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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.8
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
The Board of Directors
Chancellor Media Corporation of Los Angeles:
 
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Chancellor Media Corporation of Los Angeles and Subsidiaries of our report dated
February 16, 1999 relating to the combined statement of assets acquired and the
related combined statements of revenues and direct operating expenses of
KBIG-FM, KLDE-FM and WBIX-FM (formerly WNSR-FM), which appear in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.
 
                                            PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
Dallas, Texas
   
May 5, 1999