EXHIBIT 5.1

(AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP LOGO)
Attorneys at Law

March 21, 2006

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
200 East Basse Road
San Antonio, Texas 78209

Re: Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
    Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a Texas
corporation (the "COMPANY"), in connection with the registration, pursuant to a
registration statement on Form S-3, as amended (the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT"),
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "ACT"), of the proposed offer and sale by the Company of
$500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company's 6.25% Senior Notes
due 2011 (the "NOTES"). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture dated
as of October 1, 1997, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as amended
by the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 21, 2006 (as so
amended, the "INDENTURE") between the Company and the Bank of New York Trust
Company, N.A., as Trustee (the "TRUSTEE"), and sold pursuant to the terms of an
underwriting agreement (the "UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT") dated March 14, 2006,
between the Company, Banc of America Securities LLC and Wachovia Capital
Markets, LLC (together, the "UNDERWRITERS"). We have examined originals or
certified copies of such corporate records of the Company and other certificates
and documents of officials of the Company, public officials and others as we
have deemed appropriate for purposes of this letter. We have assumed the
genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us
as originals, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all copies
submitted to us as conformed and certified or reproduced copies. We have also
assumed the legal capacity of natural persons, the corporate or other power of
all persons signing on behalf of the parties thereto other than the Company, the
due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by the parties
thereto other than the Company, that the Notes will conform to the specimens
examined by us and that the Trustee's certificate of authentication of Notes
will be manually signed by one of the Trustee's authorized officers.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the assumptions, exceptions,
qualifications and limitations set forth hereinafter, we are of the opinion that
when (a) the Notes have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by
the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and (b) applicable
provisions of "blue sky" laws have been complied with, the Notes proposed to be
issued pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, when duly executed, authenticated
and delivered by or on behalf of the Company, will be valid and binding
obligations of the Company and will be entitled to the benefits of the
Indenture.

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(AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP LOGO)
Attorneys at Law

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
March 21, 2006
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The opinions and other matters in this letter are qualified in their entirety
and subject to the following:

     A.   We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than
          any published constitutions, treaties, laws, rules or regulations or
          judicial or administrative decisions ("LAWS") of the state of New York
          and the Business Corporation Act of the state of Texas.

     B.   The matters expressed in this letter are subject to and qualified and
          limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer
          and conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting
          creditors' rights and remedies generally; (ii) general principles of
          equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith
          and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
          proceeding at law or in equity); (iii) commercial reasonableness and
          unconscionability and an implied covenant of good faith and fair
          dealing; (iv) the power of the courts to award damages in lieu of
          equitable remedies; (v) securities Laws and public policy underlying
          such Laws with respect to rights to indemnification and contribution;
          and (vi) limitations on the waiver of rights under any stay, extension
          or usury Law or other Law, whether now or hereafter in force, which
          would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion
          of the Notes as contemplated in the Indenture.

We hereby consent to the filing of copies of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the prospectus and any
prospectus supplement forming a part of the Registration Statement under the
caption "Legal Opinions." In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that
we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7
of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. This opinion speaks as of
its date, and we undertake no (and hereby disclaim any) obligation to update
this opinion.

Very truly yours,


/s/ AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD, L.L.P.

AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD, L.L.P.