EXHIBIT 23.1


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As  independent  public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by  reference  into  Registration  Statements  File  Nos.  333-12255, 333-12257,
333-31569,  333-31571 and 33-93348 of our report dated July 30, 1997 included in
this  Form  8-K  filed  December  5,  1997  of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. It
should  be  noted  that  we  have  not  audited  any financial statements of the
Company  subsequent  to  December  31,  1996,  or performed any audit procedures
subsequent to the date of our report.



                                        ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Baltimore, Maryland
December 5, 1997