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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.16



                     CONSENT OF WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP


The Board of Directors
Chancellor Broadcasting Company

     We hereby consent to the use in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Evergreen Media Corporation of our
opinion related to tax matters, appearing as Exhibit 8.4 to the Registration
Statement.

                                        WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

Dallas, Texas
September 5, 1997


