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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated February 28, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and related financial statement schedule 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, 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 the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. for the registration of its securities.




                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York
July 20, 2000