EXHIBIT 23.6

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.:

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Clear Channel Communications,  Inc. of our report dated
June 18, 2001,  relating to the statements of net assets as of December 31, 2000
and  the  statement  of  changes  in  net  assets  available  for  benefits  and
supplemental  schedule  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2000  of  the  SFX
Entertainment Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, which appears in the Annual Report
on Form 11-K of the SFX  Entertainment  Profit  Sharing  and 401(k) Plan for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.


/s/ HANKE, GREEN & STEIN

San Antonio, Texas
November 28, 2001