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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4, No. 333-31156) and related
Prospectus of Young Broadcasting Inc. for the registration of 3,888,788 shares
of Young's Class A common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein
of our reports dated February 7, 2000 and February 4, 2000, respectively, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Young Broadcasting Inc. and
the combined financial statements of KRON-TV (a division of the Chronicle
Publishing Company), included in the Proxy Statement of Young Broadcasting Inc.
that is a part of the Registration Statement.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
June 16, 2000
