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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
The Board of Directors
Chancellor Media Corporation of Los Angeles:
 
We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Chancellor Media Corporation of Los Angeles of our report dated February 13,
1997, except for Note 15 as to which the date is February 19, 1997, on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements of Chancellor Radio Broadcasting
Company and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1996 and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the caption "Experts".
 
                                            Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
 
Dallas, Texas
September 25, 1997