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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Emmis Communications Corporation on Form S-3 of our report on Lee Enterprises
Certain Broadcasting Operations, as of September 30, 1999 and 2000 and for each
of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2000, dated March 9, 2001.
We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

                                        /s/ McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP


Davenport, Iowa
June 1, 2001