FORM 8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 9, 2001


                               CC V HOLDINGS, LLC
                      (formerly known as Avalon Cable LLC)
                           CC V HOLDINGS FINANCE, INC.
             (formerly known as Avalon Cable Holdings Finance, Inc.)
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           (Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters)


                                    Delaware
                                    Delaware
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         (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)


               333-75415                       13-4029965
              333-75415-03                     13-4029969
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        (Commission File Number) (Federal Employer Identification Number)


                12405 Powerscourt Drive
                  St. Louis, Missouri                          63131
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        (Address of Principal Executive Offices)             (Zip Code)


                                 (314) 965-0555
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)











ITEM 5. OTHER ITEMS.

         On October 9, 2001,  Charter  Communications,  Inc. (the Company),  the
Manager of CC V Holdings,  LLC (formerly  known as Avalon  Cable,  LLC) and sole
director of CC V Holdings Finance, Inc. (formerly known as Avalon Cable Holdings
Finance,  Inc.),  announced  that the Company's  Board of Directors has selected
Carl  Vogel  as  its  new  President  and  Chief  Executive   Officer  effective
immediately.  Mr. Vogel also has been named a member of the  Company's  Board of
Directors  and its  Executive  Committee.  A copy of the press  release is being
filed as Exhibit 99.1 with this report.







ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.

      99.1    Press release dated October 9, 2001 *

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      *    filed herewith






                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrants have duly caused this Current Report to be signed on their
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              CC V HOLDINGS, LLC

Dated: October 12, 2001       By: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                                  ----------------------------
                                  Its Manager

                              By: /s/ KENT D. KALKWARF
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                              Name:  Kent D. Kalkwarf
                              Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
                              Financial Officer
                              (Principal Financial Officer and Principal
                              Accounting Officer) of Charter Communications,
                              Inc. (Manager) and CC V Holdings, LLC




                              CC V HOLDINGS FINANCE, INC.

Dated: October 12, 2001       By: /s/ KENT D. KALKWARF
                                  --------------------
                              Name:  Kent D. Kalkwarf
                              Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
                              Financial Officer
                              (Principal Financial Officer and Principal
                              Accounting Officer)








EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT
NUMBER        DESCRIPTION
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99.1          Press release dated October 9, 2001.