UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date Of Report (Date Of Earliest Event Reported): June 12, 2008

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Texas
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-09645		74-1787539
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 East Basse Road
San Antonio, Texas 78209
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

210-822-2828
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

Item 8.01 Other Events.

     On June 12, 2008, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that the Company has set a record date and meeting date for the special meeting of the Company’s shareholders regarding the proposed merger with a group led by Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. Company shareholders of record as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on June 19, 2008, will be entitled to vote at the special meeting, to be held on July 24, 2008.

Important Additional Information Regarding the Merger and Where to Find It

     In connection with the proposed merger, CC Media Holdings, Inc. and the Company have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 that contains a proxy statement/prospectus and other documents regarding the proposed transaction. Before making any voting or investment decisions, security holders of the Company are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus and all other documents regarding the proposed transaction carefully in their entirety, because they contain important information about the proposed transaction. Security holders of the Company may obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with, or furnished to, the SEC at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, a security holder who wishes to receive a copy of these materials, without charge, should submit a request to the Company’s proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, at 501 Madison Avenue, 20^th Floor, New York, New York 10022 or by calling Innisfree toll free at (877) 456-3427. The final proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to security holders of the Company when available.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements And Exhibits.

99.1           Press Release of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. issued June 12, 2008.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1           Press Release of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. issued June 12, 2008.