August 12, 1997




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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC  20549

Re:  Creative  Programming  and Technology  Ventures,  Inc.  Commission File No.
     0-19817 Form 15

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     This  letter is  transmitting  to you the Form 15 being  filed on behalf of
Creative  Programming and Technology Ventures,  Inc. ("CPTV").  Pursuant to Rule
12g-4(a),  CPTV  hereby  requests  acceleration  of the  effective  date  of the
de-registration  to as early a date as possible.  In support of this request for
acceleration of the effective date of this de-registration, we state as follows:

     CPTV has  approximately 80 holders of record  calculated in accordance with
     Rule 12g5-1.  No securities are known to CPTV to be held by a voting trust,
     deposit agreement or other similar arrangement.  Furthermore, CPTV does not
     have  any  knowledge  that  would  indicate  the  form  of  holding  of any
     securities is being used  primarily to circumvent the provisions of Section
     12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     Effective  August 13, 1997,  CPTV common stock is no longer being quoted on
     the  Nasdaq  SmallCap  Market,  as a result of  actions  taken by Nasdaq to
     delist CPTV's common stock, and despite several appeals by CPTV to maintain
     the listing.








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     Please let us know as soon as possible  the  effective  date of the Form 15
de- registration  request.  Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned if
you have any questions.

                                               Sincerely yours,


                                               Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr.
                                               For the Firm

cc:      Gary R. Vickers, President
         Creative Programming and Technology Ventures, Inc.