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                                                             Exhibit 23(b)


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form 8-K/A of our report
dated February 16, 1998, on our audit of the consolidated financial statements
The Park Lane Group and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for
the three years in the period ending December 31, 1997, appearing in the
registration statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-46435) of Regent
Communications, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to the Securities Act of 1933.
    

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Menlo Park, California
February 16, 1998