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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
Chancellor Media Corporation of Los Angeles:
 
     We consent to the use of our report dated March 28, 1997, relating to the
balance sheets of WDAS-AM/FM (station owned and operated by Beasley FM
Acquisition Corp.) as of December 31, 1996 and the related statements of
earnings and station equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1996,
and the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Registration
Statement.
 
                                            KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
 
St. Petersburg, Florida
April 17, 1998