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EXHIBIT 23.12
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.:
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. (the "Registrant") of our report dated February 13, 1998,
with respect to the balance sheets of Martin Media (a California limited
partnership) as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and the related statements of
operations, partners' capital (deficit) and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1997, and our report dated February 13,
1998, with respect to the balance sheets of Martin & MacFarlane, Inc. as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related statements of income, retained
earnings and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December
31, 1997 and the six month period ended December 31, 1995, which reports appear
in the AMFM Inc. (formerly Chancellor Media Corporation) filing on Form S-4
dated June 8, 1999. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in this Registration Statement on Form S-4.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Bakersfield, California
June 1, 2000
