SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): AUGUST 9, 2004

                            LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

           0-20421                                  84-1288730
   (Commission File Number)            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                               12300 LIBERTY BLVD.
                            ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5400



ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On August 9, 2004, Liberty Media Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release (the "Press Release") setting forth information, including financial
information regarding certain of its privately held assets, which supplements
the financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004,
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on
August 9, 2004. The information included in the Press Release is not meant to
serve as a release of financial results of the Company. The Press Release also
includes certain guidance for 2004.

This Form 8-K and the Press Release attached hereto as an Exhibit 99.1, insofar
as they disclose historical information regarding Liberty's results of
operations or financial condition for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004,
are being furnished to the SEC under Item 12 of Form 8-K.



                                    SIGNATURE

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

Date: August 9, 2004

                                        LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

                                        By: /s/ Mark E. Burton
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                                            Name:  Mark E. Burton
                                            Title: Vice President