UNITED STATES
                       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




                                 October 1, 2002
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)



                           Circuit Research Labs, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Arizona                             0-11353                           86-0344671
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission                    (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                   File Number)            Identification No.)


2522 West Geneva Drive
Tempe, Arizona                                                             85282
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)



                                 (602) 438-0888
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure

     On October 1, 2002, the Registrant filed Amendment No. 1 to its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-QSB/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (the "Form
10-QSB/A") with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, the certifications of  each of the Chief Executive Officer, C. Jayson
Brentlinger, and Chief Financial Officer, Robert W. McMartin, of the Registrant
accompanied the Form 10-QSB/A.

     Copies of the certifications submitted by Messrs. Brentlinger and McMartin
are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.

     The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the
exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed"
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section.





                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              CIRCUIT RESEARCH LABS, INC.


Date: October 1, 2002         By : /s/ C. Jayson Brentlinger
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                                   C. Jayson Brentlinger
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     Exhibit
     No.         Description
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     99.1        Certification by Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant
                 Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to
                 Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     99.2        Certification by Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant
                 Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to
                 Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002