<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  AS OF AND FOR THE SIX
MONTHS AND THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 3O, 1997  EXTRACTED  FROM BALANCE  SHEETS
AND  STATEMENTS OF  OPERATIONS  AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 10-Q. 
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0001019504 
<NAME> FrontierVision  Operating Partners, L.P.
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<FN>
<F1> PP&E IS SHOWN NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION.
</FN>