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                                                                    EXHIBIT 3.30

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                                STATE OF DELAWARE

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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     I, EDWARD J. FREEL, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF "EVERGREEN MEDIA CORPORATION OF HOUSTON", CHANGING ITS NAME FROM "EVERGREEN
MEDIA CORPORATION OF HOUSTON" TO "CHANCELLOR MEDIA CORPORATION OF HOUSTON",
FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, A.D. 1997, AT 4:30
O'CLOCK P.M. 

     A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE
COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR RECORDING.




                                         /s/ EDWARD J. FREEL
                                         -----------------------------------
                                         Edward J. Freel, Secretary of State

                                         AUTHENTICATION:     8709746

           [SEAL]                                  DATE:     10/20/97




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                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                     OF THE
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                     EVERGREEN MEDIA CORPORATION OF HOUSTON

     Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Incorporation Law of the State of
Delaware, Evergreen Media Corporation of Houston (the "Corporation"), a Delaware
corporation, hereby certifies that:

     1.   The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended
          by deleting the present Article FIRST and inserting in lieu thereof a
          new Article FIRST, as follows:

          FIRST: The name of the Corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to
          as the "Corporation") is:

          "CHANCELLOR MEDIA CORPORATION OF HOUSTON"

     2.   The Sole Director and Sole Shareholder of the Corporation, by written
          consent, adopted, approved and ratified the foregoing Amendment.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused the Certificate of Amendment
to be signed and executed in its corporate name by Omar Choucair, its Vice
President, on this 17 day of October, 1997.

                                             EVERGREEN MEDIA CORPORATION   
                                             OF HOUSTON,                   
                                             a Delaware Corporation        
                                                                           
                                             By: /s/ OMAR CHOUCAIR         
                                                -------------------------------
                                             Name: Omar Choucair           
                                             Title: Vice President         
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                             
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Attention:     Delaware Secretary of State

Re:            Consent to Use of Name

               Chancellor Media Corporation of Houston ("Corporation"), a 
Delaware corporation and general partner of Evergreen Media of Houston Limited
Partnership, hereby consents to the filing of the Certificate of Amendment to
the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Evergreen Media of Houston Limited
Partnership authorizing the changing of its name to:

               CHANCELLOR MEDIA OF HOUSTON LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this consent to be
executed by Omar Choucair, its Vice President, on this 21st day of October,
1997.

                                    Chancellor Media Corporation of Houston   
                                                                              
                                    By:  /s/  OMAR CHOUCAIR                   
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                         Omar Choucair, Vice President        
                                                                              
                                    

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                                STATE OF DELAWARE

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
                        --------------------------------


     I, WILLIAM T. QUILLEN, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION OF "EVERGREEN MEDIA CORPORATION OF HOUSTON" FILED IN THIS OFFICE
ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 1993, AT 1 O'CLOCK P.M.

     A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO NEW CASTLE
COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR RECORDING.

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                                   /s/ WILLIAM T. QUILLEN
                  [SEAL]           ---------------------------------------
                                   William T. Quillen, Secretary of State

                                   AUTHENTICATION:          *3931141  

                                             DATE:           06/10/1993


 



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                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                      EVERGREEN MEDIA CORPORATION OF HOUSTON

     FIRST: The name of the corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to as 
the "Corporation") is:

                  EVERGREEN MEDIA CORPORATION OF HOUSTON

     SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the
State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, New Castle County, Wilmington, Delaware
19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust
Company. 

     THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation 
Law of the State of Delaware.

     FOURTH: The aggregate number of all classes of shares which the Corporation
shall have authority to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock
with a par value of $.01 per share.

     No holder of shares of the Corporation of any class, now or hereafter
authorized, shall have any preferential or preemptive right to subscribe for,
purchase or receive any share of the Corporation of any class, now or hereafter
authorized, or any options or warrants for such shares, or any rights to
subscribe to or purchase such shares, or any securities convertible into or
exchangeable for such shares, which may at any time or from time to time be
issued, sold or offered for sale by the Corporation; provided, however, that in
connection with the issuance or sale of any such shares or securities, the Board
of Directors of the Corporation may, in its sole discretion, offer such shares
or securities, or any part thereof, for purchase or subscription by the holders
of shares of the Corporation, except as may otherwise be provided by this
Certificate of Incorporation as from time to time amended.              





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     At all times, each holder of common stock of the Corporation shall be
entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held by such stockholder
standing in the name of such stockholder on the books of the Corporation.

     FIFTH: The name and address of the Incorporator is as follows:

                                 Sylvia L. Adams
                                 LATHAM & WATKINS 
                                 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1300 
                                 Washington, D.C. 20004-2505

     SIXTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by
statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or
repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.
             
     SEVENTH: No director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for the breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not
in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv)
for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.

     EIGHTH: Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the
Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.

     NINTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal
any provisions contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now
or hereafter prescribed by the law of the State of Delaware. All rights
conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.



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     I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the sole incorporator hereinbefore named, for the
purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware, do make this certificate, herein declaring and certifying
that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and
accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of February, 1993.


                                       



                                           /s/ SYLVIA L. ADAMS
                                          --------------------------------------
                                             Sylvia L. Adams
                                             Incorporator



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                                STATE OF DELAWARE

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
                        --------------------------------

     I, WILLIAM T. QUILLEN, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION OF "EVERGREEN MEDIA CORPORATION OF HOUSTON" FILED IN THIS OFFICE
ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 1993, AT 1 O'CLOCK P.M. 

     A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO NEW CASTLE
COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR RECORDING.

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                                   /s/ WILLIAM T. QUILLEN
                  [SEAL]           --------------------------------------------
                                   William T. Quillen, Secretary of State

                                   AUTHENTICATION:          *3783017  

                                             DATE:           02/11/1993

   
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                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                      EVERGREEN MEDIA CORPORATION OF HOUSTON

     FIRST: The name of the corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to as
the "Corporation") is:

                  Evergreen Media Corporation of Houston

     SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the
State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, New Castle County, Wilmington, Delaware
19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust
Company.

     THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation 
Law of the State of Delaware.

     FOURTH: The aggregate number of all classes of shares which the Corporation
shall have authority to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock
with a par value of $.01 per share.

     No holder of shares of the Corporation of any class, now or hereafter
authorized, shall have any preferential or preemptive right to subscribe for,
purchase or receive any share of the Corporation of any class, now or hereafter
authorized, or any options or warrants for such shares, or any rights to
subscribe to or purchase such shares, or any securities convertible into or
exchangeable for such shares, which may at any time or from time to time be
issued, sold or offered for sale by the Corporation; provided, however, that in
connection with the issuance or sale of any such shares or securities, the Board
of Directors of the Corporation may, in its sole discretion, offer such shares
or securities, or any part thereof, for purchase or subscription by the holders
of shares of the Corporation, except as may otherwise be provided by this
Certificate of Incorporation as from time to time amended.





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     At all times, each holder of common stock of the Corporation shall be
entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held by such stockholder
standing in the name of such stockholder on the books of the Corporation.

     FIFTH: The name and address of the Incorporator is as follows:

                                 Sylvia L. Adams
                                 LATHAM & WATKINS 
                                 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1300 
                                 Washington, D.C. 20004-2505

     SIXTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by
statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal
the Bylaws of the Corporation.

     SEVENTH: No director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for the breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not
in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv)
for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.

     EIGHTH: Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the
Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.

     NINTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal
any provisions contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now
or hereafter prescribed by the law of the State of Delaware. All rights
conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.




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     I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the sole incorporator hereinbefore named, for the
purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware, do make this certificate, herein declaring and certifying
that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and
accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of February, 1993.







                                   /s/ SYLVIA L. ADAMS
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   Sylvia L. Adams
                                   Incorporator





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