SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 22, 1999




                     FrontierVision Operating Partners, L.P.
                       FrontierVision Capital Corporation
           (Exact names of Registrants as specified in their charters)


          Delaware                  333-9535                      84-1316775
          Delaware                 333-9535-01                    84-1353734
(States or other jurisdiction     (Commission File Nos.)       (IRS Employer 
of incorporation or organization)                        Identification Numbers)

     1777 South Harrison Street,
    Suite P-200, Denver, Colorado                           80210
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

                                 (303) 757-1588
              (Registrants' telephone number, including area code)






Item 5.  Other Events

On Monday, February 22, 1999, Adelphia Communications  Corporation  ("Adelphia")
(NASDAQ:  ADLAC),  announced  that it entered  into a  definitive  agreement  to
acquire   FrontierVision   Partners,   L.P.  ("FVP").  FVP  owns,  directly  and
indirectly,  all  of  the  partnership  interests  of  FrontierVision  Operating
Partners,   L.P.  and  FVP  owns,  indirectly,   all  of  the  common  stock  of
FronteirVision  Capital  Corporation.  The  transaction  is subject to customary
closing conditions.

Additional  details  regarding the agreement may be found in the Adelphia  press
release  dated  February  22, 1999 or in  Adelphia's  report on Form 8-K,  filed
February 23, 1999.





                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrants  have duly caused  this  report to be signed on their  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                   FRONTIERVISION OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P.

                   By:      FrontierVision Holdings, L.P., its general partner,
                   By:      FrontierVision Partners, L.P., its general partner,
                            By:      FVP GP, L.P., its general partner
                            By:      FrontierVision Inc., its general partner
Dated: February 26, 1999    By:      /s/ ALBERT D. FOSBENNER
                                     -----------------------
                                     Albert D. Fosbenner
                                     Vice President and Treasurer




                          FRONTIERVISION CAPITAL CORP.


Dated: February 26, 1999   By:      /s/ ALBERT D. FOSBENNER
                                   -----------------------
                                   Albert D. Fosbenner
                                   Vice President and Treasurer