May 23, 2005

By Facsimile and U.S. Mail

James M. Dubin, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6064

	Re:	Emmis Communications Corporation
		Schedule TO-I
		Filed May 16, 2005

Dear Mr. Dubin:

	We have the following comments on the above-referenced
filing:

Offer to Purchase
Summary Term Sheet, page i
1. We note that the offer is scheduled to expire at midnight on
June
13, 2005.  On page iv you state that persons who tender shares
through the company`s 401(k) plan and profit sharing plan may only
withdraw those shares before June 9, 2005 and June 8, 2005,
respectively.  Please revise the offer to provide for withdrawal
rights for all security holders for the entire period the offer
remains open, as required by Rule 13e-4(f)(2).  Also, on page 10
you
state that security holders who hold shares in the company`s
401(k)
plan must tender shares by 6 p.m. on June 9, 2006.  It is unclear
if
you have placed a similar deadline on security holders who wish to
tender shares held through your profit sharing plan.  As Rule 13e-
4(f)(1)(i) requires you to keep the offer open for at least 20
business days and Rule 13e-4(f)(8)(i) requires you to hold the
offer
open to all security holders, please revise the offer so that all
shares must be tendered by the same deadline.
2. On page v you state that the beneficial ownership of your Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board, Mr.
Jeffrey
H. Smulyan, will increase from 52.2% to 64.3% if the offer is
fully
subscribed, as he does not intend to tender into the offer.  On
pages
33, however, you state that this offer will result in Mr.
Smulyan`s
voting interest increasing from 49% to 61%.  Please revise the
offer
to clarify how these two points correspond.  It appears that you
should revise the cover page of the offer to highlight any change
in
voting and/or investment power for Mr. Smulyan that increases
above
50%, and to highlight the significance of the change with respect
to
the FCC regulations.


Forward Looking Statements, page vii
3. You state that the forward looking statements in this document
"speak only as to the date of this Offer to Purchase or the date
of
documents incorporated by reference" and "[e]xcept for ongoing
obligations to disclose material information as required by the
U.S.
federal securities laws, neither we nor the Dealer-Managers or
Information Agent are under any obligation, and expressly
disclaims
any obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking
statements."
As you may not "forward-incorporate" documents by reference, and
as
you are obligated to amend the document to disclose a material
change
in accord with Rules 13e-4(d)(2) and (f)(3), please clarify this
disclaimer.  The current language is contradictory and confusing.

Purpose of the Tender Offer . . . , page 5
4. On pages 6 and 17 you "urge each shareholder to consult his or
her
own financial or tax advisors . . . ."  On page 39 you state that
the
tax summary is "a general summary . . . and is included for
general
information purposes only."  Security holders are entitled to rely
on
your disclosure of the material federal tax consequences of the
transaction.  These broad disclaimers are inappropriate.  We will
not
object, however, if you recommend that security holders seek the
advice of a tax professional with respect to their particular
situation.  Please also eliminate any references to the tax
disclosure as a "general summary" and "for general information
only."

Procedures for Tendering Shares, page 9
5. We note that your common stock is trading within the range of
your
offer.  On page 10 you explain that your
401(k) Plans are prohibited by law from selling shares of Class A
common stock to [the company] for a price that is less than the
prevailing market price of [the company`s] Class A common stock.
Accordingly, if a participant elects to direct the 401(k) Trustee
to
tender shares of Class A common stock at a price that is lower
than
the closing price of [the] Class A common stock on the date the
Offer
expires, the tender price a participant elects will be deemed to
have
increased to the closest tender price that is not less than the
closing price of [the] Class A common stock on the . . . date the
offer expires.
Please provide us additional information regarding this provision.
It is unclear how your offer complies with Rule 13e-4 where it is
likely that this provision may alter the tenders of certain
security
holders.


Conditions of the Tender Offer, page 17
6. All conditions of the offer, other than required governmental
approvals, must be satisfied or waived prior to the expiration of
the
offer, not the time of payment for the shares.  Please revise the
introductory paragraph accordingly.
7. We note that the offer is subject to a financing condition.  It
is
our position that a material change in the offer occurs when the
offer becomes financed, e.g. financing is obtained or the
financing
condition is otherwise satisfied, and that five days must remain
in
the offer once you have disseminated notice of the material
change.
Please advise us of your intent in this regard.  Also, confirm
that
you will file the financing agreements as exhibits to the Schedule
TO
once they are finalized.   Finally, tell us whether you believe
any
remaining conditions of the offer, such as the declaratory
judgment
action, the FCC condition, the solvency opinion, etc.
8. As noted above, the offer is conditioned on whether the company
can obtain "debt financing on terms and conditions satisfactory to
[the company] in [its] reasonable judgment."  A tender offer may
be
conditioned on a variety of events and circumstances, provided
that
they are not within the direct or indirect control of the bidder,
and
are drafted with sufficient specificity to allow for objective
verification that the conditions have been satisfied.  The
financing
condition is vague.  Please revise to clarify.
9. On page 19 you condition the offer on whether the contemplated
benefits the company may enjoy from the offer and the "prospects
of
[the company] or any of [its] subsidiaries" are materially
impaired
or materially adversely affected, respectively.  Please revise to
specify or generally describe the benefits of the offer to you and
the prospects to which you refer so that security holders will
have
the ability to objectively determine whether one of these
conditions
has been triggered.

Certain Information Concerning Emmis, page 21
10. We note that you incorporate by reference the financial
information required by Item 1010(a) and (b) of Regulation M-A.
It
does not appear that you have incorporated all the information
required by 1010(a), such as the ratio of earnings to fixed
charges
and the book value per share.  Furthermore, Item 1010(c) of
Regulation M-A requires that at least a summary of that
information
be disseminated to security holders.  See Instruction 6 to Item 10
of
Schedule TO and Regulation M-A telephone interpretation H.7
available
at www.sec.gov in the July 2001 Supplement to the Division of
Corporation Finance`s Manual of Publicly Available Telephone
Interpretations.  It appears that you have not provided the
required
financial information.  Please revise to include at least the
summary
financial information required by Item 1010(c), and advise us how
you
intend to disseminate the information.

Interest of Directors and Executive Officers . . . , page 24
11. Revise this section and the table to briefly explain the
different voting rights of the two classes of common stock.
Closing Comments

	We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosure in the filings reviewed by the staff to
be
certain that they have provided all information investors require.
Since the company and its management are in possession of all
facts
relating to a company`s disclosure, they are responsible for the
accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they have made.

	In connection with responding to our comments, please
provide,
in writing, a statement from the company acknowledging that

* the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure in the filings;
* staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff
comments in the filings reviewed by the staff do not foreclose the
Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and
* the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any
proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the
federal securities laws of the United States.

      In addition, please be advised that the Division of
Enforcement
has access to all information you provide to the staff of the
Division of Corporation Finance in our review of your filing or in
response to our comments on your filing.

      *  *  *

      Please respond to these comments by promptly amending the
filing and submitting a response letter filed via EDGAR under the
label "CORRESP."  If the information you provide in response to
our
comments materially changes the information that you have already
provided to security holders, disseminate the revised materials in
a
manner reasonably calculated to inform them of the new
information.
If you do not agree with a comment, please tell us why in your
response.  Direct any questions to me at (202) 551-3262.  You may
also contact me by facsimile at (202) 772-9203.

      Sincerely,



      Abby Adams
Special Counsel
      Office of Mergers and Acquisitions
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James M. Dubin, Esq.
May 23, 2005
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UNITED STATES
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