UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3  INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Johnson, Charles B.
   777 Mariners Island Blvd.               
   San Mateo, CA  94404 
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
   06/11/97
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   ###-##-####
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Price Communications Corporation (PR)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   [ ] Director                   [ ] 10% Owner 
   [ ] Officer (give title below) [X] Other (specify below)
   Pres. of FRI, Control Co. of
   FAI (see footnote). 
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
   [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person



Table I   Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security                                          2)Amount of         3)  4)Nature of     
                                                             Securities          D   Indirect        
                                                             Beneficially        or  Beneficial      
                                                             Owned               I   Ownership       
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Common Stock - $.01 par value                                2,291,953.000       I   N/A            


Table II   Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Derivative Security  2)Date Exercisable  3)Title and Amount of                   4)Conver-  5)Ownership 6)Nature of      
                                and Expiration Date Securities Underlying                   sion or    Form of     Indirect         
                                (Month/Day/Year)    Derivative Security                     exercise   Derivative  Beneficial       
                                                                                            price of   Security    Ownership        
                                Date      Expira-                                Amount or  Deri-      Direct(D)                    
                                Exer-     tion                                   Number of  vative     or                           
                                cisable   Date      Title                        Shares     Security   Indirect(I)                  
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Explanation of Responses:

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The securities of the issuer reported on this Statement are held by the AGE High Income Fund (the "AGE Fund"), a series of the
Franklin High Income Trust, an open end management investment company.  Such securities are held for the benefit of shareholders of
the AGE Fund. Franklin Advisers, Inc. ("FAI"), an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, has the
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FAI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. ("FRI"). Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. (the "Principal
Shareholders") each own in excess of 10% of the outstanding Common Stock of FRI and are the principal shareholders of FRI. FAI, FRI
and the Principal Shareholders each disclaim any economic interest or beneficial ownership in any of the securities covered by this



SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Johnson, Charles B.                     
DATE