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EXHIBIT 23.1 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - ERNST
& YOUNG LLP
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the shelf Registration
Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-111070) and the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No.
333-57987) of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and related prospectuses; the
Registration Statements (Forms S-8) pertaining to the Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. 1994 Incentive Stock Option Plan, the Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. 1994 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, the Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. Directors’ Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, the Option
Agreement for Officer (No. 33-64463); the Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
1998 Stock Incentive Plan (No. 333-61883) and the Clear Channel Communications,
Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (No. 333-30784); various other non-qualified
stock option agreements and warrants assumed by Clear Channel Communications,
Inc. in connection with the merger with AMFM Inc. (No. 333-45126); the Clear
Channel Communications, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (No. 333-49698); the Clear
Channel Communications, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (No. 333-74330); the
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (No.
333-74332); the SFX Entertainment Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan (No.
333-74430); and the Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
and the Clear Channel Sharesave Scheme (No. 333-90656); the post-effective
amendments to the Registration Statements (Forms S-4) on Form S-8 pertaining to
various stock plans, stock option plans, and non-qualified stock option
agreements assumed by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. in connection with the
merger with Jacor Communications, Inc. (No. 333-72839); non-qualified stock
option agreements and stock option agreements pursuant to a stock award plan, a
long-term incentive plan, and stock option plans assumed by Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. in connection with the merger with AMFM Inc. (No.
333-32532); various agreements, including option agreements, employment
agreements and stock option agreements pursuant to stock option plans, stock
option and restricted stock plans, and a deferred stock ownership plan assumed
by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. in connection with the merger with SFX
Entertainment, Inc. (No. 333-38582); and the Fifth Amended and Restated Employee
Stock Option Plan assumed by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. in connection
with the merger with the Ackerley Group, Inc. (No. 333-74196) of our reports
dated March 8, 2005 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Clear Channel Communications,
Inc. management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. included in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Antonio, Texas
March 8, 2005