FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   BORDES PETER A JR 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC [BBGI] (Last) (First) (Middle) 3033 RIVIERA DRIVE, SUITE 200 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NAPLES, FL 34103 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class A Common Stock 650,204.773 (1) I By: Peter A. Bordes, Jr. 2009 Gift Trust (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BORDES PETER A JR 3033 RIVIERA DRIVE, SUITE 200 NAPLES, FL 34103	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Caroline Beasley, Attorney-in-Fact		11/14/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 104,032.778 shares currently held in escrow and subject to reduction in connection with the purchase price adjustment provisions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 19, 2016, by and among Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Greater Media, Inc., Beasley Media Group 2, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and Peter A. Bordes, Jr., as the stockholders' representative.
(2)	Peter A. Bordes is a co-trustee of the Peter A. Bordes, Jr. 2009 Gift Trust. Mr. Bordes disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, and this report shall not be construed as an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for any purpose.
  Remarks: Exhibit List Exhibit 24 -Power of Attorney

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