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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Chancellor Media
Corporation of our report dated May 8, 1997 (and to all references to our Firm)
included in Evergreen Media Corporation's previously filed Form 8-K dated May
30, 1997 and filed June 4, 1997.



                                                 ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Chicago, Illinois
September 4, 1997
