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EXHIBIT 23.7
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our reports dated (i) February 28, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and related financial statement schedule of SFX
Entertainment, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1999, incorporated by reference from its
Annual Report on Form 10K/A for the year ended December 31, 1999, and (ii) April
27, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and related
financial statement schedule of Capstar Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(formerly known as SFX Broadcasting, Inc. and Subsidiaries) as of December 31,
1997 and for the two years then ended, incorporated by reference from the
Capstar Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries Annual Report on Form 10K for the
year ended December 31, 1998, both previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, in the Proxy Statement of SFX Entertainment, Inc. that is
made a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related Prospectus of
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. for the registration of its common stock.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
June 1, 2000
