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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 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-4 and related Prospectus thereto of Clear
Channel Communications, Inc. for the registration of 6.50% Notes due 2005.



                                             ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York
October 16, 2000