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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
The Board of Directors
Chancellor Media Corporation:
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of Chancellor Media Corporation of our reports 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 and financial statement schedules of
Chancellor 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,
which reports appear in the Form 10-K dated March 28, 1997 filed by Chancellor
Broadcasting Company. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
caption "Experts".
 
                                            Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
 
Dallas, Texas
January 16, 1998