EXHIBIT 23


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference into Registration Statement File Nos. 333-12255,  333-58135, 033-93348
and  333-43047 of our report dated  February 9, 1999,  except for Note 17, as to
which the date is March 16, 1999, of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. It should be
noted  that  we  have  not  audited  any  financial  statements  of the  Company
subsequent to December 31, 1998, or performed any audit procedures subsequent to
the date of our report.



                                                         /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
March 25, 1999