EXHIBIT 23.3

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts", in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. dated January 18, 2002 for the registration of its
securities and to the incorporation by reference therein 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, included in Clear Channel Communications, Inc.'s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated June 14, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York
January 14, 2002