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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Emmis Communications Corporation on Form S-3 of our report dated September 5,
2000, on the combined financial statements of KZLA-FM and the related FCC
broadcasting license owned by Bonneville Holding Company as of and for the year
ended December 31, 1999, appearing in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Emmis Communications Corporation filed on June 1, 2001, and to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Salt Lake City, Utah
June 1, 2001