Emmis Corporation

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Emmis Corporation

Company type	Public
Traded as	Expert Market: EMMS
Industry	Broadcasting
Founded	1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Founder	Jeff Smulyan
Headquarters	Indianapolis, Indiana , U.S.
Services	Radio
Revenue	114,131,000 United States dollar (2019)
Number of employees	350 (2019)
Website	Official website

Emmis Corporation is an American media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Emmis, based on the Hebrew word for "Truth" (Emet^[1]) was founded by Jeff Smulyan in 1980. Emmis has owned many radio stations, including KPWR and WQHT, which have notoriety for their Hip Hop Rhythmic format as well as WFAN, which was the world's first 24-hour sports talk radio station. In addition to radio, Emmis has invested in TV, publishing, and mobile operations throughout the U.S.