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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 on Form S-3 to Form S-4,
No. 333-31156) and related Prospectus of Young Broadcasting Inc. for the
registration of 2,356,304 shares of its 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. previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission that is a part of the Registration Statement.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
July 7, 2000
