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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2004

OR

Commission File No. 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)

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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value, 7,416,299 Shares Outstanding as of November 1, 2004

Class B Common Stock, $.001 par value, 16,817,743 Shares Outstanding as of November 1, 2004

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PART I    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

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BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(1)    Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been omitted pursuant to the SEC rules and regulations. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for the periods indicated.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and include the consolidated accounts of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2003 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. The financial statements and related notes included in this report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.

Results of the third quarter of 2004 are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

Certain amounts previously reported in the 2003 condensed consolidated condensed financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2004 presentation.

(2)    Stock-Based Employee Compensation

As of September 30, 2004, the Company has one stock-based employee compensation plan. The Company accounts for this plan under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. No stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under the plan had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and net income per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended by SFAS 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, to stock-based employee compensation.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)—(Continued)

(3)    Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46), which clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. Effective July 1, 2003, the Company adopted FIN 46 with no material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements. In December 2003, FASB issued Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46(R)), which revised and clarified FIN 46. The issuance of FIN 46(R) had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or on its adoption of FIN 46 effective July 1, 2003.

In May 2003, FASB issued SFAS 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. SFAS 150 establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. SFAS 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. Effective July 1, 2003, the Company adopted SFAS 150 with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

(4)    Pending Acquisition

In June 2004, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire WGQR-FM and WBLA-AM in the Elizabethtown radio market in North Carolina for approximately $850,000. At that time, the Company filed an application with the FCC requesting consent to the assignment of the licenses to the Company, which is pending. By Public Notice dated October 8, 2004, the FCC directed that pending assignment applications be amended to demonstrate compliance with or request a waiver of new multiple ownership rules adopted by the FCC in June 2003 that had previously been stayed by the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The Company is currently evaluating whether the acquisition of these radio stations complies with the new multiple ownership rules.

(5)    Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt is comprised of the following:

On February 27, 2004, the Company entered into a new credit agreement. The new credit facility consists of a revolving credit loan with a maximum commitment of $75.0 million and a term loan of $150.0 million. Proceeds from the new credit facility were used to repay the old credit facility. The revolving credit loan includes

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)—(Continued)

a $10.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit, which may be increased to $20.0 million upon the Company’s request and with the approval of the Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch in its capacity as a letter of credit issuer. At the Company’s election, the revolving credit loan and term loan may bear interest at either the base rate or LIBOR plus a margin that is determined by the Company’s debt to operating cash flow ratio. The base rate is equal to the higher of the prime rate or the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.5%. Interest on base rate loans is payable quarterly through maturity. Interest on LIBOR loans is payable on the last day of the selected LIBOR period and, if the selected period is longer than three months, every three months after the beginning of the LIBOR period. The revolving credit loan and term loan carried interest, based on LIBOR, at 3.4375% and 3.8268% as of December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2004, respectively, and mature on June 30, 2011. The scheduled reductions in the amount available under the revolving credit loan may require principal repayments if the outstanding balance at that time exceeds the new maximum amount available under the revolving credit loan. In connection with the new credit agreement, the Company recorded a $2.4 million loss on extinguishment of long-term debt in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to write-off debt issuance costs related to the old credit facility and certain fees related to the new credit facility.

As of September 30, 2004, the Company had $63.0 million in remaining commitments available under its new credit facility; however, as of September 30, 2004, the Company’s maximum consolidated total debt covenant would have limited additional borrowings to $41.4 million.

The new credit facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and guaranteed jointly and severally by all of the Company’s subsidiaries. The guarantees were issued to the Company’s lenders for repayment of the outstanding balance of the credit facility. If the Company defaults under the terms of the credit facility, the subsidiaries may be required to perform under their guarantees. The maximum amount of undiscounted payments the subsidiaries would have to make in the event of default is $162.0 million. The guarantees for the revolving credit loan and term loan expire on June 30, 2011.

As of September 30, 2004, the scheduled repayments of the new credit facility for the remainder of fiscal 2004, the next four years and thereafter are as follows:

The Company is required to satisfy financial covenants, which require it to maintain specified financial ratios and to comply with financial tests, such as ratios for maximum consolidated total debt, minimum interest coverage and minimum fixed charges. As of September 30, 2004, these financial covenants included:

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)—(Continued)

As of September 30, 2004, management of the Company believed it was in compliance with applicable financial covenants.

Failure to comply with these financial covenants, scheduled interest payments, scheduled principal repayments, or any other terms of its credit facility could result in the acceleration of the maturity of its outstanding debt. The Company believes that it will have sufficient liquidity and capital resources to permit it to meet its financial obligations for at least the next twelve months.

On June 18, 2004, the Company’s credit agreement was amended to permit the Company to repurchase up to $50.0 million of its common stock and to pay dividends on its common stock in an amount up to an aggregate of $5.0 million per year.

(6)    Treasury Stock

In June 2004, the board of directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $25.0 million of its Class A common stock over a period of one year from the date of authorization. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company paid $398,034 to repurchase 28,065 shares. The Company records treasury stock purchases under the cost method whereby the entire cost of the acquired stock is recorded as treasury stock.

(7)    Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate is approximately 40%, which differs from the federal statutory rate of 34% due to the effect of state income taxes and certain expenses that are not deductible for tax purposes.

(8)    Segment Information

Effective January 1, 2004, the Company reorganized its internal reporting process and the information provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker to better facilitate his evaluation of the performance of the Company’s radio stations. The Company’s chief operating decision maker now receives operating results and other information directly from the Company’s radio stations and no longer evaluates performance or allocates resources based on the operating segments previously reported. As a result of this reorganization, the Company now operates only one reportable segment, which includes all of its radio stations.

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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. 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, such as unforeseen events that would cause us to broadcast commercial-free for any period of time, and changes in the radio broadcasting industry generally. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement. Key risks to our company are described in our annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2004.

General

We own and operate 41 radio stations in 10 markets including Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Las Vegas, NV, West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL, Ft. Myers-Naples, FL, Fayetteville, NC, Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, NC, and Augusta, GA. We refer to each group of radio stations that we own in each radio market as a market cluster.

Recent Developments

In June 2004, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire WGQR-FM and WBLA-AM in the Elizabethtown radio market in North Carolina for approximately $850,000. At that time, we filed an application with the FCC requesting consent to the assignment of the licenses to us, which is pending. By Public Notice dated October 8, 2004, the FCC directed that pending assignment applications be amended to demonstrate compliance with or request a waiver of new multiple ownership rules adopted by the FCC in June 2003 that had previously been stayed by the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. We are currently evaluating whether the acquisition of these radio stations complies with the new multiple ownership rules.

On June 18, 2004, our credit agreement was amended to permit us to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our common stock and to pay dividends on our common stock in an amount up to an aggregate of $5.0 million per year. As a result of this amendment, our board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $25.0 million of our Class A common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions from time to time over a period of one year from the date of the authorization, in compliance with the SEC’s Rule 10b-18 and subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and the terms of our credit agreement. Our plan to repurchase shares of our common stock does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common stock and may be suspended or reinstated at any time and from time to time. During the three months ended September 30, 2004, we repurchased 28,065 shares of our Class A common stock under the Plan. The aforementioned amendment to our credit facility also removed a contractual impediment to our ability to pay up to $5.0 million of dividends annually on our common stock. In connection with seeking the amendment to our credit facility, our board of directors has considered the possibility of paying a dividend on our common stock in the future, although, as of the date hereof, our board of directors has not declared any dividend on our common stock. Any decision by our board of directors to declare and pay a dividend on our common stock in the future, and the amount of any such

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dividend, will be based on such factors as our financial results, liquidity requirements and capital resources at the time of such declaration, the status of our stock repurchase plan, the terms of, and effect of any such dividend on, our credit facility and the board of director’s assessment of other factors that could be material to us.

Effective January 1, 2004, we reorganized our internal reporting process and the information provided to our chief operating decision maker to better facilitate his evaluation of the performance of our radio stations. Our chief operating decision maker now receives operating results and other information directly from our radio stations and no longer evaluates performance or allocates resources based on the operating segments previously reported. As a result of this reorganization, we now operate only one reportable segment, which includes all of our radio stations.

Financial Statement Presentation

Net Revenue.    Our net revenue is primarily derived from the sale of advertising airtime to local and national advertisers. Net revenue is gross revenue less agency commissions. Local revenue generally consists of advertising airtime sales to advertisers in a radio station’s local market either directly to the advertiser or through the advertiser’s agency. National revenue generally consists of advertising airtime sales to agencies purchasing advertising for multiple markets. National sales are generally facilitated by our national representation firm, which serves as our agent in these transactions.

The advertising rates that we are able to charge and the number of advertisements that we can broadcast without jeopardizing listener levels generally determine our net revenue. Advertising rates are primarily based on the following factors:

Our net revenue is affected by general economic conditions, competition and our ability to improve operations at our market clusters. Seasonal revenue fluctuations are also common in the radio broadcasting industry and are primarily due to variations in advertising expenditures by local and national advertisers. Typically, revenues are lowest in the first calendar quarter of the year and highest in the fourth calendar quarter.

We use trade sales agreements to reduce cash paid for expenses by exchanging advertising airtime for goods or services; however, we minimize our use of trade sales agreements to maximize cash revenue from our inventory of airtime. The following summary table presents a comparison of our trade sales revenue and expenses.

Operating Expenses.    Our operating expenses consist primarily of (1) programming, engineering, and promotional expenses, reported as cost of services, and selling, general and administrative expenses incurred at our radio stations, (2) general and administrative expenses, including compensation, insurance and other expenses, incurred at our corporate offices, and (3) depreciation and amortization. We strive to control our operating expenses by centralizing certain functions at our corporate offices and consolidating certain functions in each of our market clusters.

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Income Taxes.    Our effective tax rate is approximately 40%, which differs from the federal statutory rate of 34% due to the effect of state income taxes and certain of our expenses that are not deductible for tax purposes.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience and assumptions we consider reasonable at the time of making those estimates. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different circumstances or using different assumptions.

Revenue Recognition.    We recognize revenue from the sale of advertising airtime to advertisers when commercials are broadcast, subject to meeting certain conditions such as persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, the price is fixed and determinable, and collection is reasonably assured. Revenue is reported net of advertising agency commissions. Payments received in advance of being earned are recorded as unearned revenue.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.    We have recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from customers’ inability to make payments to us. We review specific accounts by radio station, the current financial condition of our customers and historical write-off experience when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, then additional allowances may be required.

FCC Broadcasting Licenses.    Our FCC broadcasting licenses represent significant amounts recorded in our financial statements. To estimate the fair value of our FCC broadcasting licenses for our impairment test as of December 31, 2003, we obtained appraisals from an independent appraisal company. Subsequent estimates of fair value, whether by appraisal or management estimates of future discounted cash flows, may result in an impairment of our FCC broadcasting licenses in the future. In addition, the use of different underlying assumptions by an appraisal company or management, such as determining future cash flows and discount rates, could result in materially different estimates of fair value and therefore could result in a material impairment of our FCC broadcasting licenses.

Recent Pronouncements

In January 2003, FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46), which clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. Effective July 1, 2003, we adopted FIN 46 with no material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. In December 2003, FASB issued Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46(R)), which revised and clarified FIN 46. The issuance of FIN 46(R) had no material impact on our consolidated financial statements or on our adoption of FIN 46 effective July 1, 2003.

In May 2003, FASB issued SFAS 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. SFAS 150 establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. SFAS 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after September 15, 2003. Effective July 1, 2003, we adopted SFAS 150 with no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2004 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2003

The following summary table presents a comparison of our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2004 with respect to certain of our key financial measures. These changes illustrated in the table are discussed in greater detail below. This section should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this report.

Net Revenue.    The increase in net revenue was due to improved performance in eight of our ten market clusters and included a $0.9 million increase at our Philadelphia market cluster, a $0.5 million increase at our Las Vegas market cluster, a $0.4 million increase at our Ft. Myers-Naples market cluster, and a $0.3 million increase at our Miami-Ft. Lauderdale market cluster.

Cost of Services.    Cost of services remained relatively flat as programming and promotional expenses remained stable in the third quarter of 2004 compared to the same period in 2003.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.    The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to increased selling expenses, including commissions, incurred in connection with generating the increase in net revenue at our market clusters.

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses.    The increase in corporate general and administrative expenses is primarily due to increased compensation and costs associated with complying with regulations applicable to public companies.

Interest Expense.    The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to an aggregate reduction of $23.2 million in the outstanding balance under our credit facility from July 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004 and a reduction in associated borrowing costs.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003

The following summary table presents a comparison of our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2004 with respect to certain of our key financial measures. These changes illustrated in the table are discussed in greater detail below. This section should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this report.

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Net Revenue.    The increase in net revenue was due to improved performance in eight of our ten market clusters and included a $1.7 million increase at our Miami-Ft. Lauderdale market cluster, a $1.5 million increase at our Ft. Myers-Naples market cluster, a $1.2 million increase at our Las Vegas market cluster, and a $0.6 million increase at our Fayetteville market cluster. Net revenue also included a net increase of $0.9 million at our Philadelphia market cluster despite a $0.9 million decrease at one radio station that changed formats during the fourth quarter of 2003.

Cost of Services.    The increase in cost of services was primarily due to an increase in programming and promotional expenses at nine of our ten market clusters.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.    The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to increased selling expenses, including commissions, incurred in connection with generating the increase in net revenue at our market clusters.

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses.    The increase in corporate general and administrative expenses is primarily due to increased compensation and costs associated with complying with regulations applicable to public companies.

Interest Expense.    The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to an aggregate reduction of $34.4 million in the outstanding balance under our credit facility from January 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004 and a reduction in associated borrowing costs.

Loss on Extinguishment of Long-Term Debt.    On February 27, 2004, we entered into a new credit agreement. The new credit facility consists of a revolving credit loan with a maximum commitment of $75.0 million and a term loan of $150.0 million. Proceeds from the new credit facility were used to repay the old credit facility. In connection with the new credit agreement, we recorded a $2.4 million loss on extinguishment of long-term debt in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to write-off debt issuance costs related to the old credit facility and certain fees related to the new credit facility.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview.    Our primary sources of liquidity are internally generated cash flow and our credit facility. Our liquidity needs have been, and for the next twelve months and thereafter are expected to continue to be, for working capital, debt service, radio station acquisitions, additional share repurchases, and other general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures. We expect to provide for future liquidity needs through one or a combination of the following:

We believe that we will have sufficient liquidity and capital resources to permit us to provide for our liquidity requirements and meet our financial obligations for at least the next twelve months. However, poor financial results, unanticipated acquisition opportunities or unanticipated expenses could give rise to additional debt servicing requirements or other additional financing or liquidity requirements sooner than we expect and, we may not secure financing when needed or on acceptable terms.

As of September 30, 2004, we held $10.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and had $63.0 million in remaining commitments available under our credit facility; however, as of September 30, 2004, our maximum total leverage covenant would have limited additional borrowings to $41.4 million. Our ability to reduce our total

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leverage ratio by increasing operating cash flow and/or decreasing long-term debt will determine how much, if any, of the remaining commitments under our credit facility will be available to us in the future. Poor financial results or unanticipated expenses could result in our failure to maintain or lower our total leverage ratio and we may not be permitted to make any additional borrowings under our credit facility. Additionally, to the extent that we determine to make additional share repurchases or make future dividend payments instead of repaying indebtedness, or if we incur additional indebtedness in order to make such repurchases or dividend payments, our total debt ratio may be adversely affected and we may not be permitted to make additional borrowings under our credit facility.

Historically, our capital expenditures have not been significant. In addition to property and equipment associated with radio station acquisitions, our capital expenditures have generally been related to maintenance of our studio and office space and the technological improvement and maintenance of our broadcasting equipment. However, we have purchased or constructed studio and office space in some of our markets to facilitate the consolidation of our operations.

The following summary table presents a comparison of our capital resources for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2004 with respect to certain of our key measures affecting our liquidity. The changes set forth in the table are discussed in greater detail below. This section should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this report.

Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities.    Net cash provided by operating activities increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 compared to the same period in 2003 despite a $3.3 million increase in cash paid for programming and promotional expenses and in selling expenses incurred in connection with generating the increase in sales. The increase in net cash was primarily due to a $3.6 million increase in cash receipts from the sale of advertising airtime and a $3.2 million decrease in cash paid for interest during 2004.

Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities.    Net cash used in investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was primarily due to cash payments for capital expenditures of $3.2 million primarily related to the construction of a new building for studio and office space in Augusta, Georgia to consolidate our operations in that market. Net cash provided by investing activities in the same period in 2003 was primarily due to the receipt of cash proceeds of $1.5 million from the sale of one radio station in the New Orleans market, $4.8 million from the sale of securities held for investment, and $3.35 million from the repayment of a note receivable. Cash payments for capital expenditures were $1.1 million in 2003.

Net Cash Used In Financing Activities.    Net cash used in financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was primarily due to the payments of fees of $2.3 million associated with our new credit facility and unscheduled repayment of $8.0 million of borrowings under our new credit facility. Net cash used in financing activities in the same period in 2003 was primarily due to the scheduled repayment of $5.5 million of borrowings under our old credit facility, $3.8 million of cash proceeds, including interest, from the repayment of a note receivable, $1.5 million of cash proceeds from the sale of one radio station in the New Orleans market, and unscheduled repayment of $9.2 million of borrowings under our old credit facility.

Credit Facility.    On February 27, 2004, we entered into a new credit agreement. The new credit facility consists of a revolving credit loan with a maximum commitment of $75.0 million and a term loan of

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$150.0 million. Proceeds from the new credit facility were used to repay the old credit facility. The revolving credit loan includes a $10.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit, which may be increased to $20.0 million upon our request and with the approval of the Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch in its capacity as a letter of credit issuer. At our election, the revolving credit loan and term loan may bear interest at either the base rate or LIBOR plus a margin that is determined by our debt to operating cash flow ratio. The base rate is equal to the higher of the prime rate or the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.5%. Interest on base rate loans is payable quarterly through maturity. Interest on LIBOR loans is payable on the last day of the selected LIBOR period and, if the selected period is longer than three months, every three months after the beginning of the LIBOR period. The revolving credit loan and term loan carried interest, based on LIBOR, at 3.4375% and 3.8268% as of December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2004, respectively, and mature on June 30, 2011. The scheduled reductions in the amount available under the revolving credit loan may require principal repayments if the outstanding balance at that time exceeds the new maximum amount available under the revolving credit loan. In connection with the new credit agreement, we recorded a $2.4 million loss on extinguishment of long-term debt in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to write-off debt issuance costs related to the old credit facility and certain fees related to the new credit facility.

As of September 30, 2004, we had $63.0 million in remaining commitments available under our new credit facility; however, as of September 30, 2004, our maximum consolidated total debt covenant would have limited additional borrowings to $41.4 million.

The new credit facility is secured by substantially all of our assets and guaranteed jointly and severally by all of our subsidiaries. The guarantees were issued to our lenders for repayment of the outstanding balance of the credit facility. If we default under the terms of the credit facility, the subsidiaries may be required to perform under their guarantees. The maximum amount of undiscounted payments the subsidiaries would have to make in the event of default is $162.0 million. The guarantees for the revolving credit loan and term loan expire on June 30, 2011.

As of September 30, 2004, the scheduled repayments of the new credit facility for the remainder of fiscal 2004, the next four years and thereafter are as follows:

We must pay a quarterly unused commitment fee equal to 0.375% of the unused portion of the revolving credit loan. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, our unused commitment fee was approximately $58,000 and $0.2 million, respectively.

We are required to satisfy financial covenants, which require us to maintain specified financial ratios and to comply with financial tests, such as ratios for maximum total leverage, minimum interest coverage and minimum fixed charges. As of September 30, 2004, these financial covenants included:

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As of September 30, 2004, we believe that we were in compliance with all applicable financial covenants. As of September 30, 2004, as calculated pursuant to the terms of our new credit agreement, our consolidated total debt ratio was 4.98 times consolidated operating cash flow, our interest coverage ratio was 4.32 times interest expense, and our fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.84 times fixed charges.

Failure to comply with these financial covenants, scheduled interest payments, scheduled principal repayments, or any other terms of our credit facility could result in the acceleration of the maturity of our outstanding debt which could have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations.

The credit facility also contains other customary restrictive covenants. These covenants limit our ability to:

As described elsewhere in this report, in June 2004, our credit agreement was amended to permit us to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our common stock and to pay dividends on our common stock in an amount up to an aggregate of $5.0 million per year.

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rate and commodity prices. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk associated with our credit facility. As of September 30, 2004, all of our long-term debt bears interest at variable rates. Accordingly, our earnings are affected by changes in interest rates. Assuming the current level of borrowings at variable rates and assuming a one percentage point increase in the current interest rate under these borrowings, it is estimated that our annualized interest expense would increase by $0.8 million and net income would decrease by $0.5 million. In the event of an adverse change in interest rates, management may take actions to further mitigate our exposure. However, due to the uncertainty of the actions that would be taken and their possible effects, this interest rate analysis assumes no such actions. Further, the analysis does not consider the effects of the change in the level of overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment.

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As of September 30, 2004, we have entered into six interest rate swap agreements with an $85.0 million aggregate notional amount and two interest rate collar agreements with a $25.0 million aggregate notional amount. These agreements expire from November 2004 to August 2006. As of September 30, 2004, the fair value of these agreements designated as cash flow hedges was an asset of $0.6 million and the fair value of these agreements not designated as cash flow hedges was a liability of approximately $4,000.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

As of September 30, 2004, the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

There has been no significant change in our internal controls over financial reporting during the Company’s third fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II    OTHER INFORMATION

We currently and from time to time are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business including indecency claims and related proceedings at the FCC, 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 our financial condition or results of operations.

The following table presents information with respect to purchases we made of our Class A common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2004.

In June 2004, the board of directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $25.0 million of its Class A common stock over a period of one year from the date of authorization.

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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.

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