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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
The Board of Directors
Chancellor Media Corporation of Los Angeles:
 
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our report
dated March 31, 1997 (and to all references to our Firm) included in this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Chancellor Media Corporation of Los
Angeles.
 
                                                Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Washington, D.C.
December 18, 1998