Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
(1) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-71904) pertaining to the Emmis Communications Corporation 2001 Equity Incentive Plan; |
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(2) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-92318) pertaining to the Emmis Communications Corporation 2002 Equity Compensation Plan; |
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(3) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-117033) pertaining to the Emmis Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Compensation Plan; |
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(4) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-148249) pertaining to the Emmis Communications Corporation 401(K) Plan; |
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(5) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-171463) pertaining to the Emmis Communications Corporation 2010 Equity Compensation Plan; |
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(6) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-184933) pertaining to the Emmis Communications Corporation 2012 Equity Compensation Plan; |
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(7) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-205579) pertaining to the Emmis Communications Corporation 2015 Equity Compensation Plan; |
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(8) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-212419) pertaining to the Emmis Communications Corporation 2016 Equity Compensation Plan; and |
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(9) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-219267) pertaining to the Emmis Communications Corporation 2017 Equity Compensation Plan |
of our report dated February 28, 2020, with respect to the financial statements of Sound Masking Business (a carved-out business of Lencore Acoustics Corporation) included in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
May 13, 2020
