EXHIBIT 23.3




                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Partners
River City Broadcasting, L.P.:


We consent to the inclusion and  incorporation  by reference in the Registration
Statement No. 333-12257 on Form S-3 as amended of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
of our report dated February 23, 1996 with respect to the  consolidated  balance
sheets of River City Broadcasting, L.P. as of December 31, 1994 and 1995 and the
related consolidated statements of operations,  partners' capital (deficit), and
cash flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period  ended  December 31,
1995 which report appears in the form 8-K/A of Sinclair  Broadcast  Group,  Inc.
dated May 9, 1996 and to the  reference to our firm under the heading  "Experts"
in the prospectus.



                                                       /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
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                                                       KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
August 26, 1997