EXHIBIT 23.7

                       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 23, 2000,  relating to the statement of net assets as of December 31, 1999,
of the SFX  Entertainment  Profit  Sharing and 401(k) Plan which  appears in the
Annual Report on Form 11-K of the SFX  Entertainment,  Inc.  Profit  Sharing and
401(k) Plan for the year ended December 31, 2000.

                                                /s/ SCOTT GILDEA & COMPANY, LLP

New York, New York
November 28, 2001