MULTI MARKET RADIO INC
SC 13D/A, 1996-07-30
RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No. 3)*
                                       
                           Multi-Market Radio, Inc.

                               (Name of Issuer)

                     Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value

                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   625432109

                                (CUSIP Number)

                           Lawrence G. Goodman, Esq.
                   Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, LLP
                               919 Third Avenue
                           New York, New York 10022
                                (212) 758-9500

           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                    to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 July 26, 1996
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /.

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement / /. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.


The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


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                                 SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 625432109                                        Page 2 of __ Pages

1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         GABRIEL CAPITAL, L.P.

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a) /X/
                                                              (b) / /

3        SEC USE ONLY

4        SOURCE OF FUNDS

         WC

5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED 
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                            / /

6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         DELAWARE 

      NUMBER OF       7      SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
    BENEFICIALLY      8      SHARED VOTING POWER      
      OWNED BY                                 
        EACH                 122,722                  
     REPORTING                                 
       PERSON         9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   
        WITH                                 
                     10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER      
                                                          
                             122,722                       
                                                       
11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          122,722

12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                            / /

13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

         3.8%

14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         PN
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
         INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
            (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
                                 ATTESTATION.



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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 625432109                                         Page 3 of ___ Pages

1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         ARIEL FUND LIMITED

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a) /X/
                                                              (b) / /

3        SEC USE ONLY

4        SOURCE OF FUNDS

         WC

5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED 
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                            / /

6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         CAYMAN ISLANDS

     NUMBER OF         7      SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
    BENEFICIALLY       8      SHARED VOTING POWER      
      OWNED BY                181,002                 
        EACH                                            
     REPORTING         9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER       
       PERSON                                              
        WITH          10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     
                              181,002                      
                                                     
11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         181,002

12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                               / /

13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

         5.6%

14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         CO

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
         INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
            (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
                                 ATTESTATION.



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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 625432109                                         Page 4 of __ Pages

1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         J.  EZRA MERKIN

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a) /X/
                                                              (b)

3        SEC USE ONLY

4        SOURCE OF FUNDS

         00

5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED 
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                            / /

6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         UNITED STATES

                      7      SOLE VOTING POWER
                             20,076
     NUMBER OF
       SHARES         8      SHARED VOTING POWER      
    BENEFICIALLY             303,724                  
      OWNED BY                                
        EACH          9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   
     REPORTING               20,076                   
       PERSON                                
        WITH         10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                             303,724                        
                                                      
11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         323,800

12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                                 / /

13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

         9.9%

14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         IN
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
         INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
            (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
                                 ATTESTATION.



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                                 SCHEDULE 13D


                  This Amendment No. 3 amends and supplements the following
Items of the Reporting Persons' Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule") with
regard to Class A Common Stock of Multi-Market Radio, Inc.

Item 4.           Purpose of Transaction

                  Gabriel and Ariel Fund entered into an agreement with SFX
Broadcasting, Inc. ("SFX"), dated as of July 26, 1996, pursuant to which Gabriel
and Ariel Fund agreed to vote securities of the Issuer owned by them (i) in
favor of the proposed merger of the Issuer with a subsidiary of SFX (the
"Merger") and the Merger Agreement related thereto, as such Merger Agreement may
be amended; provided, however, with respect to any such amendment, (a) such
amendment is approved by the independent committee of the Issuer, (b) an opinion
is obtained from Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. substantially to the effect that the
consideration to be paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock (other than
certain persons) is fair from a financial point of view and (c) the
consideration to be paid in the Merger to the holders of Class A Common Stock is
not less than $12.00 per share and the transaction is structured as a tax free
reorganization, (ii) in favor of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement and (iii) against competing transactions or proposals. Such agreement
terminates (1) upon termination of the Merger Agreement, (2) December 31, 1996
or (3) if the consideration to be paid in the Merger to the holders of Class A
Common Stock is less than $12.00 per share.

                  Reference is made to Exhibit 1 hereto which is incorporated
                  herein by reference.

Item 6.           Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships 
                  with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

                  See Item 2.

Item 7.           Materials to be Filed as Exhibits

                  1.  Agreement dated as of July 26, 1996 among SFX 
Broadcasting, Inc., Gabriel Capital, L.P. and Ariel Fund Limited.

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Signatures

                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

                                       GABRIEL CAPITAL, L.P.

                                       By: /s/ J. Ezra Merkin
                                       Name: J. Ezra Merkin
                                       Title: General Partner

   
                                       ARIEL FUND LIMITED


                                       By: MEESPIERSON MANAGEMENT
                                           (CAYMAN) LIMITED

                                       By: /s/ Peter A. De Ruitjer, Martin Byrne
                                       Name: Peter A. De Ruitjer, Martin Byrne
                                       Title: Director, Assistant Secretary




                                       /s/ J. Ezra Merkin
                                       J.  EZRA MERKIN
Dated: July 29, 1996

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                                     AGREEMENT


             THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of July_, 1996, is between SFX
   BROADCASTING, INC., a Delaware corporation ("SFX"), and GABRIEL CAPITAL,
   L.P. and ARIEL FUND LIMITED (collectively, the "Stockholders").

             WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, SFX, SFX Merger Company, a
   Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SFX ("Acquiror Sub"),
   and Multi-Market Radio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), are
   entering into an amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of
   Merger (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"; capitalized terms used without
   definition herein having the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger
   Agreement);

             WHEREAS, the Stockholders are collectively the record and
   beneficial owners on the date hereof of 256,355 shares of Class A Common
   Stock, $.01 of par value, of the Company (the "Shares") (excluding any
   holdings of Class A Warrants and Class B Warrants);

             WHEREAS, approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger by the
   Company's stockholders is a condition to the consummation of the Merger; and

             WHEREAS, as a condition to its entering into the amendment to the
   Merger Agreement, SFX has required that the Stockholders agree, and the
   Stockholders have agreed, to enter into this Agreement.

             NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
   covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Parties hereto agree as
   follows:

             Section 1.  Voting Agreement.   From the date of this Agreement
   until December 31, 1996, the Stockholders hereby agree that at any meeting
   of the stockholders of the Company, however called, and any action by
   consent of the stockholders of the Company, the Stockholders shall vote the
   Shares, and any other voting securities of the Company, whether issued
   heretofore or hereafter, which are held of record or beneficially by the
   Stockholders on the record date for such meeting or consent, (i) in favor of
   the Merger and the Merger Agreement, as such Merger Agreement may be amended
   from time to time in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof, (ii) in favor of
   adoption and approval of an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate
   of Incorporation and any other transaction contemplated by the Merger
   Agreement, as such Merger Agreement may be amended from time to time in
   accordance with Section 2(b) hereof, and (iii) against any proposal for any
   recapitalization, merger (other than the Merger), sale of assets or other
   business combination between the Company and any person or entity (other
   than SFX or Acquiror Sub or any affiliate thereof) or any other action or
   agreement that is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to impede,
   interfere with, delay, postpone, or materially adversely affect the
   transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.



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             Section 2.  Effectiveness; Termination and Amendment to Merger
   Agreement.  (a) It is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this
   Agreement that the amendment to the Merger Agreement shall have been
   executed and delivered as contemplated.  In the event that (i) the Merger
   Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms or (ii) the
   consideration to be paid in the Merger to the holders of the Class A Common
   Stock of the Company is less than $12.00 (subject to adjustment as set forth
   in the Merger Agreement) in value per share as calculated pursuant to the
   Merger Agreement, this Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no
   further force or effect. Upon such termination, except for any rights any
   party may have in respect of any breach by any other party of its
   obligations hereunder, none of the parties hereto shall have any further
   obligation or liability hereunder.

             (b)  An amendment to the Merger Agreement shall be deemed to be
   made in accordance with this Agreement if (i) approved by the Independent
   Committee of MMR, (ii) an opinion is obtained from Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
   substantially to the effect that the consideration to be paid to the holders
   of MMR Class A Common Stock (other than Messrs. Morrow, Ferrel and
   Sillerman) is fair from a financial point of view, and (iii) the
   consideration to be paid in the Merger to the holders of the Class A Common
   Stock of the Company is not less than $12.00 (subject to adjustment as set
   forth in the Merger Agreement) in value per share, as calculated pursuant to
   the Merger Agreement, and the transaction is structured as a tax-free
   reorganization.

             Section 3.  Representations and Warranties.  SFX represents and
   warrants (i) that this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by SFX
   and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of SFX, enforceable against
   SFX in accordance with its terms and (ii) that it will notify the Company of
   this Agreement.  The Stockholders represent and warrant to SFX as follows: 
   This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the
   Stockholders and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the
   Stockholders, enforceable against the Stockholders in accordance with its
   terms.  The Shares are the only voting securities of the Company owned
   (beneficially or of record) by the Stockholders on the date hereof (except
   for any Class A Warrants and Class B Warrants), and, except as provided in
   this Agreement, the Shares are not subject to any voting trust, voting
   agreement or similar arrangement whatsoever.  The Stockholders have not
   negotiated or discussed the contents of this Agreement with any officer or
   director of the Company, or representative of the Company acting in such
   capacity.

             Section 4.  Indemnity.  SFX agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
   Stockholders, and all directors, officers, agents and other persons, if any,
   who control such Stockholders within the meaning of Section 15 of the
   Securities Act of 1933, from and against any and all liabilities, damages,
   costs and expenses (including the fees of one counsel) which may arise or be
   asserted against or may be incurred by stockholders, from any claims,
   actions or proceedings arising out of this Agreement or any of the

   transactions contemplated hereby asserted by parties not signatory hereto or
   asserted in derivative actions brought other than by Stockholders.


             Section 5.  Miscellaneous.  (a)  Amendments, Waivers, Etc.  This
   Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise
   modified or terminated except by an 

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   instrument in writing signed by SFX and the Stockholders.

             (b)  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement embodies the entire
   agreement and understanding among the parties relating to the subject matter
   hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to
   such subject matter. There are no representations, warranties or covenants
   by the parties hereto relating to such subject matter other than those
   expressly set forth in this Agreement.

             (c)  No Waiver.  The failure of any party hereto to exercise any
   right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available
   in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any
   other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, and any custom or
   practice of the parties at variance with the terms hereof, shall not
   constitute a waiver by such party of its right to exercise any such or other
   right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.

             (d)  Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement is not intended to
   be for the benefit of and shall not be enforceable by any person or entity
   which is not a party hereto.


             (e)   Governing Law.  This Agreement is governed by and construed
   in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to
   conflict of laws principles).

             (f)  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number
   of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of
   which together constitute an instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a
   number of copies each signed by less that all, but together signed by all,
   the Parties hereto.

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             IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement
   as of the date first above .



                                 SFX BROADCASTING, INC.

                                 By:                               
                                 Name:                               
                                 Title:                             


                                 GABRIEL CAPITAL, L.P.


                                 By: /s/ J. Ezra Merkin    
                    
                                 Name: J. Ezra Merkin
                                 Title: General Partner

                                 ARIEL FUND LIMITED

                                 By: Meespierson Management (Cayman) Limited

                                 By: /s/ Peter A. De Ruijter               
                                 Name: Peter A. De Ruijter
                                 Title: Director

                                 By: /s/ Martin Byrne                 
                                 Name: Martin Byrne
                                 Title: Assistant Secretary


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