EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8  dated  November  29,  2001  pertaining  to the  Nonqualified  Deferred
Compensation  Plan of Clear  Channel  Communications,  Inc. of our reports dated
February 23, 2001,  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, 2000,  filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


San Antonio, Texas
November 28, 2001