EXHIBIT 23.13


                        [PIAKER & LYONS, P.C. LETTERHEAD]



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As  independent  public  accountants,  we hereby  consent to the use of our
report  dated  May  7,  1996,  on  the  financial  statements  of  United  Video
Cablevision,  Inc.  - Maine  and  Ohio  Divisions  included  in or made  part of
FrontierVision Operating Partners, L.P.'s Form S-1 registration statement.

                              /s/ Piaker & Lyons, P.C.
                              PIAKER & LYONS, P.C.




Vestal, New York
March 25, 1997