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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.:

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 on Form S-8 of Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. of our report dated March 13, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of AMFM Inc. (formerly Chancellor Media
Corporation) and Subsidiaries, appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K of
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. dated June 14, 2000.



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Dallas, Texas
August 31, 2000