content: UNITED SATES
                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C.  20549
  
  
  
                              FORM 8-K
  
  
  
  
  
  (X)  CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
   TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
  
  
  
  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)    August 7, 1996
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                     AMERICAN TELECASTING, INC.
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         (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
  
       Delaware                 0-23008             54-1486988
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    (State or Other   (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of Incorporation)               Identification No.)
  
  5575 Tech Center Drive, Colorado Springs CO             80919
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (719) 260-5533
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    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  
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  Item 5.   Other Events
  
  
       Effective as of August 7, 1996, William J. Blake resigned from the Board 
  of Directors of American Telecasting, Inc.
  
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                             SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant
  has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
  thereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                AMERICAN TELECASTING, INC.
  
  
                                By:  /s/
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                                  David K. Sentman
                                  Sr. Vice President and
                                  Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  
  Date:  August 13, 1996
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text: UNITED SATES
                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C.  20549
  
                              FORM 8-K
  
  (X)  CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
   TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)    August 7, 1996
                                                     ----------------
  
                     AMERICAN TELECASTING, INC.
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         (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
       Delaware                 0-23008             54-1486988
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    (State or Other   (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of Incorporation)               Identification No.)
  
  5575 Tech Center Drive, Colorado Springs CO             80919
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (719) 260-5533
                                                      -----------------
  
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    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  Item 5.   Other Events
  
       Effective as of August 7, 1996, William J. Blake resigned from the Board 
  of Directors of American Telecasting, Inc.
  SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant
  has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
  thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                AMERICAN TELECASTING, INC.
  
                                By:  /s/
                                    -------------------------------------
                                  David K. Sentman
                                  Sr. Vice President and
                                  Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date:  August 13, 1996