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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-8 of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. pertaining to the registration of
2,167,332 shares of its common stock of our reports dated March 13, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.




                                           ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Antonio, Texas
August 31, 2000



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