EXHIBIT 23.6


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the  reference to our firm under the caption  "Experts" and to the
use of our report  dated  February  23,  1996,  with  respect  to the  financial
statements of Superior  Communication  Group,  Inc. included in the Registration
Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-12257) and related  Prospectus of Sinclair Broadcast
Group, Inc.



                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 10, 1997