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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 following Registration Statements:
1. Shelf Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-111070) of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and
related prospectus;
2. Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-57987) of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and related
prospectus;
3. Registration Statement (Forms S-8) pertaining to the Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 1994 Incentive
Stock Option Plan;
4. Registration Statement (Forms S-8) pertaining to the Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 1994
Nonqualified Stock Option Plan;
5. Registration Statement (Forms S-8) pertaining to the Option Agreement for Officer (No. 33-64463);
6. Registration Statement (Forms S-8) pertaining to the Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan (No. 333-61883);
7. Registration Statement (Forms S-8) pertaining to the Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (No. 333-30784);
8. Registration Statement (Forms S-8) pertaining to the 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);
9. Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 401(k) Savings
Plan (No. 333-49698);
10. Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan (No. 333-74330);
11. Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Plan (No. 333-74332);
12. Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the SFX Entertainment Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan
(No. 333-74430);
13. Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan (No. 333-90656);
14. 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);
15. Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 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);
16. Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 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);
17. Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to 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 9, 2006 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Clear
Channel Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries, Clear Channel Communications, Inc.’s 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, 2005.
/s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Antonio, Texas
March 9, 2006