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                   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
(except with respect to the matter discussed in Note 1b to the consolidated
February 28, 1998 financial statements as to which the date is April 30, 1999),
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 May 6, 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 Communication
Corporation's Form 8-K filed on May 7, 1998 and to all references to our Firm
included in this registration statement.
    



                                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Indianapolis, Indiana,
May 5, 1999.