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                                   EXHIBIT 11

                    YOUNG BROADCASTING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      RE COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

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                                                                               THREE MONTHS ENDED
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                                                                           MARCH 31,        MARCH 31,
                                                                             1998             1999
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SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING                                        
      FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD-BASIC.......................................   13,847,844       13,810,270
                                                                                           
ISSUANCE OF 526,757 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FOR                                             
      THE MERGER OF ADAM YOUNG INC. IN 1999.............................      316,054                -
                                                                                           
RETIREMENT OF 50,450 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FOR                                            
      THE MERGER OF ADAM YOUNG INC. IN 1999.............................      (30,270)               -
                                                                                           
REPURCHASE OF 187,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK                                               
      UNDER BUYBACK PROGRAM IN 1999.....................................            -          (68,567)
                                                                                           
ISSUANCE OF 3,500 AND 4,363 SHARES OF COMMON                                               
      STOCK UPON EXERCISE OF OPTIONS ...................................        2,100            1,406
                                                                                           
ISSUANCE OF 3,334 AND 3,734 SHARES OF COMMON                                               
      STOCK TO THE COMPANY'S DEFINED CONTRIBUTION                                          
      PLAN..............................................................        2,741            3,278
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON                                                          
      STOCK OUTSTANDING-BASIC...........................................   14,138,469       13,746,338
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NET LOSS................................................................  $(7,334,676)     $(7,742,896)
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NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE-BASIC                                                            
                                                                                           
       NET LOSS.........................................................  $     (0.52)     $     (0.56)
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