content: FORM 8 - K
  
                           SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                                  Washington, DC  20549
  
                                     CURRENT REPORT
  
                             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                                         of the
                             Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                    Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
  
                                    January 26, 1999
  
                               CIRCUIT RESEARCH LABS, INC.                    
  
                 (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
  
                                         Arizona                          
  
                     (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
                                0-11353               86-0344671                
  
                                Commission            IRS
                                 File                 Employer
                                 Number               Identification No.
  
                                 2522 West Geneva Drive
                                  Tempe, Arizona  85282
  
                        (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                     (602) 438-0888
  
                             (Registrant's telephone number)
  
  
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              ITEM 5 - OTHER EVENTS
  
                   Circuit Research Labs, Inc. (CRL) announced today that
              the Company is being offered for sale. The Company hopes to
              attract a suitor who can provide established worldwide
              marketing resources for its products. The high cost of
              marketing CRL's products worldwide has resulted in operating
              losses for the last 5 out of 6 years.
  
              Circuit Research Labs, Inc. manufactures and markets high
              quality electronic audio processing, transmission encoding
              and noise reduction equipment for the worldwide radio,
              television and professional audio markets.
  
  
  
                                             CIRCUIT RESEARCH LABS, INC.
  
  
  
              Date:  January 26, 1999
                   
                                             Gary D. Clarkson
                                             President/Chairman of the Board
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text: FORM 8 - K
  
                           SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                                  Washington, DC  20549
  
                                     CURRENT REPORT
  
                             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                                         of the
                             Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                    Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
  
                                    January 26, 1999
  
                               CIRCUIT RESEARCH LABS, INC.                    
  
                 (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
  
                                         Arizona                          
  
                     (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
                                0-11353               86-0344671                
  
                                Commission            IRS
                                 File                 Employer
                                 Number               Identification No.
  
                                 2522 West Geneva Drive
                                  Tempe, Arizona  85282
  
                        (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                     (602) 438-0888
  
                             (Registrant's telephone number)
  ITEM 5 - OTHER EVENTS
  
                   Circuit Research Labs, Inc. (CRL) announced today that
              the Company is being offered for sale. The Company hopes to
              attract a suitor who can provide established worldwide
              marketing resources for its products. The high cost of
              marketing CRL's products worldwide has resulted in operating
              losses for the last 5 out of 6 years.
  
              Circuit Research Labs, Inc. manufactures and markets high
              quality electronic audio processing, transmission encoding
              and noise reduction equipment for the worldwide radio,
              television and professional audio markets.
  
                                             CIRCUIT RESEARCH LABS, INC.
  
              Date:  January 26, 1999
                   
                                             Gary D. Clarkson
                                             President/Chairman of the Board