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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HILL HERBERT W JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC [CCU] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. V.P. - CAO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 200 EAST BASSE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/30/2008 (Street) SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/30/2008   D   108,988 D (1) 0 D   Common Stock 07/30/2008   D   3,120 D (1) 0 I By UGMA Common Stock 07/30/2008   D   1,200 D (1) 0 I By Trust Common Stock 07/30/2008   D   1,600 D (1) 0 I By H. Spencer Hill

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 44.3093

07/30/2008

D

10,444

(2)

12/14/2008

Common Stock

10,444

(2)

0

D

Common Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 42.6338

07/30/2008

D

10,444

12/31/2004

02/19/2009

Common Stock

10,444

(3)

0

D

Common Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 35.0606

07/30/2008

D

10,444

(4)

02/19/2010

Common Stock

10,444

(4)

0

D

Common Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 55.5398

07/30/2008

D

1,799

02/12/2006

02/12/2011

Common Stock

1,799

(3)

0

D

Common Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 30.3107

07/30/2008

D

5,182

01/12/2010

01/12/2015

Common Stock

5,182

(3)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HILL HERBERT W JR C/O CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 200 EAST BASSE ROAD SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209			Sr. V.P. - CAO

Signatures

/s/ Herbert W. Hill, Jr.		07/30/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement") between Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and BT Triple Crown Merger Co., Inc., B Triple Crown Finco, LLC, T Triple Crown Finco, LLC and CC Media Holdings, Inc. ("CC Media"), as amended in exchange for, on a per share basis, either a cash payment of $36.00 or one share of CC Media Class A Common Stock ("Class A Stock").
(2)	These options, which provided for vesting of 2,611 shares on December 14, 2004, 2,611 shares on December 14, 2005 and 5,222 shares on December 14, 2006, were canceled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for, on a per option basis, either a cash payment of $36.00 or one share of Class A Stock, less the exercise price of the option.
(3)	These options were canceled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for, on a per option basis, either a cash payment of $36.00 or one share of Class A Stock, less the exercise price of the option.
(4)	These options, which provided for vesting of 1,898 shares on February 19, 2006, 1,898 shares on February 19, 2007 and 6,648 shares on February 19, 2008, were canceled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for, on a per option basis, either a cash payment of $36.00 or one share of Class A Stock, less the exercise price of the option.

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