Exhibit 24.1

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the person whose  signature  appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan,  Walter Z. Berger, J.
Scott Enright and Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents,  with full power of substitution and  resubstitution  for him in any and
all capacities, to sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on
Form 10-K under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
February  28,  2003,  and any  amendments  thereto,  and to file the same,  with
exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,   with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and
thing  requisite  and  necessary  in  connection  with such  matters  and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of such  attorneys-in-fact  and agents or
his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.


Dated:  May 5, 2003                                       /s/ Greg A. Nathanson


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the person whose  signature  appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan,  Walter Z. Berger, J.
Scott Enright and Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents,  with full power of substitution and  resubstitution  for him in any and
all capacities, to sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on
Form 10-K under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
February  28,  2003,  and any  amendments  thereto,  and to file the same,  with
exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,   with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and
thing  requisite  and  necessary  in  connection  with such  matters  and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of such  attorneys-in-fact  and agents or
his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.


Dated:  May 5, 2003                                           /s/ Gary L. Kaseff




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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the person whose  signature  appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan,  Walter Z. Berger, J.
Scott Enright and Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents,  with full power of substitution and  resubstitution  for him in any and
all capacities, to sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on
Form 10-K under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
February  28,  2003,  and any  amendments  thereto,  and to file the same,  with
exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,   with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and
thing  requisite  and  necessary  in  connection  with such  matters  and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of such  attorneys-in-fact  and agents or
his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.


Dated:  May 6, 2003                                           /s/ Peter A. Lund





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the person whose  signature  appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan,  Walter Z. Berger, J.
Scott Enright and Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents,  with full power of substitution and  resubstitution  for him in any and
all capacities, to sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on
Form 10-K under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
February  28,  2003,  and any  amendments  thereto,  and to file the same,  with
exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,   with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and
thing  requisite  and  necessary  in  connection  with such  matters  and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of such  attorneys-in-fact  and agents or
his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.


Dated:  May 7, 2003                                       /s/ Lawrence B. Sorrel



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the person whose  signature  appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan,  Walter Z. Berger, J.
Scott Enright and Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents,  with full power of substitution and  resubstitution  for him in any and
all capacities, to sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on
Form 10-K under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
February  28,  2003,  and any  amendments  thereto,  and to file the same,  with
exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,   with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and
thing  requisite  and  necessary  in  connection  with such  matters  and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of such  attorneys-in-fact  and agents or
his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.


Dated:  May 7, 2003                                     /s/ Richard A. Leventhal





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the person whose  signature  appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan,  Walter Z. Berger, J.
Scott Enright and Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents,  with full power of substitution and  resubstitution  for him in any and
all capacities, to sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on
Form 10-K under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
February  28,  2003,  and any  amendments  thereto,  and to file the same,  with
exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,   with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and
thing  requisite  and  necessary  in  connection  with such  matters  and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of such  attorneys-in-fact  and agents or
his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.


Dated:  May 7, 2003                                           /s/ Frank V. Sica




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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the person whose  signature  appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan,  Walter Z. Berger, J.
Scott Enright and Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents,  with full power of substitution and  resubstitution  for him in any and
all capacities, to sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on
Form 10-K under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
February  28,  2003,  and any  amendments  thereto,  and to file the same,  with
exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,   with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and
thing  requisite  and  necessary  in  connection  with such  matters  and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of such  attorneys-in-fact  and agents or
his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.


Dated:  May 7, 2003                                           /s/ Susan B. Bayh