-5160382
  (State of incorporation                             (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                         identification no.)


           48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                       10286
        (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)
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                     INTERMEDIA PARTNERS IV, CAPITAL CORP.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                                   94-3247948
(State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. employer
 incorporation or organization)                        identification no.)

                        235 Montgomery Street, Suite 420
           San Francisco, California                            94563
    (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)
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                      INTERMEDIA CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

                                                  
           California                                     94-3247750
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                       identification no.)

                        235 Montgomery Street, Suite 420
           San Francisco, California                            94563
   (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)

                         11 1/4% Senior Notes Due 2006
                      (Title of the indenture securities)

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1.  GENERAL INFORMATION.  FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

    (A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT
IS SUBJECT.



              Name                                        Address           
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Superintendent of Banks of the State of     2 Rector Street, New York,
New York                                    N.Y.  10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203

Federal Reserve Bank of New York            33 Liberty Plaza, 
                                            New York, N.Y.  10045

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation       Washington, D.C.  20429

New York Clearing House Association         New York, New York


    (B) WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

        Yes.

2.  AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

    IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH 
    AFFILIATION.

        None.  (See Note on page 3.)

16.  LIST OF EXHIBITS.

     EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION,
     ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO
     RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND RULE
     24 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE.

     1.  A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
         (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the
         authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise
         corporate trust powers.  (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1
         filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to
         Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1
         to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

     4.  A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to
         Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

     6.  The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
         Act.  (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement
         No. 33-44051.)

     7.  A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published 
         pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining
         authority.

                                      NOTE

         Inasmuch as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the
Trustee of all facts on which to base a responsive answer to Item 2, the answer
to said Item is based on incomplete information.

         Item 2 may, however, be considered as correct unless amended by an
amendment to this Form T-1.

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                                   SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New
York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and
State of New York, on the 23rd day of August, 1996.


                                               THE BANK OF NEW YORK



                                               By: /s/ MARY LAGUMINA       
                                               Name:   MARY LAGUMINA
                                               Title:  ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT


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                                                                      EXHIBIT 7

                      Consolidated Report of Condition of

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                    of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                     And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31,
1996, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.



                                        Dollar Amounts
                                         in Thousands
                                     
ASSETS
in Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository                       
  institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances and
  currency and coin ..................   $ 2,461,550
  Interest-bearing balances ..........       835,563
Securities:
  Held-to-maturity securities ........       802,064
  Available-for-sale securities ......     2,051,263
Federal funds sold in domestic offices
  of the bank:
Federal funds sold ...................     3,885,475
Loans and lease financing receivables:
  Loans and leases, net of unearned
    income ...........................    27,820,159
  LESS: Allowance for loan and lease
        losses .....................         509,817
  LESS: Allocated transfer risk 
        reserve.....................           1,000
  Loans and leases, net of unearned
    income, allowance, and reserve        27,309,342
Assets held in trading accounts ......       837,118
Premises and fixed assets (including
  capitalized leases) ................       614,567
Other real estate owned ..............        51,631
Investments in unconsolidated
  subsidiaries and associated 
  companies ..........................       225,158
Customers' liability to this bank on
  acceptances outstanding ............       800,375
Intangible assets ....................       436,668
Other assets .........................     1,247,908
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Total assets .........................   $41,558,682
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
  In domestic offices ................   $18,851,327
  Noninterest-bearing ................     7,102,645
  Interest-bearing ...................    11,748,682
  In foreign offices, Edge and
  Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ...    10,965,604
  Noninterest-bearing ................        37,855
  Interest-bearing ...................    10,927,749
Federal funds purchased and securities
  sold under agreements to repurchase
  in domestic offices of the bank and 
  of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, 
  and in IBFs:
  Federal funds purchased ............     1,224,886
  Securities sold under agreements
    to repurchase ....................        29,728
Demand notes issued to the U.S.
  Treasury ...........................       118,870
Trading liabilities ..................       673,944
Other borrowed money:
  With original maturity of one year
    or less ..........................     2,713,248
  With original maturity of more than
    one year .........................        20,780
Bank's liability on acceptances 
  executed and outstanding ...........       803,292
Subordinated notes and debentures ....     1,022,860
Other liabilities ....................     1,590,564
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Total liabilities ....................    38,015,103
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock ........................        942,284
Surplus .............................        525,666
Undivided profits and capital
  reserves ..........................      2,078,197
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) 
  on available-for-sale securities...          3,197
Cumulative foreign currency transla-
  tion adjustments ..................         (5,765)
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Total equity capital ................      3,543,579
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Total liabilities and equity
  capital ...........................    $41,558,682
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     I, Robert E. Keilman, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.  Robert E. Keilman

     We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.
                                          J. Carter Bacot
                                          Thomas A. Renyi         Directors
                                          Alan R. Griffith