content: UNITED STATES
  
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D. C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
  
             PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
                                     ACT OF 1934
  
         Date of Report (Date of earliest  event  reported):  October 9, 1998  
                                     (October 6, 1998)
  
         Commission File Number                     0-11655
  
                                  NTS-PROPERTIES IV
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
            Kentucky                                        61-1026356
  (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer Identification
  incorporation or organization)                  No.)
  
     10172 Linn Station Road
     Louisville, Kentucky                                    40223
  (Address of principal executive                          (Zip Code)
  offices)
  
  Registrant's telephone number,
  including area code                                   (502) 426-4800
  
                                Not Applicable
             Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report
  
  
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
  Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
  -----------------------------------------
  
  It  is  impracticable  for  the  Partnership  to  file  the  required  financial
  statements  and proforma  financial  information at the time of filing this Form
  8-K. The Partnership  will file the required  financial  statements and proforma
  financial  information  as soon as  practicable,  but not later  than sixty days
  after the date on which this Form 8-K must be filed.
  
  <PAGE>
  
                                     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.
   
  
                                              NTS-PROPERTIES IV
  
                                                 (Registrant)
  
                                            BY:   NTS-Properties Associates IV,
                                                  General Partner 
                                                  BY: NTS Capital Corporation,
                                                      General Partner
  
  
  
  
                                            /s/ Lynda J. Wilbourn
                                            Lynda J. Wilbourn
                                            Vice President
  
  
  
  Date:    October 9, 1998
  
  <PAGE>
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text: UNITED STATES
  
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D. C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
             PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
                                     ACT OF 1934
  
         Date of Report (Date of earliest  event  reported):  October 9, 1998  
                                     (October 6, 1998)
  
         Commission File Number                     0-11655
  
                                  NTS-PROPERTIES IV
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
            Kentucky                                        61-1026356
  (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer Identification
  incorporation or organization)                  No.)
  
     10172 Linn Station Road
     Louisville, Kentucky                                    40223
  (Address of principal executive                          (Zip Code)
  offices)
  
  Registrant's telephone number,
  including area code                                   (502) 426-4800
  
                                Not Applicable
             Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report
  Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
  -----------------------------------------
  
  It  is  impracticable  for  the  Partnership  to  file  the  required  financial
  statements  and proforma  financial  information at the time of filing this Form
  8-K. The Partnership  will file the required  financial  statements and proforma
  financial  information  as soon as  practicable,  but not later  than sixty days
  after the date on which this Form 8-K must be filed.
  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.
   
  
                                              NTS-PROPERTIES IV
  
                                                 (Registrant)
  
                                            BY:   NTS-Properties Associates IV,
                                                  General Partner 
                                                  BY: NTS Capital Corporation,
                                                      General Partner
  
                                            /s/ Lynda J. Wilbourn
                                            Lynda J. Wilbourn
                                            Vice President
  
  Date:    October 9, 1998