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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                (Amendment No. 2)

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         Heftel Broadcasting Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                     Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)





                                   422799 10 6
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                                  (CUSIP Number)





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).


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1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Richard Heftel

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

                                                                       (a)  / /
                                                                       (b)  / /

3.       SEC USE ONLY

4.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         United States

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                                    5.      SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
                                            2,000
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                        6.      SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY                                    0

EACH                                7.      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING                                   2,000

PERSON                              8.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

WITH                                        0
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9.       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         2,000

10.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES                     / /

11.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         less than 1%

12.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         IN


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CUSIP:  422799 10 6                                                  Page 3 of 5




ITEM 1.

(a)  Heftel Broadcasting Corporation
(b)  6767 West Tropicana Avenue, Suite 102
     Las Vegas, Nevada 89103

ITEM 2.

(a)  Richard Heftel
(b)  1645 North Vine Street, Suite 200
     Hollywood, CA 90028
(c)  U.S.A.
(d)  Class A Common Stock
(e)  422799 10 6

ITEM 3.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 4.  Ownership.

(a)  Amount Beneficially owned:  2,000
(b)  Percent of Class:  less than 1%
(c)  Number of shares as to which undersigned has:

     (i)         Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
                 2,000
     (ii)        Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                 0
     (iii)       Sole power to dispose or
                 to direct the disposition:
                 2,000
     (iv)        Shared power to dispose or to
                 direct the disposition:
                 0

ITEM 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

     If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following: /X/

ITEM 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

     Not applicable.


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ITEM 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 10. Certification.

     Not applicable.


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                                    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.


February __, 1997

                                                   /s/ Richard Heftel
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                                                       Richard Heftel