content: 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):
                                      July 31, 2000
  
  
  
                                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 File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
  
                                   2522 West Geneva Drive
                                    Tempe, Arizona 85282
                      (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
  
  
  
                                      (602) 438-0888
                              (Registrant's telephone number)
  
  
  
  Item 5.	Other Events.
  
       On July 7, 2000, the Board of Directors of Circuit Research Lab, Inc.,
  approved a 100% stock dividend (a dividend of one full share of common stock
  for each share of common stock held on the record date for the stock
  dividend). The record date for the stock dividend is July 31, 2000, and the
  dividend payment date is August 15, 2000. On the record date for the stock
  dividend, there were 1,059,761 shares of the Company's common stock
  outstanding. The common stock is traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin
  Board market under the symbol "CRLI".
  
  
                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                              CIRCUIT RESEARCH LABS, INC.
  
  
  
  Date: August 10, 2000                   By : /s/ Charles Jayson Brentlinger
                                                Charles Jayson Brentlinger
                                                        President
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text: 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):
                                      July 31, 2000
  
                                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 File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
                                   2522 West Geneva Drive
                                    Tempe, Arizona 85282
                      (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
  
                                      (602) 438-0888
                              (Registrant's telephone number)
  
  Item 5.	Other Events.
  
       On July 7, 2000, the Board of Directors of Circuit Research Lab, Inc.,
  approved a 100% stock dividend (a dividend of one full share of common stock
  for each share of common stock held on the record date for the stock
  dividend). The record date for the stock dividend is July 31, 2000, and the
  dividend payment date is August 15, 2000. On the record date for the stock
  dividend, there were 1,059,761 shares of the Company's common stock
  outstanding. The common stock is traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin
  Board market under the symbol "CRLI".
  
                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                              CIRCUIT RESEARCH LABS, INC.
  
  Date: August 10, 2000                   By : /s/ Charles Jayson Brentlinger
                                                Charles Jayson Brentlinger
                                                        President