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FORM 3 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of
1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Date of Event 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Person Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) Emmis Communications Corporation ("Emmis"). The Class A Common
Liberty Media Corporation Stock of Emmis is traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the
9197 South Peoria Street 11/18/99 symbol "EMMS".
Englewood, Colorado 80112
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3. IRS or Social 5. Relationship of Reporting 6. If Amendment, Date
Security Person to Issuer (Check of original
Number of all applicable) (Month/Day/Year)
Reporting X 10%
Person (Voluntary) ____ Director --- Owner -----------------------
___ Other 7. Individual or
____ Officer (give (specify Joint/Group Filing
title below) below) (Check applicable
line)
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X Form filed by
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One Reporting
Person
Form filed by
--- More than One
Reporting Person
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Table I --- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) Direct (D) or Beneficial Ownership
Indirect (1)(Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Class A Common Stock, par value 2,700,000 shares I Held through direct wholly
$.01 per share, of Emmis owned subsidiary, Liberty
EMMS, INC.
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible
securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exercisable and 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
(Instr. 4) Expiration Date Securities Underlying or Exercise Form of Indirect
(Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security Price of Derivative Beneficial
ownership
(Instr. 4) Derivative Security: (Instr. 5)
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Date Expiration Title Amount or Security Direct (D)
Exercisable Date Number of or Indirect
Shares (I) (Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses:
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
** Intentional misstatements or ommissions of facts constitute By: /s/ Vivian J. Carr November 24, 1999
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Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. Name: Vivian J. Carr Date
78ff(a). Title: Vice President
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be
manually signed. If space provided is insufficient,
see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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