EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



The Board of Directors
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.:


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement on Form S-8 of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. filed on November
13, 2000 (Reg. No. 333-49698) of our report dated June 18, 2004, relating to the
statements of net assets available for plan benefits as of December 31, 2003 and
2002, the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year
ended December 31, 2003 and the supplemental schedules of assets held for
investment purposes as of December 31, 2003, of the Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, which appears in the Annual Report on
Form 11-K of the Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan dated
June 28, 2004.




/s/ THE HANKE GROUP, P.C.

San Antonio, Texas
June 25, 2004