~~U.S.~~ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549~~

~~FORM 8-K~~ Washington, D.C. 20549

~~CURRENT~~Form ~~REPORT~~ 8-K

~~Pursuant~~CURRENT toREPORT ~~Section~~ PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 orOR 15 (dD) ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date of~~OF ~~Report~~THE ~~(Date~~SECURITIES ofEXCHANGE ~~earliest~~ACT ~~event~~OF ~~reported): November 27, 2002~~ 1934

~~Acrodyne~~Date ~~Communications, Inc. (Exact~~of ~~name~~Report (Date of ~~registrant~~earliest asCommission ~~specified~~File inNumber ~~its~~1-1363 ~~charter~~event reported) April 17, 2003

~~Commission file~~ACRODYNE ~~number~~COMMUNICATIONS, ~~0-24886~~ INC.

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		11-3067564 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
10706 Beaver Dam Road Cockeysville, MD (Address of principal executive offices)		21030 (Zip Code)

(Exact name of registrant)

Issuer's telephone number: 888-881-4444

Delaware		11-3067564
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

10706 Beaver ~~516~~Dam ~~Township Line~~ Road ~~Blue Bell, PA 19422 (Former name or former address, if changed from last report)~~

Cockeysville, ~~Item 5. Other Events.~~ MD 21030

~~Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.~~ (~~"Sinclair"),~~Address ~~the largest shareholder~~ of ~~Acrodyne Communications, Inc. ("Acrodyne") have entered into an agreement in~~principal ~~principle~~executive ~~pursuant~~offices ~~to which Acrodyne~~ and ~~Sinclair~~zip ~~will restructure the relationship between them pursuant to a Plan of Recapitalization. Currently, Sinclair:~~ code)

~~Under~~(410) ~~the Plan of Recapitalization, Sinclair will, in exchange for the issuance of an additional 20,350,000 shares of Acrodyne Common Stock:~~ 568-1629

~~The Plan of Recapitalization has been approved by Acrodyne'~~(Registrant’s ~~Board of Directors who have submitted the matter to Acrodyne's stockholders. The Plan of Recapitalization is subject to the~~telephone approval of Acrodyne's stockholders, which vote will take place at Acrodyne's Annual Meeting scheduled for December 13, 2002. If the Plan of Recapitalization is approved by Acrodyne's stockholders (and closes as contemplatedNumber)~~, Sinclair will thereafter own approximately 82.43% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of Acrodyne.~~

2ACRODYNE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Item 5. ~~SIGNATURES~~ Other Events

~~Pursuant~~On toApril ~~the~~17, ~~requirement~~2003, ofMr. John ~~the~~Strzelecki, ~~Securities~~Executive ~~Exchange~~Vice ~~Act~~President of ~~1934~~Acrodyne Communications, ~~the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned~~Inc. ~~hereunto~~resigned ~~duly~~his ~~authorized~~position.

~~Acrodyne~~On ~~Communications~~April 17, ~~Inc~~2003, Mr. Robert ~~(Registrant)~~E. ~~Date:~~Woodruff, ~~November 27~~Jr., ~~2002~~Chief ~~/s/~~Financial ~~NATHANIEL~~Officer ~~OSTROFF~~of ~~Nathaniel~~Acrodyne ~~Ostroff~~Communications, Inc. ~~President~~was ~~and~~terminated from ~~CEO~~his position.

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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.

	ACRODYNE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

	By:	/s/ NATHANIEL OSTROFF
	Name:	Nathaniel Ostroff
	Title:	President and CEO

Dated: April 21, 2003

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