INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Heftel Broadcasting Corporation

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-3 No. 333-42171) of Heftel Broadcasting Corporation and in the
related Prospectus, the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-43483)
pertaining to the Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of
Heftel Broadcasting Corporation, and the Registration Statement (Form S-8
No. 333-43495) pertaining to the Heftel Broadcasting Corporation Long-Term
Incentive Plan, of our report dated July 2, 1997, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Heftel Broadcasting
Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1998.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Los Angeles, California
March 29, 1999