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                                                                      EXHIBIT 24



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned Director of The Ackerley Group, Inc. ("Company") appoints
each of Barry A. Ackerley, Denis M. Curley and Keith W. Ritzmann his true and
lawful attorney and agent, in name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and
all capacities, to sign and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
any and all registration statements (including without limitation, any
registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act 1933) and any and all amendments and post-effective amendments
and exhibits thereto in connection with the offering by the Company and/or
certain of its stockholders of shares of its common stock, and to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the attorney and agent
may deem necessary or advisable in connection therewith, without the other and
with full power of substitution and revocation, and hereby ratifying all that
any such attorney or his substitute may do by virtue hereby.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933,
this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following person in the capacity
indicated on this 8th day of June, 1999.




                                        /s/  GAIL A. ACKERLEY
                                        ------------------------------
                                        Gail A. Ackerley
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



     The undersigned Officer and Director of The Ackerley Group, Inc.
("Company") appoints each of Denis M. Curley and Keith W. Ritzmann his true and
lawful attorney and agent, in name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and
all capacities, to sign and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
any and all registration statements (including without limitation, any
registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act 1933) and any and all amendments and post-effective amendments
and exhibits thereto in connection with the offering by the Company and/or
certain of its stockholders of shares of its common stock, and to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the attorney and agent
may deem necessary or advisable in connection therewith, without the other and
with full power of substitution and revocation, and hereby ratifying all that
any such attorney or his substitute may do by virtue hereby.


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933,
this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following person in the capacity
indicated on this 8th day of June, 1999.






                                        /s/ BARRY A. ACKERLEY
                                        --------------------------------
                                        Barry A. Ackerley, Chairman of the
                                        Board, Chief Executive Officer and
                                        Director



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



       The undersigned Director of The Ackerley Group, Inc. ("Company")
appoints each of Barry A. Ackerley, Denis M. Curley and Keith W. Ritzmann his
true and lawful attorney and agent, in name and on behalf of the undersigned,
in any and all capacities, to sign and to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission any and all registration statements (including without limitation,
any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act 1933) and any and all amendments and post-effective amendments
and exhibits thereto in connection with the offering by the Company and/or
certain of its stockholders of shares of its common stock, and to do any and
all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the attorney and
agent may deem necessary or advisable in connection therewith, without the
other and with full power of substitution and revocation, and hereby ratifying
all that any such attorney or his substitute may do by virtue hereby.

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933,
this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following person in the capacity
indicated on this 8th day of June, 1999.



                                             /s/ M. IAN G. GILCHRIST
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                                             M. Ian G. Gilchrist
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


     The undersigned Director of The Ackerley Group, Inc. ("Company") appoints
each of Barry A. Ackerley, Denis M. Curley and Keith W. Ritzmann his true and
lawful attorney and agent, in name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and
all capacities, to sign and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
any and all registration statements (including without limitation, any
registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act 1933) and any and all amendments and post-effective amendments
and exhibits thereto in connection with the offering by the Company and/or
certain of its stockholders of shares of its common stock, and to do any and
all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the attorney and
agent may deem necessary or advisable in connection therewith, without the
other and with full power of substitution and revocation, and hereby ratifying
all that any such attorney or his substitute may do by virtue hereby.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933,
this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following person in the capacity
indicated on this 8th day of June, 1999.



                                             /s/  DEBORAH L. BEVIER
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                                             Deborah L. Bevier
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned Director of The Ackerley Group, Inc. ("Company")
appoints each of Barry A. Ackerley, Denis M. Curley and Keith M. Ritzmann his
true and lawful attorney and agent, in name and on behalf of the undersigned,
in any and all capacities, to sign and to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission any and all registration statements (including without limitation,
any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act 1933) and any and all amendments and post-effective amendments
and exhibits thereto in connection with the offering by the Company and/or
certain of its stockholders of shares of its common stock, and to do any and
all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the attorney and
agent may deem necessary or advisable in connection therewith, without the
other and with full power of substitution and revocation, and hereby ratifying
all that any such attorney or his substitute may do by virtue hereby.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933,
this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following person in the capacity
indicated on this 8th day of June, 1999.


                                         /s/ MICHEL C. THIELEN
                                         ---------------------------
                                         Michel C. Thielen
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


        The undersigned Officer of The Ackerley Group, Inc. ("Company") appoints
each of Barry A. Ackerley and Keith W. Ritzmann his true and lawful attorney and
agent, in name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to
sign and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all
registration statements (including without limitation, any registration
statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act
1933) and any and all amendments and post-effective amendments and exhibits
thereto in connection with the offering by the Company and/or certain of its
stockholders of shares of its common stock, and to do any and all acts and
things and execute any and all instruments which the attorney and agent may deem
necessary or advisable in connection therewith, without the other and with full
power of substitution and revocation, and hereby ratifying all that any such
attorney or his substitute may do by virtue hereby.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933,
this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following person in the capacity
indicated on this 8th day of June, 1999.



                                             /s/ Denis M. Curley
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                                             Denis M. Curley, Co-President
                                              and Chief Financial Officer,
                                              Secretary and Treasurer



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned Officer of The Ackerley Group, Inc. ("Company") appoints
each of Barry  A. Ackerley and Denis M. Curley his true and lawful attorney and
agent, in name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to
sign and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all
registration statements (including without limitation, any registration
statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act
1933) and any and all amendments and post-effective amendments and exhibits
thereto in connection with the offering by the Company and/or certain of its
stockholders of shares of its common stock, and to do any and all acts and
things and execute any and all instruments which the attorney and agent may
deem necessary or advisable in connection therewith, without the other and with
full power of substitution and revocation, and hereby ratify all that any such
attorney or his substitute may do by virtue hereby.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933,
this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following person in the capacity
indicated on this 8th day of June, 1999.


                             /s/ KEITH W. RITZMANN
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                             Keith W. Ritzmann, Senior Vice President and
                                Chief Information Officer, Assistant
                                Secretary and Controller