1 EXHIBIT 23.5 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Chancellor Media Corporation of our report dated May 8, 1997, (and to all references to our Firm) included in Evergreen Media Corporation's previously filed Form 8-K dated May 30, 1997 and filed June 4, 1997. Arthur Andersen LLP Chicago, Illinois January 16, 1998