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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
333-62160 of Emmis Communications Corporation 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 Prospectus, which is a part of such
Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Prospectus.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Salt Lake City, Utah
June 21, 2001