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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. 4)*
AMERICAN RADIO SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
CLASS A
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(Title of Class of Securities)
029161106
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(CUSIP Number)
Linda S. Martinson, Esq. (212) 583-2000
767 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10153
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
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(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 this statement [ ].
(A fee is not required only if the filing 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.)
*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).
SEC 1746 (12-91)<PAGE>
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Amendment Number 4 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 029161106 Page 2 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Baron Capital Group, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 180,000
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,883,150
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 180,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,883,150
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,603,150
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
26.4%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Amendment Number 4 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 029161106 Page 3 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
BAMCO, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,589,800
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,589,800
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,544,800
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.2%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Amendment Number 4 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 029161106 Page 4 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Baron Capital Management, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 180,000
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 293,350
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 180,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
293,350
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,058,350
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.2%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Amendment Number 4 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 029161106 Page 5 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Baron Asset Fund
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,390,800
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,390,800
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,640,800
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
18.6%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV, OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 029161106 Page 6 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Ronald Baron
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 180,000
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,883,150
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 180,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,883,150
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,603,150
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
26.4%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
(a) Name of Issuer:
American Radio Systems Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
116 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
(c) Title and Class of Securities:
Class A
Item 2. Identity and Background
(a) Name:
Baron Capital Group, Inc. ("BCG")
BAMCO, Inc. ("BAMCO")
Baron Capital Management, Inc. ("BCM")
Baron Asset Fund ("BAF")
Ronald Baron
(b) Business Address:
767 Fifth Avenue
24th Floor
New York, NY 10153
(c) Present Principal Employment:
BCG: Holding company
BAMCO: Investment adviser
BAF: Investment company
Ronald Baron: President: BCG, BCM, BAMCO
767 Fifth Avenue
24th Floor
New York, NY 10153
(d) Record of Convictions:
No material change.
(e) Record of Civil Proceedings:
No material change.
(f) Citizenship:
No material change.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
In addition to common shares, Filing Persons are reporting
preferred shares that convert into common, listed options, over-
the-counter options and equity swap transactions, all on a
converted or exercised basis. The common stock attributed to the
Over-the-Counter options ("OTC Shares") are through Goldman, Sachs
as European options pursuant to a standard agreement. The common
stock attributed to the swaps ("Swap Shares") are through Lehman
Brothers and Bankers Trust and Merril Lynch pursuant to standard
ISDA agreements. BAMCO directed the purchase of 1,589,800 shares
of common stock and 280,000 shares of convertible preferred of the
issuer for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate
purchase price of $47,139,731 and $13,890,000 respectively.
145,000 shares attributed to listed options with an option purchase
price(1,450 options) of $837,162(with regard to the 165,000 OTC
Shares
and 3,365,000 Swap Shares the price will be determined at time of
execution). Of those shares, 1,390,000 common and 200,000
convertible
preferred of were purchased for the account of BAF, for a total
purchase price of $51,651,019 (with regard to the 3,050,000 Swap
Shares the price will be determined at time of execution). BCM
directed the purchase of 293,350 shares of the issuer for its
investment advisory clients for an aggregate purchase price of
$8,797,436 and 65,000 shares attributed to listed options with an
option purchase price (650 options) of $423,130(with regard to the
35,000 OTC Shares and the 35,000 Swap Shares, the price will be
determined
at the time of execution.) BCM also directed the purchase of
180,000 shares
for an investment partnership for an aggregate purchase price of
$4,677,823 (with regard to the 300,000 OTC Shares and the 150,000
Swap Shares for two investment partnerships the price will be
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determined at the time of execution.) The shares (to the extent
the purchases have been consummated) were paid for by cash assets
in the respective clients' accounts and by margin borrowings for
the account of one BCM client pursuant to standard margin
agreements with Spear, Leeds & Kellogg.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The securities referred to herein were acquired in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and
do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes
or effect. Filing Persons reserve the right to discuss management
and other proposals with other persons.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned:
BCG: 6,603,150 26.4%*
BAMCO: 5,544,800 22.2%*
BCM: 1,058,350 4.2%*
BAF: 4,640,800 18.6%
Ronald Baron: 6,603,150 26.4%*
*Disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares
(b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG*: 180,000
BAMCO*: 0
BCM*: 180,000
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron*: 180,000
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG*: 1,883,150
BAMCO*: 1,589,800
BCM*: 293,350
BAF: 1,390,800
Ronald Baron*: 1,883,150
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
BCG*: 180,000
BAMCO*: 0
BCM*: 180,000
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron*: 180,000
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
BCG*: 1,883,150
BAMCO*: 1,589,800
BCM*: 293,350
BAF: 1,390,800
Ronald Baron*: 1,883,150
*Reporting Persons may be deemed to share power to vote and dispose
of shares referred to herein as a result of control relationships
(BCG and Ronald Baron with respect to all of the shares; BAMCO with
respect to the BAF shares) and pursuant to investment advisory
relationships with advisory clients. The shares reported above for
sole power are attributable to investment partnerships for which BCM
and Ronald Baron serve as general partners. Reporting Persons have no
current power to vote the OTC Shares or the Swap Shares and may not
be able to currently convert those shares.
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(c) A schedule of transactions effected in the last twenty-five days
is attached hereto.
(d) Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
The investment advisory clients have the right to receive the
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the securities
in their respective accounts. To the best of Reporting Person's
knowledge, no person has such interest relating to more than 5%
of the outstanding class of securities.
(e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent:
Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer
By virtue of their investment advisory agreements with their
clients, BCM and BAMCO have been given the discretion to dispose
or direct the disposition of the securities in the advisory
accounts. All such agreements are, however, revocable. The
advisory agreements for the Baron Funds have been approved by their
Board of Trustees. The agreements of the Baron Funds are filed as
exhibit 99 to Form N1-A for Baron Asset Fund and are incorporated
by reference herein. All the advisory agreements are pursuant
to a standard form.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit 99 - 29
days of trading.
Signature
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.
Date: March 27, 1998
Baron Capital Group, Inc., BAMCO, Inc.,
Baron Capital Management, Inc. and
Baron Asset Fund
By:
/s/ Ronald Baron
_______________________________________
Ronald Baron, President
Ronald Baron, Individually
By:
/s/ Ronald Baron
_______________________________________
Ronald Baron
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Transaction Schedule
From 02-24-98 to 03-24-98
Exec.
Date Acct Trans Qty Symbol Price
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03-24-98 baf buy 800,000
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