Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
The undersigned hereby certifies, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in his capacity as an officer of Emmis Communications Corporation (the “Company”), that, to his knowledge:
(1) the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2003, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: May 14, 2004
| /s/ | JEFFREY H. SMULYAN | |
| Jeffrey H. Smulyan | ||
| Chairman of the Board, President and | ||
| Chief Executive Officer |
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