UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): January 14, 2005
| EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
EMMIS OPERATING COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| INDIANA (State of incorporation or organization) |
INDIANA (State of incorporation or organization) |
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| 0-23264 (Commission file number) |
333-62172-13 (Commission file number) |
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| 35-1542018 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
35-2141064 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| ONE EMMIS PLAZA 40 MONUMENT CIRCLE SUITE 700 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46204 (Address of principal executive offices) |
ONE EMMIS PLAZA 40 MONUMENT CIRCLE SUITE 700 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46204 (Address of principal executive offices) |
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| (317) 266-0100 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
(317) 266-0100 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition
In October 2004, a subsidiary of Emmis Communications Corporation entered into an agreement to sell to Bonneville International Corporation three Phoenix radio stations – KTAR-AM, KMVP-AM and KKLT-FM – in exchange for WLUP-FM (The Loop) and $70 million in cash. This transaction closed on January 14, 2005.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION |
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| Date: January 18, 2005 | By: | /s/ J. Scott Enright | ||
| J. Scott Enright, Vice President, | ||||
| Associate General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
| EMMIS OPERATING COMPANY |
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| Date: January 18, 2005 | By: | /s/ J. Scott Enright | ||
| J. Scott Enright, Vice President, | ||||
| Associate General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
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