UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______ This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. ------------------------------ Address: 667 Madison Avenue ------------------------------ 10th Floor ------------------------------ New York, NY 10065 ------------------------------ Form 13F File Number: 28-14021 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: By: Crestview, L.L.C., its general partner Name: Evelyn C. Pellicone ----------------------- Title: Chief Financial Officer ----------------------- Phone: (212) 906-0723 ----------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s Evelyn C. Pellicone New York, New York May 14, 2013 ---------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [_] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [_] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ----------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 3 ----------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $939,143 ----------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- -------------- --------- -------- --------- ------ ---- ---------- -------- --------- ------ ---- CHARTER CL A NEW 16117M305 685,312 6,578,149 SH SOLE 6,578,149 COMMUNICATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUMULUS MEDIA CL A 231082108 204,432 60,662,265 SH SOLE 60,662,265 INC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPITAL BK CL A COM 139794101 49,399 2,883,760 SH SOLE 2,883,760 FINL CORP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------