CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Published on March 31, 2006
EXHBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ERNST & YOUNG LLP
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
333-130229) pertaining to the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan of our
report dated March 9, 2006, with respect to the consolidated and combined financial statements and
schedule of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries ncluded in the Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Antonio, Texas
March 9, 2006
March 9, 2006