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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENTS OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation 
by reference in this registration statement of our reports dated March 31, 1998,
on the consolidated financial statements of Emmis Communications Corporation for
the three years ended February 28, 1998, included in Emmis Communications
Corporation's Form 8-K to be filed on or about March 12, 1999 and to the
incorporation by reference of our reports dated May 1, 1998, on the financial
statements of Tribune New York Radio, Inc. included in Emmis Communications
Corporation's Form 8-K filed on May 7, 1998 and to all references to our Firm
included in this registration statement.


                                                        /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

                                                        ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana,

March 12, 1999.