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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

or

For the transition period from                                             to                                           

Commission File Number: 0-29253

BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

3033 Riviera Drive, Suite 200

Naples, Florida 34103

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

(239) 263-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes x No ¨

As of March 6, 2003, the aggregate market value of the Class A common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $107,035,971 based on the number of shares outstanding as of March 6, 2003 and the closing price of $14.749 on The Nasdaq Stock Market’s National Market on June 28, 2002, the last business day of our most recently completed second quarter.

Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value 7,440,698 Shares Outstanding as of March 6, 2003

Class B Common Stock, $.001 par value 16,832,743 Shares Outstanding as of March 6, 2003

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Certain information in the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to Regulation 14A, is incorporated by reference in Part III of this report, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than April 30, 2003.

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BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002

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CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

Unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this report to “Beasley,” “Beasley Broadcast Group,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and similar terms refer to Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

You should read the following discussion together with the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. The results discussed below are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in any future periods. Certain matters discussed herein are forward-looking statements. This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including any projections of earnings, revenues or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect” or “anticipate” and other similar words. Such forward-looking statements may be contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” among other places.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic changes, unforeseen media events that would cause the company to broadcast commercial free for any period of time, changes in the radio broadcasting industry generally and other key risks described herein under the heading “Risk Factors.” We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement.

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ITEM 1.    BUSINESS

Overview

We were founded in 1961 and, according to BIA Financial Network, Inc., we were the 17th largest radio broadcasting company in the United States based on 2001 gross revenue. After giving effect to the disposition of WBYU-AM, our remaining station in the New Orleans market, which we completed on February 5, 2003, we own and operate 41 stations, 26 FM and 15 AM. Our stations are located in ten large and mid-sized markets primarily located in the eastern United States. Sixteen of these stations are located in six of the nation’s top fifty radio markets: Boston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Las Vegas and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton and, according to Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co. (December 2002 ed.), our station groups rank among the three largest clusters, based on gross revenue, in five of our ten markets. Collectively, our radio stations reach 3.4 million people on a weekly basis according to BIA Financial Network, Inc. For the year ended December 31, 2002, after giving effect to the dispositions in the New Orleans market which we completed on March 20, 2002 and February 5, 2003, as if these dispositions had been completed as of January 1, 2002, we would have had net revenue of $114.6 million, broadcast cash flow of $36.7 million and a net loss of $2.9 million.

We seek to maximize revenues and broadcast cash flow by operating and acquiring clusters of stations in high-growth large and mid-sized markets located primarily in the eastern United States. Our radio stations program a variety of formats, including rock, country, contemporary hit radio and talk, which target the demographic groups in each market that we consider the most attractive to our advertisers.

We are led by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, George G. Beasley, who has 41 years of experience in the radio broadcasting industry. Under Mr. Beasley’s guidance, excluding the stations that we currently own, we have acquired and disposed of a total of 55 radio stations, including stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, Orlando and Cleveland. We acquired these 55 stations for an aggregate acquisition price of $200.5 million and the total consideration that we received upon disposition was $370.6 million. Mr. Beasley is supported by a management team with an average of 26 years of experience in the radio broadcasting industry.

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Mr. Beasley and our management team have established a track record of acquiring and operating a substantial portfolio of well run radio stations and, in several instances, have demonstrated the ability to reposition and turn around under-performing stations. We believe that we are well positioned to continue to realize cash flow growth from our existing stations and to acquire and operate new radio stations in both existing and new markets with positive demographic trends and growth characteristics.

Our operations are divided into three reportable segments, Radio Group One, Radio Group Two, and Radio Group Three. Total assets, net revenue and other financial information for these segments are contained in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this report.

Recent Events

On September 30, 2002, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement, under which a new $100.0 million term loan B was issued and certain financial covenants were revised. The proceeds from term loan B were used to reduce the outstanding balance of the revolving credit loan by $16.0 million and the outstanding balance of term loan A by $84.0 million. In addition, the maximum commitment of the revolving credit loan was reduced to $103.5 million. In connection with the amended and restated credit facility, we recorded a $2.0 million loss on extinguishment of long-term debt for the year ended December 31, 2002, of which $0.1 million is reported net of income taxes in discontinued operations.

On October 3, 2002, we entered into a definitive agreement with ABC, Inc. to sell WBYU-AM in the New Orleans market for $1.5 million, subject to certain adjustments. On February 5, 2003, we completed the sale of WBYU-AM to ABC, Inc for $1.5 million. The proceeds from the sale were used to reduce the outstanding balance of the revolving credit loan under our credit facility. Upon completion of this sale we no longer have operations in the New Orleans market, therefore the results of operations for WBYU-AM have been reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented.

On February 24, 2003, we announced that we had restated our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, and for the three months ended March 31, 2002. During the first quarter of 2002, we recorded an adjustment to our deferred tax assets and deferred income tax expense as a result of the completion of our 2001 income tax returns. However, during the fourth quarter of 2002, it was determined that the adjustment should have been recorded in prior periods. As restated, the adjustment corrects our deferred tax assets and liabilities recorded upon conversion from a series of subchapter S corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies to a subchapter C corporation at the time of our initial public offering of common stock on February 11, 2000. As a result of these restatements, the reported net loss for the year ended December 31, 2000 was decreased by $1,083,240, or $0.05 per share, while deferred tax assets were increased by $705,823 and other receivables were increased by $377,417. For the year ended December 31, 2001, the reported net loss was increased by $377,417, or $0.01 per share, while deferred tax assets and stockholders’ equity were increased by $705,823. For the three months ended March 31, 2002, the reported net loss was increased by $705,823, or $0.03 per share.

The restatement of our consolidated financial statements is discussed in more detail in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and note 2 and note 16 to our consolidated financial statements each contained elsewhere in this report.

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Operating Strategy

The principal components of our operating strategy are to:

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Acquisition Strategy

Our acquisition strategy, which will focus on stations located in the 100 largest radio markets, is to:

Our ability to execute our acquisition strategy, is subject to, among other factors, the availability of additional borrowings under our credit facility, or other permitted financings including additional equity offerings, which may not be available to us when needed or on acceptable terms.

Station Portfolio

The following table sets forth selected information about our portfolio of radio stations. The table excludes one AM radio station in the New Orleans market that was sold on February 5, 2003.

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For our station portfolio, we derived:

Competition; Changes in Broadcasting Industry

The radio broadcasting industry is highly competitive. The success of each of our stations depends largely upon its audience ratings and its share of the overall advertising revenue within its market. Our stations compete for listeners and advertising revenue directly with other radio stations within their respective markets. Radio stations compete for listeners primarily on the basis of program content that appeals to a particular demographic group. By building a strong listener base consisting of a specific demographic group in each of our markets, we are able to attract advertisers seeking to reach those listeners.

The following are some of the factors that are important to a radio station’s competitive position:

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In addition, we attempt to improve our competitive position with promotional campaigns aimed at the demographic groups targeted by our stations and by sales efforts designed to attract advertisers.

The operation of a radio broadcast station requires a license from the FCC. The number of radio stations that can operate in a given market is limited by strict AM interference criteria and availability of FM radio frequencies allotted by the FCC to communities in that market. The number of stations that a single entity may operate in a market is further limited by the FCC’s multiple ownership rules that regulate the number of stations serving the same area that may be owned or controlled by a single entity.

Radio station operators are subject to the possibility of another station changing programming formats to compete directly for listeners and advertisers or launching an aggressive promotional campaign in support of an already existing competitive format. If a competitor were to attempt to compete in either of these fashions, the broadcast cash flow of our affected station could decrease due to increased promotional and other expenses and/or lower advertising revenues. There can be no assurance that any one of our radio stations will be able to maintain or increase its current audience ratings and radio advertising revenue market share.

Our stations also compete for audiences and advertising revenues within their respective markets directly with other radio stations, as well as with other media such as newspapers, magazines, network and cable television, outdoor advertising and direct mail. In addition, the radio broadcasting industry is subject to competition from new media technologies that are being developed or introduced such as:

The radio broadcasting industry historically has grown despite the introduction of new technologies for the delivery of entertainment and information, such as television broadcasting, cable television, audio tapes and compact discs. A growing population and greater availability of radios, particularly car and portable radios, have contributed to this growth. We cannot assure you, however, that this historical growth will continue or that the development or introduction in the future of any new media technology will not have an adverse effect on the radio broadcasting industry.

We cannot predict what other new competitive services or other regulatory matters might be considered in the future by the FCC, nor can we assess in advance what impact, if any, the implementation of any of these services, proposals or changes might have on our business.

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these personalities could result in a short-term loss of audience share, but we do not believe that the loss would have a material adverse effect on our business.

Federal Regulation Of Radio Broadcasting

The radio broadcasting industry is subject to extensive and changing regulation of, among other things, program content, advertising content, technical operations and business and employment practices. The ownership, operation and sale of radio stations are subject to the jurisdiction of the FCC. Among other things, the FCC:

The FCC has the power to impose penalties for violations of its rules or the Communications Act, including the imposition of monetary forfeitures, the issuance of short-term licenses, the imposition of a condition on the renewal of a license, non-renewal of licenses and the revocation of operating authority.

The following is a brief summary of some provisions of the Communications Act and of certain specific FCC regulations and policies. The summary is not a comprehensive listing of all of the regulations and policies affecting radio stations. For further information concerning the nature and extent of federal regulation of radio stations, you should refer to the Communications Act, FCC rules and FCC public notices and rulings.

FCC Licenses.    Radio stations operate pursuant to renewable broadcasting licenses that are ordinarily granted by the FCC for maximum terms of eight years. A station may continue to operate beyond the expiration date of its license if a timely filed license renewal application is pending. During the periods when renewal applications are pending, petitions to deny license renewals can be filed by interested parties, including members of the public. The FCC is required to hold hearings on a station’s renewal application if a substantial or material question of fact exists as to whether the station has served the public interest, convenience and necessity. If, as a result of an evidentiary hearing, the FCC determines that the licensee has failed to meet certain requirements and that no mitigating factors justify the imposition of a lesser sanction, then the FCC may deny a license renewal application. Historically, FCC licenses have generally been renewed. We have no reason to believe that our licenses will not be renewed in the ordinary course, although there can be no assurance to that effect. The non-renewal of one or more of our licenses could have a material adverse effect on our business.

The FCC classifies each AM and FM station. An AM station operates on either a clear channel, regional channel or local channel. A clear channel is one on which AM stations are assigned to serve wide areas. Clear channel AM stations are classified as either: Class A stations, which operate on an unlimited time basis and are designated to render primary and secondary service over an extended area; Class B stations, which operate on an unlimited time basis and are designed to render service only over a primary service area; or Class D AM stations, which operate either during daytime hours only, during limited times only or on an unlimited time basis with low nighttime power. A regional channel is one on which Class B and Class D AM stations may operate and serve primarily a principal center of population and the rural areas contiguous to it. A local channel is one on which AM stations operate on an unlimited time basis and serve primarily a community and the immediately contiguous suburban and rural areas. Class C AM stations operate on a local channel and are designed to render service only over a primary service area that may be reduced as a consequence of interference.

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The FCC has authorized an additional 100 kHz of bandwidth for the AM band and has allotted frequencies in this new band to certain existing AM station licensees that applied for migration to the expanded AM band, including certain of our stations, subject to the requirement that at the end of a transition period, those licensees return to the FCC the license for their existing AM band station. Upon the completion of the migration process, it is expected that some AM stations will have improved coverage because of reduced interference. We have not evaluated the impact of the migration process on our business but do not believe that such impact will be material.

The minimum and maximum facilities requirements for an FM station are determined by its class. FM class designations depend upon the geographic zone in which the transmitter of the FM station is located. In general, commercial FM stations are classified as follows, in order of increasing power and antenna height: Class A, B1, C3, B, C2, C1, C0 and C. In addition, the FCC has adopted a rule that subjects Class C FM stations that do not satisfy a certain antenna height requirement to an involuntary downgrade in class to Class C0 under certain circumstances.

The following table sets forth the metropolitan market served (the FCC-designated city of license may differ), call letters, FCC license classification, frequency, power and FCC license expiration date of each of the stations that we own excluding one AM radio station in the New Orleans market that was sold on February 5, 2003. In many cases, our licenses are held by wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries. Pursuant to FCC rules and regulations, many AM radio stations are licensed to operate at a reduced power during the nighttime broadcasting hours, which can result in reducing the radio station’s coverage during the nighttime hours of operation. Both daytime and nighttime power ratings are shown, where applicable. For FM stations, the maximum effective radiated power in the main lobe is given.

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Transfers or Assignment of License.    The Communications Act prohibits the assignment of broadcast licenses or the transfer of control of a broadcast licensee without the prior approval of the FCC. In determining whether to grant such approval, the FCC considers a number of factors pertaining to the licensee and proposed licensee, including:

To obtain FCC consent to assign or transfer control of a broadcast license, appropriate applications must be filed with the FCC. If the application involves a substantial change in ownership or control, the application must be placed on public notice for not less than 30 days during which time petitions to deny or other objections against the application may be filed by interested parties, including members of the public. These types of petitions are filed from time to time with respect to proposed acquisitions. Informal objections to assignment and transfer of control applications may be filed at any time up until the FCC acts on the application. If the application does not involve a substantial change in ownership or control, it is a pro forma application. The pro forma application is nevertheless subject to having informal objections filed against it. When passing on an assignment or transfer application, the FCC is prohibited from considering whether the public interest might be served by an assignment or transfer of the broadcast license to any party other than the assignee or transferee specified in the application. If the FCC grants an assignment or transfer application, interested parties have 30 days from public notice of the grant to seek reconsideration of that grant. The FCC usually has an additional ten days to set aside the grant on its own motion. The Communications Act permits certain court appeals of a contested grant as well.

Multiple and Cross-Ownership Rules.    The Communications Act and FCC rules impose specific limits on the number of commercial radio stations an entity can own in a single market and the combination of radio stations, television stations and newspapers that any entity can own in a single market. The radio multiple-ownership rules may preclude us from acquiring certain stations we might otherwise seek to acquire. The ownership rules also effectively prevent us from selling stations in a market to a buyer that has reached its ownership limit in the market unless that buyer divests other stations. The local radio ownership rules are as follows:

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The FCC is also considering proposing a policy that would give special review to a proposed transaction if it would enable a single owner to attain a high degree of revenue concentration in a market. In connection with this, the FCC has invited comment on the impact of concentration in public notices concerning proposed transactions, and has delayed or refused its consent in some cases because of revenue concentration. On November 8, 2001, the FCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its rules and policies on ownership and operation of multiple local radio stations and set specific deadlines to expedite the resolution of pending applications. The FCC indicated that it was undertaking a comprehensive examination of its local radio ownership rules and policies in order to develop a framework that will be more responsive to current marketplace realities while continuing to address its public interest concern of promoting diversity and competition. Pending a decision on the proposed rule making proceeding, the FCC has adopted interim rules to review applications. Under the interim rules, the FCC will continue to examine the potential competitive effects of proposed radio station combinations and will continue to rely on a 50/70 screen to identify applications that may raise competitive concerns. Under this screen, an application that proposes a radio station combination that would provide one station group with 50%, or two station groups with 70%, of the radio advertising revenue share of the relevant market will be flagged by the FCC. The FCC will presume that an application that falls below the screen will not raise competition concerns. Conversely, it plans to invite public comment on applications proposing combinations that fall above the screen and intends to carefully consider the potential competitive impact of such proposals before acting upon them. The Notice also set processing targets for such applications. As to applications that have been pending for over one year, the FCC stated that its staff would make a recommendation on the applications within 90 days of the adoption of the Notice. For all other pending applications, the Commission staff is to issue recommendations within six months of the adoption date.

In December 2000, the FCC began a rule making proceeding reviewing possible changes to the methodology by which the FCC defines a particular “radio market” and counts stations to determine compliance with the radio multiple ownership restrictions. The FCC issued another notice in this proceeding in November 2001, which requested comment on the FCC’s proposal to give special review to a proposed transaction if it would enable a single owner to attain a high degree of revenue concentration in a market In September 2002, the FCC incorporated this review into a comprehensive examination of all of its broadcast ownership rules and policies, including those affecting radio and television stations and the broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership rule. The review of the FCC’s local radio ownership rules and policies is investigating whether the FCC should revise its radio ownership rules to develop a framework that will be more responsive to current marketplace realities while continuing to address its public interest concern of promoting diversity and competition. Pending a decision in this omnibus proceeding, the FCC is applying its current ownership rules and an interim policy on the review of advertising revenue concentration to review transfer and assignment applications. Under the interim policy, the FCC examines the potential competitive effects of proposed radio station combinations and relies on a “50/70” screen to identify applications that may raise competitive concerns. Under this screen, an application that proposes a radio station combination that would provide one station group with 50% or more, or two station groups with 70% or more, of the radio advertising revenue of the relevant market will be flagged by the FCC. The FCC will presume that an application that falls below the screen will not raise competition concerns. If an application is flagged by the FCC, the FCC invites public comment on the application to carefully consider the potential competitive impact of such proposals before acting upon them. Under the interim policy the FCC has delayed or refused its consent in some cases because of revenue concentration. It is possible that the FCC may impose more stringent ownership standards, rather than relax its existing rules, as a result of the pending

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rulemaking proceedings. If this occurs, and the ownership of existing combinations of stations is not “grandfathered,” as is under consideration in the proceeding, we may be required to divest one or more stations in certain markets; the FCC is also considering whether or not to allow the transfer or acquisition of a grandfathered combination.

The FCC’s revised radio/television cross-ownership rules permit a single owner to own up to two television stations, consistent with the FCC’s rules on common ownership of television stations, together with one radio station in all markets. In addition, an owner will be permitted to own additional radio stations, not to exceed the local radio ownership limits for the market, as follows:

A media voice includes each independently-owned, full power television and radio station and each daily newspaper, plus one voice for all cable television systems operating in the market.

In addition to the limits on the number of radio stations and radio/television combinations that a single owner may own, the FCC’s broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership rule prohibits the same owner from owning a broadcast station and a daily newspaper in the same geographic market.

The FCC generally applies its ownership limits to attributable interests held by an individual, corporation, partnership or other association. In the case of corporations controlling broadcast licenses, the interests of officers, directors and those who, directly or indirectly, have the right to vote 5% or more of the corporation’s voting stock are generally attributable. In addition, certain passive investors are attributable if they hold 20% or more of the corporation’s voting stock. The FCC temporarily revoked the single majority shareholder exemption that provided that the interest of minority shareholders in a corporation were not attributable if a single entity or individual held 50% or more of that corporation’s voting stock. However, the FCC grandfathered as non-attributable those minority stock interests that were held as of the date of the revocation. On December 3, 2001, the FCC reinstated the single majority shareholder exemption for all transactions after the order.

The FCC also has a rule, known as the equity-debt-plus rule, that causes certain creditors or investors to be attributable owners of a station. Under this rule, a major programming supplier or a same-market owner will be an attributable owner of a station if the supplier or owner holds debt or equity, or both, in the station that is greater than 33% of the value of the station’s total debt plus equity. A major programming supplier includes any programming supplier that provides more than 15% of the station’s weekly programming hours. A same-market owner includes any attributable owner of a media company, including broadcast stations, cable television and newspapers, located in the same market as the station, but only if the owner is attributable under an FCC attribution rule other than the equity-debt-plus rule. The attribution rules limit the number of radio stations we may acquire or own in any market.

Alien Ownership Rules.    The Communications Act prohibits the issuance or holding of broadcast licenses by persons who are not U.S. citizens, whom the FCC rules refer to as “aliens,” including any corporation if more than 20% of its capital stock is owned or voted by aliens. In addition, the FCC may prohibit any corporation from holding a broadcast license if the corporation is controlled by any other corporation of which more than 25% of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, if the FCC finds that the prohibition is in the public interest. Our certificate of incorporation prohibits the ownership, voting and transfer of our capital stock in violation of the FCC restrictions, and prohibits the issuance of capital stock or the voting rights such capital stock represents to or for the account of aliens or corporations otherwise subject to domination or control by aliens in excess of the FCC limits. The certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to enforce these

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prohibitions. For example, the certificate of incorporation provides for the redemption of shares of our capital stock by action of the board of directors to the extent necessary to comply with these alien ownership restrictions.

Time Brokerage Agreements.    It is not uncommon for radio stations to enter into what have commonly been referred to as time brokerage agreements. While these agreements may take varying forms, under a typical time brokerage agreement, separately owned and licensed radio stations agree to enter into cooperative arrangements of varying sorts, subject to compliance with the requirements of antitrust laws and with FCC’s rules and policies. Under these arrangements, separately-owned stations could agree to function cooperatively in programming, advertising sales and similar matters, subject to the requirement that the licensee of each station maintain independent control over the programming and operations of its own station. One typical type of time brokerage agreement is a programming agreement between two separately-owned radio stations serving a common service area, whereby the licensee of one station provides substantial portions of the broadcast programming for airing on the other licensee’s station, subject to ultimate editorial and other controls being exercised by the latter licensee, and sells advertising time during those program segments.

The FCC’s rules provide that a radio station that brokers more than 15% of the weekly broadcast time on another station serving the same market will be considered to have an attributable ownership interest in the brokered station for purposes of FCC’s local radio ownership limits. As a result, in a market where we own a radio station, we would not be permitted to enter into a time brokerage agreement with another radio station in the same market if we could not own the brokered station under the multiple ownership rules, unless our programming on the brokered station constituted 15% or less of the brokered station’s programming time on a weekly basis. FCC rules also prohibit a broadcast station from duplicating more than 25% of its programming on another station in the same broadcast service, that is AM-AM or FM-FM through a time brokerage agreement where the brokered and brokering stations which it owns or programs serve substantially the same area.

Programming and Operations.    The Communications Act requires broadcasters to serve the public interest. The FCC gradually has relaxed or eliminated many of the more formalized procedures it had developed in the past to promote the broadcast of certain types of programming responsive to the needs of a station’s community of license. A licensee continues to be required, however, to present programming that is responsive to issues of the station’s community of license and to maintain records demonstrating this responsiveness. Complaints from listeners concerning a station’s programming often will be considered by the FCC when it evaluates renewal applications of a licensee, and although listener complaints may be filed at any time, they are required to be maintained in the station’s public file and generally may be considered by the FCC at any time. Stations also must pay regulatory and application fees and follow various rules promulgated under the Communications Act. Those rules regulate, among other things, political advertising, sponsorship identifications, the advertisement of contests and lotteries, employment practices, obscene and indecent broadcasts and technical operations, including limits on human exposure to radio frequency radiation.

On November 7, 2002, the FCC adopted new rules prohibiting employment discrimination by broadcast stations on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, and gender; and requiring broadcasters to implement programs to promote equal employment opportunities at their stations. These rules replace earlier rules that were found by the federal Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit to be unconstitutional. The rules generally require broadcasters to widely disseminate information about full-time job openings to all segments of the community to ensure that all qualified applicants have sufficient opportunity to apply for the job, to send job vacancy announcements to recruitment organizations and others in the community indicating an interest in all or some vacancies at the station, and to implement a number of specific longer-term recruitment outreach efforts, such as job fairs, internship programs, and interaction with educational and community groups from among a menu of approaches itemized by the FCC. Radio stations with ten or more full-time employees in a given market must file a Mid-term EEO Report with the FCC midway through the license term. Broadcasters must prepare and place in their public files and on their websites an annual EEO report, and to file the previous two reports with the FCC along with the Mid-term EEO Report and the renewal application. The rules become effective on March 10, 2003. The applicability of these policies to part-time employment opportunities is the subject of a pending further rule making proceeding, which is expected to be completed in 2003.

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FCC decisions hold that a broadcast station may not deny a candidate for federal political office a request for broadcast advertising time solely on the grounds that the amount of time requested is not the standard length of time which the station offers to its commercial advertisers. This policy has not had a material impact on our programming and commercial advertising operations but the policy’s future impact is uncertain.

Proposed and Recent Changes.    Congress and the FCC may in the future consider and adopt new laws, regulations and policies regarding a wide variety of matters that could affect, directly or indirectly, the operation, ownership and profitability of our radio stations, including the loss of audience share and advertising revenues for our radio stations, and an inability to acquire additional radio stations or to finance those acquisitions. Such matters may include:

The FCC has selected the In-Band On-Channel^™ as the exclusive technology for introduction of terrestrial digital operations by AM and FM radio stations. The FCC has authorized the commencement of “hybrid” In-Band On-Channel^™ transmissions, that is, simultaneous broadcast in both digital and analog format (after an individualized grant of special temporary authority by the FCC), pending the adoption of formal licensing and service rules. Nighttime operations by digital AM stations have not yet been authorized and remain subject to further review. The advantages of digital audio broadcasting over traditional analog broadcasting technology include improved sound quality and the ability to offer a greater variety of auxiliary services. In-Band On-Channel^™ technology would permit a station to transmit radio programming in both analog and digital formats, and eventually in digital only formats, using the bandwidth that the radio station is currently licensed to use. It is unclear what formal licensing and service rules the FCC will adopt regarding In-Band On-Channel^™ technology and what effect such regulations would have on our business or the operations of our radio stations. It is also unclear what impact the introduction of digital broadcasting will have on the radio markets in which we compete.

Finally, the FCC has adopted procedures for the auction of broadcast spectrum in circumstances where two or more parties have filed for new or major change applications which are mutually exclusive. Such procedures may limit our efforts to modify or expand the broadcast signals of our stations.

We cannot predict what other matters might be considered in the future by the FCC or Congress, nor can we judge in advance what impact, if any, the implementation of any of these proposals or changes might have on our business.

Federal Antitrust Laws.    The agencies responsible for enforcing the federal antitrust laws, the Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Justice, may investigate certain acquisitions. We cannot predict the outcome of any specific FTC or Department of Justice investigation. Any decision by the FTC or the Department of Justice to challenge a proposed acquisition could affect our ability to consummate the acquisition or to consummate it on the proposed terms.

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observe specified waiting period requirements before consummating the acquisition. If the investigating agency raises substantive issues in connection with a proposed transaction, then the parties frequently engage in lengthy discussions or negotiations with the investigating agency concerning possible means of addressing those issues, including restructuring the proposed acquisition or divesting assets. In addition, the investigating agency could file suit in federal court to enjoin the acquisition or to require the divestiture of assets, among other remedies. Acquisitions that are not required to be reported under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act may be investigated by the FTC or the Department of Justice under the antitrust laws before or after consummation. In addition, private parties may under certain circumstances bring legal action to challenge an acquisition under the antitrust laws.

As part of its increased scrutiny of radio station acquisitions, the Department of Justice has stated publicly that it believes that local marketing agreements, joint sales agreements, time brokerage agreements and other similar agreements customarily entered into in connection with radio station transfers could violate the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act if such agreements take effect prior to the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. Furthermore, the Department of Justice has noted that joint sales agreements may raise antitrust concerns under Section 1 of the Sherman Act and has challenged joint sales agreements in certain locations. The Department of Justice also has stated publicly that it has established certain revenue and audience share concentration benchmarks with respect to radio station acquisitions, above which a transaction may receive additional antitrust scrutiny. However, to date, the Department of Justice has also investigated transactions that do not meet or exceed these benchmarks and has cleared transactions that do exceed these benchmarks.

Seasonality

Seasonal revenue fluctuations are common in the radio broadcasting industry and are due primarily to fluctuations in advertising expenditures. Our revenues and broadcast cash flows are typically lowest in the first calendar quarter.

Employees

On December 31, 2002, we had a staff of 481 full-time employees and 166 part-time employees. We are a party to a collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. This agreement applies only to some employees at WXTU-FM in Philadelphia. The collective bargaining agreement expires on March 31, 2004 and will automatically renew thereafter for successive one-year periods unless either party gives a notice of proposed termination at least 60 days before the termination date. We believe that our relations with our employees are good.

Environmental

As the owner, lessee or operator of various real properties and facilities, we are subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. Historically, compliance with these laws and regulations has not had a material adverse effect on our business. There can be no assurance, however, that compliance with existing or new environmental laws and regulations will not require us to make significant expenditures of funds.

Internet Address and Internet Access to Periodic and Current Reports

Our Internet address on the world wide web is bbgi.com. You may obtain through our Internet website, free of charge, copies of our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. These reports will be available as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish such material to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES

The types of facilities required to support each of our radio stations include offices, studios and transmitter and antenna sites. We typically lease our office and studio broadcasting space with lease terms from three to ten years, although we do own some of our facilities. Our principal executive offices are located at 3033 Riviera Drive, Suite 200, Naples, Florida 34103. We lease that building from Beasley Broadcasting Management Corp., which is wholly-owned by George G. Beasley. We currently have a month to month lease and pay approximately $7,400 per month. We lease the majority of our towers from Beasley Family Towers, Inc., which is a corporation owned by George G. Beasley, Bruce G. Beasley, Caroline Beasley, Brian E. Beasley and other family members of George G. Beasley. The transmitter and antenna site for each station is generally located so as to provide maximum market coverage, consistent with the station’s FCC license.

No one facility is material to us. We believe that our facilities are generally in good condition and suitable for our operations. However, we continually look for opportunities to upgrade our facilities and may do so in the future. Substantially all of our properties and equipment serve as collateral for our obligations under our credit facility.

ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We currently and from time to time are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business, but we are not a party to any lawsuit or proceeding which, in the opinion of management, is likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

ITEM 4.    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

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PART II

ITEM 5.    MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. has two authorized and outstanding classes of equity securities: Class A common stock, $.001 par value, and Class B common stock, $.001 par value. Our Class A common stock trades on Nasdaq’s National Market System under the symbol “BBGI.” There is no established public trading market for our Class B common stock. Quarterly high and low prices of our Class A common stock are shown below:

As of March 6, 2003, the number of holders of our Class A common stock was approximately 700. As of March 6, 2003, the number of holders of our Class B common stock was nine.

We did not pay any cash dividends in the year 2000, 2001 or 2002 and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Additionally, our credit facility prohibits us from paying cash dividends and restricts our ability to make other distributions with respect to our capital stock.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2002.

See note 20 to our consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere in this report for a description of the 2000 Equity Plan of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.

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ITEM 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

We have derived the selected financial data shown below as of and for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 from our audited combined financial statements not included in this report. We have derived the selected financial data shown below as of December 31, 2000 from our consolidated financial statements not included in this report. We have derived the selected financial data shown below for the year ended December 31, 2000 and as of and for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002 from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

We have restated our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 and the three months ended March 31, 2002. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements included herein for additional information on the restatements. The information in the following selected financial data table reflects these restatements.

As you review the information contained in the following table and throughout this report, you should note the following:

Although broadcast cash flow is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, we believe that this measure is useful to an investor in evaluating our performance because we believe it reflects a measure of the performance of our radio stations before considering costs and expenses related to our specific corporate and capital structure including our corporate overhead, depreciation and amortization and interest expense. In addition, this measure is widely used in the broadcast industry to evaluate a radio company’s operating performance and is used by management for internal budgeting purposes and to evaluate the performance of our radio stations. However, you should not consider this measure in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure for determining our operating performance or liquidity that is calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, because broadcast cash flow is not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, it is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

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The comparability of the historical financial information reflected below has been significantly affected by acquisitions and dispositions. You should read the selected financial data together with “Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report.