EXHIBIT 23.3

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference of our report dated  February 28,
2000,   with  respect  to  the   consolidated   financial   statements   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 and the related financial  statement
schedule,  incorporated by reference from Clear Channel  Communications,  Inc.'s
Current  Report on Form 8-K  dated  June 14,  2000,  previously  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission,  in this Registration  Statement on Form S-8
of Clear Channel Communications,  Inc. dated November 29, 2001 pertaining to its
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.


                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


New York, New York
November 28, 2001