
<PAGE>
 
                                                                   Exhibit 23.5



                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                      ----------------------------------

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus 
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Evergreen 
Media Corporation of our report dated August 22, 1996 relating to the 
financial statements of Century Chicago Broadcasting, L.P. as of December
31, 1995 and for the year then ended, which is incorporated by reference 
in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Evergreen Media Corporation dated
September 20, 1996. We also consent to the reference to us under the 
heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.




/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Chicago, Illinois
October 17, 1996





