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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                    Consent of Independent Public Accountants

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Form S-8 registration statement of our report dated February
1, 2002 (except with respect to the matter discussed in Note 17, as to which the
date is February 6, 2002) in the Entercom Communications Corp. Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2001.



ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 4, 2002

