SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                
                                                
                          SCHEDULE 13D
                       (Amendment No. 8)
                                
                                                
            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                 
                GRAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.     
                        (Name of Issuer)
                                
                        
                Class B Common Stock No Par Value    
                (Title of Class and Securities) 
                                
                                                
                           389190208                  
              (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
                                                
                                                
                                                
               James E. McKee, Gabelli Funds, Inc.,
     One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1434 (914) 921-5294
    (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
             to Receive Notices and Communications)
                                
                                                
                           March 19, 1997        
     (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
                                

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this State-
ment because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box: 
                                                        ____     
                                                       /___/ 



                                                       
                                                      

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CUSIP No. 002535201                                        13D
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(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
      Gabelli Funds, Inc.            I.D. No. 13-3056041
_________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       ____
                                                  (a) /___/
                                                       ____
                                                  (b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      OO: Funds of investment company clients
_________________________________________________________________
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
     REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          _____
                                                     /    /
_________________________________________________________________
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      New York
_________________________________________________________________ 
                                        : (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                        :     307,000 (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :     None  (Item 5) 
 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :________________________
 PERSON WITH                            : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     307,000 (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        :(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None  (Item 5)  
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     307,000 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         _____
                                                     /  x  /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     8.78%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
      HC, IA, CO
_________________________________________________________________
              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!  
________________________________________________________________
CUSIP No. 002535201                                        13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
      GAMCO Investors, Inc.              I.D. No. 13-2951242
_________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       ____
                                                  (a) /___/
                                                       ____
                                                  (b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      OO:  Funds of investment advisory clients
_________________________________________________________________
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
     REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          _____
                                                     /  x /
_________________________________________________________________
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      New York
_________________________________________________________________ 
                                        : (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                        :     277,734 (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :     None 
 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :________________________ 
 PERSON WITH                            : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     304,734 (Item 5)   
                                        :________________________ 
                                        :(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None  
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     304,734 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________

(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         ____
                                                     /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
      8.71%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
      IA, CO
_________________________________________________________________
              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!   
_________________________________________________________________
CUSIP No. 002535201                                        13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
      Gabelli International Limited  I.D. No. Foreign Corporation
_________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       ____
                                                  (a) /___/
                                                       ____
                                                  (b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      WC
_________________________________________________________________
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
     REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          ____
                                                     /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      British Virgin Islands
_________________________________________________________________ 
                                        : (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                        :     87,500  (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :     None  (Item 5)
 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :________________________ 
 PERSON WITH                            : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     87,500  (Item 5)
                                        :________________________ 
                                        :(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None  (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     87,500   (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         ____
                                                     /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
      2.50%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
      CO
_________________________________________________________________
              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!  
_________________________________________________________________
CUSIP No. 389190208                                        13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
     Gabelli Foundation, Inc.         I.D. No. ###-##-####
_________________________________________________________________ 
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       ____
                                                  (a) /___/
                                                       ____
                                                  (b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      None
_________________________________________________________________
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
     REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          ____
                                                     /    /
_________________________________________________________________
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      USA 
_________________________________________________________________ 
                                        : (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                        :     None   (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :     None  
 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :________________________ 
 PERSON WITH                            : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None   (Item 5)
                                        :________________________ 
                                        :(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None  
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     None   (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         _____
                                                     /    /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
      0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
      OO-Private Foundation
_________________________________________________________________

              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
_________________________________________________________________
CUSIP No. 002535201                                        13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
     Mario J. Gabelli                  I.D. No. ###-##-####
_________________________________________________________________ 
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       ____
                                                  (a) /___/
                                                       ____
                                                  (b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      None
_________________________________________________________________
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
     REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          ____
                                                     /   /
_________________________________________________________________
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      USA 
_________________________________________________________________ 
                                        : (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                        :     None (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :     None  
 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :________________________ 
 PERSON WITH                            : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None (Item 5)
                                        :________________________ 
                                        :(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None  
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         _____
                                                     /  x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
      0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     IN
              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Item 1.   Security and Issuer
          This Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D on the Class B
Common Stock of Gray Communications Systems, Inc. (the "Issuer") is
being filed on behalf of the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D,
as amended (the "Schedule 13D") which was originally filed on
September 26, 1996.  Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized
terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the same
meaning as set forth in the Schedule 13D.
Item 2.   Identity and Background
          This statement is being filed by Mario J. Gabelli ("Mr.
Gabelli") and various entities which he directly or indirectly
controls or for which he acts as chief investment officer.  These
entities, except for Lynch Corporation ("Lynch"), Spinnaker
Industries, Incorporated ("Spinnaker"), Western New Mexico
Telephone Company ("Western New Mexico"), Entoleter, Inc. ("Entole-
ter"),  Lynch Telecommunications Corporation ("Lynch Telecom"),
Lynch Telephone Corporation ("Lynch Telephone") and Inter-Community
Telephone Company ("Inter-Community") (collectively, "Lynch and its
affiliates"), engage in various aspects of the securities business,
primarily as investment adviser to various institutional and
individual clients, including registered investment companies and
pension plans, as broker/dealer and as general partner of various
private investment partnerships.  Certain of these entities may
also make investments for their own accounts. 
          The foregoing persons in the aggregate often own benefi
cially more than 5% of a class of equity securities of a particular
issuer.  Although several of the foregoing persons are treated as
institutional investors for purposes of reporting their beneficial
ownership on the short-form Schedule 13G, the holdings of those who
do not qualify as institutional investors may exceed the 1%
threshold presented for filing on Schedule 13D or implementation of
their investment philosophy may from time to time require action 
which could be viewed as not completely passive.  In order to avoid
any question as to whether their beneficial ownership is being
reported on the proper form and in order to provide greater
investment flexibility and administrative uniformity, these persons
have decided to file their beneficial ownership reports on the more
detailed Schedule 13D form rather than on the short-form Schedule
13G and thereby to provide more expansive disclosure than may be 
necessary. 
          (a), (b) and (c) - This statement is being filed by one
or more of the following persons: Gabelli Funds, Inc. ("GFI"),
GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO"), Gabelli Securities, Inc. ("GSI"),
Gabelli & Company, Inc. ("Gabelli & Company"), Gabelli Performance
Partnership L.P. ("GPP"), GLI, Inc. ("GLI"), Gabelli Associates
Fund ("Gabelli Associates"), Gabelli Associates Limited ("GAL"), 
Gabelli & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan"), Gabelli
International Limited ("GIL"), Gabelli International II Limited
("GIL II"), Gabelli International Gold Fund Limited ("GIGFL"), ALCE
Partners, L.P. ("ALCE"), Gabelli Multimedia Partners, L.P.
("Multimedia Partners"), Gabelli Asset Management Company Interna-
tional Advisory Services Ltd. ("GIASL"), Gabelli Foundation, Inc.
("Foundation"), Mr. Gabelli, Lynch, Spinnaker, Western New Mexico,
Entoleter, Lynch Telecom, Lynch Telephone and Inter-Community.
Those of the foregoing persons signing this Schedule 13D are
hereafter referred to as the "Reporting Persons". 
          GAMCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GFI, is an investment
adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended ("Advisers Act").  GAMCO is an investment manager providing
discretionary managed account services in the equity area for
employee benefit plans, private investors, endowments and founda-
tions. 
          Gabelli & Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI, is
a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended ("l934 Act"), which as a part of its business
regularly purchases and sells securities for its own account.  
          GLI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI, is the trustee for
the Gabelli-Rosenthal & Partners, L.P. Liquidating Trust.
          Gabelli Associates is a New York limited partnership
whose primary business purpose is risk arbitrage investments.  GSI
and Mr. Gabelli are the general partners of Gabelli Associates. 
          GAL is a corporation whose primary business purpose is 
risk arbitrage investments.  Shares of GAL's Common Stock will be
offered to persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the 
United States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S.
investors.  GSI is the investment manager of GAL.
          GSI, a majority-owned subsidiary of GFI, is a Delaware 
corporation which as a part of its business regularly purchases and
sells securities for its own account.  It is the immediate parent
of Gabelli & Company.  
          GFI is the ultimate parent company for a variety of
companies engaged in the securities business, each of which is
named above.  In addition, GFI is an investment adviser registered
under the Advisers Act.  GFI is an investment adviser which
presently provides discretionary managed account services for The
Gabelli Equity Trust Inc., The Gabelli Asset Fund, The Gabelli
Growth Fund, The Gabelli Convertible Securities Fund, Inc., The
Gabelli Value Fund Inc., The Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund, The
Gabelli Equity Income Fund, The Gabelli ABC Fund, The Gabelli
Global Telecommunications Fund, Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc., The
Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc., The Gabelli Global Convert-
ible Securities Fund, Gabelli Capital Asset Fund, Gabelli Interna-
tional Growth Fund, Inc. and The Gabelli Global Interactive Couch
Potato(registered trademark) Fund (collectively, the "Funds"), 
which are registered investment companies.
          The Plan, a qualified employee profit sharing plan,
covers substantially all employees of GFI and its affiliates. 
          GPP, a Delaware limited partnership, is a limited
partnership whose primary business purpose is investing in
securities.  Mr. Gabelli is the general partner and chief invest-
ment officer of GPP. 
          GIL is a corporation whose primary business purpose is 
investing in a portfolio of equity securities and securities
convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities in order
to achieve its investment objective of significant long-term growth
of capital.  Shares of GIL's common stock are offered to persons 
who are neither citizens nor residents of the United States and may
be offered to a limited number of U.S. investors.  The investments
of GIL are managed by Mr. Gabelli who is also a director and
Chairman of the Board of Directors of GIL.
          GIL II is a corporation whose business purpose is
investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities and
securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities
in order to achieve its investment objective of significant
long-term growth of capital.  Shares of GIL II's common stock are
offered to persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the 
United States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S.
investors.  The investments of GIL II are managed by Mr. Gabelli 
who is also a director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of 
GIL II.
       ALCE is a Delaware investment limited partnership that seeks
long-term capital appreciation primarily through investments in
public and private equity securities.  GSI is a general partner of
ALCE.
       Multimedia Partners is a Delaware investment limited
partnership whose objective is to provide long-term capital
appreciation by investing primarily in public and private multime-
dia communications companies.  GSI is a general partner of
Multimedia Partners.
       GIASL is a corporation whose primary business purpose is to
provide advisory services to offshore funds.
       The Foundation is a private foundation. Mr. Gabelli is the
President, a trustee and the investment manager of the Foundation.
       Lynch, an Indiana corporation, is a diversified public
company traded on the American Stock Exchange.  Its subsidiaries 
are engaged in communications, services, and manufactured products. 
Spinnaker, a Delaware subsidiary of Lynch, is also a public company
and its stock is traded through the NASDAQ System.  Spinnaker is a
diversified manufacturing firm with major subsidiaries in specialty
adhesive-backed materials business.  Another of Lynch's subsidiar-
ies, Western New Mexico, provides telephone services in a service
area in Southwestern New Mexico.  Inter-Community, which is also a
subsidiary of Lynch, provides local telephone services in an area
40 miles west of Fargo, North Dakota.   Lynch and Spinnaker
actively pursue new business ventures and acquisitions.  Lynch and
its affiliates make investments in marketable securities to
preserve capital and maintain liquidity for financing their
business activities and acquisitions (not in the case of Western
New Mexico) and are not engaged in the business of investing,
reinvesting, or trading in securities.  Mr. Gabelli is Chairman of
Lynch and owns beneficially 23.52% of the shares of common stock of
Lynch. 
          Mr. Gabelli is the majority stockholder and Chairman of
the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of GFI and the
Chief Investment Officer for each of the Reporting Persons other
than GIASL.  GFI, in turn, is the sole stockholder of GAMCO.  GFI
is also the majority stockholder of GSI.  Gabelli & Company is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI.  GLI is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of GSI.
          The Reporting Persons do not admit that they constitute
a group. 
          GFI, GAMCO, Gabelli & Company and GLI are New York
corporations and GSI is a Delaware corporation, each having its
principal business office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 
10580-1434. GPP is a Delaware limited partnership having its
principal business office at 8 Sound Shore Drive, Greenwich,
Connecticut 06830.  Gabelli Associates is a New York limited
partnership having its principal business office at One Corporate
Center, Rye, New York 10580-1434. GAL and GIL are corporations
organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands having their
principal business office at c/o MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited,
British American Centre, Dr. Roy's Drive-Phase 3, George Town,
Grand Cayman, British West Indies.  GIL II is a corporation
organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands having their
principal business office at c/o Coutts & Company (Cayman) Limited,
West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, British West Indies.  GIASL is a
Bermuda corporation with its principal business office at c/o
Appleby, Spurling & Kempe, Cedar House, 41 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton
HM12, Bermuda.  The Foundation is a private Foundation having its
principal office at 165 West Liberty Street, Reno, Nevada 89501.
Lynch is an Indiana corporation having its principal business
office at 8 Sound Shore Drive, Greenwich, CT 06830.  Spinnaker is
a Delaware corporation having its principal business office at 251
Welton Street, Hamden, CT 06511. 
          For information required by instruction C to Schedule 13D
with respect to the executive officers and directors of the
foregoing entities and other related persons (collectively,
"Covered Persons"), reference is made to Schedule I annexed hereto
and incorporated herein by reference. 
          (d) and (e) -  On December 8, 1994, the SEC instituted 
and simultaneously accepted offers for the settlement of an
administrative proceeding against Gabelli & Company and GAMCO.  The
order instituting the proceeding included a finding, which Gabelli
& Company and GAMCO neither admitted nor denied, that they failed
to implement and maintain policies and procedures reasonably
designed to prevent the misuse of material, nonpublic information
by not sepecifically addressing the special circumstances that
arose from their affiliation with Lynch Corporation, a public
company.  To resolve this matter, Gabelli & Company and GAMCO
agreed to cease and desist from violating Section 15(f) of the 1934
Act and Section 204A of the Advisers Act, respectively.  They
further agreed to each pay a civil penalty in the amount of
$50,000, and to retain, and adopt the recommendations of, an
independant consultant regarding their Section 15(f) and Section 
204A policies and procedures.  
     (f) - Reference is made to Schedule I hereto. 
Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
          Item 3 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as
follows:
          All Reporting Persons used an aggregate of approximately
$932,912 to purchase the additional Securities requiring this
Amendment to Schedule 13D.  GAMCO used approximately $932,912 of
funds that were provided through the accounts of certain of its
investment advisory clients (and, in the case of some of such
accounts at GAMCO, may be through borrowings from client margin
accounts) in order to purchase the additional Securities for such
clients.  
Item 5.   Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
          Item 5 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as
follows:
     (a)  The aggregate number and percentage of Securities to
which this Schedule 13D relates is 699,234 shares, representing
19.98% of the 3,500,000 shares outstanding as reported in the Issu-
er's most recently filed Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 1996. The Reporting Persons beneficially own those Securities
as follows: 
                              Shares of           % of
                              Class B Common      Class B Common
Name                          Stock               Stock  
GFI: As Principal 0 0.00% As Agent 307,000 8.78% GAMCO: As Principal 0 0.00% As Agent 304,734 8.71% GIL 87,500 2.50% Foundation 0 0.00% Mr. Gabelli 0 0.00%
Mr. Gabelli is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons and GFI is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons other than Mr. Gabelli. (b) Each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Securities reported for it, either for its own benefit or for the benefit of its investment clients or its partners, as the case may be, except that GFI has sole dispositive and voting power with respect to the 307,000 shares of the Issuer held by the the Funds, so long as the aggregate voting interest of all joint filers does not exceed 25% of their total voting interest in the Issuer and in that event, the Proxy Voting Committee of each of the Funds shall respectively vote that Fund's shares, and except that, at any time, the Proxy Voting Committee of each such Fund may take and exercise in its sole discretion the entire voting power with respect to the shares held by such Fund under special circumstances such as regulatory considerations, and except that the power of Mr. Gabelli and GFI is indirect with respect to Securities beneficially owned directly by other Reporting Persons. (c) Information with respect to all transactions in the Securities which were effected during the past sixty days by each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons is set forth on Schedule II annexed hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: March 19, 1997 MARIO J. GABELLI /s/ By:_____________________________ James E. McKee Attorney-in-Fact GABELLI FOUNDATION, INC. /s/ By:___________________________ Mario J. Gabelli, President by: James E. McKee Attorney-in-Fact GABELLI FUNDS, INC. /s/ By:_________________________ James E. McKee General Counsel GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. /s/ By:_________________________ James E. McKee General Counsel GABELLI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED /s/ By:_________________________ Mario J. Gabelli, Chairman and Investment Manager by: James E. McKee Attorney-in-Fact Schedule I Information with Respect to Executive Officers and Directors of the Undersigned Schedule I to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows: The following sets forth as to each of the executive officers and directors of the undersigned: his name; his business address; and his present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted. Unless otherwise specified, the principal employer of each such in- dividual is Gabelli Funds, Inc., Gabelli & Company, Inc., or GAMCO Investors, Inc., the business address of each of which is One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580, and each such individual identified below is a citizen of the United States. To the knowledge of the undersigned, during the last five years, no such person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), and no such person was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which he was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities law or finding any violation with respect to such laws except as reported in Item 2(d) of this Schedule 13D. Gabelli Funds, Inc. Directors: Mario J. Gabelli* Richard B. Black Chairman of Raster Image Processing Systems; Chairman ECRM; Director of Archetype and Oak Technology; Director of The Morgan Group, Inc.; General Partner of KBA Part- ners, Parker Plaza 400 Kelby Street, Fort Lee, NJ 07029 Charles C. Baum Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Morgan Group, Inc.; Secretary & Treasurer United Holdings 2545 Wilkens Avenue Baltimore, MD 21223 Dr. Eamon M. Kelly President Tulane University 218 Gibson Hall 6823 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70118 Marc J. Gabelli Vice President Officers: Mario J. Gabelli Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer Stephen G. Bondi Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Admin- istrative Officer James E. McKee Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary _____________________ * Mr. Gabelli is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Gabelli Funds, Inc. and of GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Director/Trustee of all registered investment companies advised by Gabelli Funds, Inc.; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lynch Corporation. GAMCO Investors, Inc. Directors: Mario J. Gabelli Douglas R. Jamieson Joseph R. Rindler, Jr. Regina M. Pitaro F. William Scholz, II Officers: Mario J. Gabelli Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer Joseph R. Rindler, Jr. President and Chief Operating Officer Douglas R. Jamieson Executive Vice President Stephen G. Bondi Vice President James E. McKee Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Gabelli Securities, Inc. Directors: Robert W. Blake President of W.R. Blake & Sons, Inc. 196-20 Northern Boulevard Flushing, NY 11358 Douglas G. DeVivo General Partner of ALCE Partners, L.P. One First Street, Suite 16 Los Altos, CA 94022 Ronald L. Gallatin Consultant Gabelli Securities, Inc. One Corporate Center Rye, NY 10580 Francine Sommer Chief Executive Officer of General Partner of Gabelli Multimedia Partners, L.P. One Corporate Center Rye, NY 10580 Joseph R. Rindler, Jr. See above Officers: Gary P. Watson Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Admin- istrative Officer Stephen G. Bondi Vice President James E. McKee Secretary Gabelli & Company, Inc. Directors: James G. Webster, III Chairman Stephen G. Bondi See above Donald C. Jenkins Director of Research Officers: James G. Webster, III Chairman Stephen G. Bondi Vice President Walter K. Walsh Compliance Officer James E. McKee Secretary GLI, Inc. Directors: Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc. Officers: Mario J. Gabelli Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Stephen G. Bondi Vice President Gabelli Associates Limited Directors: Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc. MeesPierson (Cayman) British American Centre Limited Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3 Georgetown, Grand Cayman Cayman Islands, British WestIndies Officers: Mario J. Gabelli Chief Investment Officer Kevin Bromley Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Sandra Wight Secretary and Assistant Treasurer Gabelli International Limited Directors: Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc. MeesPierson (Cayman) British American Centre Limited Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3 Georgetown, Grand Cayman Cayman Islands, British West Indies Officers: Kevin Bromley Vice President, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited British American Centre Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3 Georgetown, Grand Cayman Cayman Islands, British West Indies Sandra Wight Secretary and Assistant Treasurer Assistant Secretary MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited British American Centre Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3 Georgetown, Grand Cayman Cayman Islands, British West Indies Gabelli Asset Management Company International Advisory Services Ltd. Directors: Marc J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc. Stephen G. Bondi See Above-Gabelli Funds, Inc. Joseph R. Rindler, Jr. See above-GAMCO Investors, Inc. Michael J. Burns Appleby, Spurling & Kempe Cedar House 41 Cedar Avenue Hamilton, HM12 Bermuda Douglas Molyneux Appleby, Spurling & Kempe Cedar House 41 Cedar Avenue Hamilton, HM12 Bermuda Lynch Corporation 8 Sound Shore Drive Greenwich, CT 06830 Directors: Paul J. Evanson President Florida Light & Power Co. P.O Box 14000 700 Universe Blvd. Juno Beach, Fl 33408 Morris Berkowitz Business Consultant 163-43 Willets Point Blvd. Whitestone, NY 11357 Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc. Paul Woolard Business Consultant 116 East 68th Street New York, NY 10021 E. Val Cerutti Business Consultant Cerutti Consultants 227 McLain Street Mount Kisco, NY 10549 Ralph R. Papitto Chairman of the Board AFC Cable Systems, Inc. 50 Kennedy Plaza Suite 1250 Providence, RI 02903 Salvatore Muoio Officers: Mario J. Gabelli Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joseph H. Epel Treasurer Robert E. Dolan Chief Financial Officer Carmine Ceraolo Assistant Controller Robert A. Hurwich Vice President-Administration, Secretary and General Counsel Spinnaker Industries, Inc. 600 N. Pearl Street Suite 2160 Dallas, TX 75201 Directors: Joseph P. Rhein 5003 Central Avenue Ocean City, NJ 08226 Richard J. Boyle The Boyle Group, Inc. 6110 Blue Circle Drive Suite 250 Minnetonka, MN 55343 Ned N. Fleming, III Boyle, Fleming, George & Co., Inc. 600 N. Pearl Street Suite 2160 Dallas, TX 75201 Robert E. Dolan See above Lynch Corporation Anthonie C. van Ekris Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Balmac International, Inc. 61 Broadway Suite 1900 New York, NY 10006 Officers: James W. Toman Controller Ned N. Fleming, III President Richard J. Boyle Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Hurwich Secretary Mark A. Matteson Vice President, Corporate Development Entoleter, Inc. 251 Welton Street Hamden, CT 06517 Directors: Ned N. Fleming, III See above-Spinnaker Mark A. Matteson See above-Spinnaker James W. Toman See above-Spinnaker Robert P. Wentzel See above Entoleter James Fleming 230 Saugatuck Avenue, Unit 8 Westport, CT 06880 Officers: James W. Toman Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Robert P. Wentzel President Anthony R. Massaro Vice President-Manufacturing Western New Mexico Telephone Company 314 Yankee Street Silver City, NM 88062 Directors: Jack C. Keen Chairman Jack W. Keen President Dr. Brian E. Gordon Vice President Mary Beth Baxter Secretary & Treasurer Robert E. Dolan See above-Lynch Corporation Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Corporation Carmine Ceraolo See above-Lynch Corporation Officers: Jack C. Keen Chairman of the Board Jack W. Keen President Jack L. Bentley Executive Vice President Dr. Brian E. Gordon Vice President Charles M. Baxter Sr. Vice President-Operations Mary Beth Baxter Secretary & Treasurer Robert A. Hurwich Assistant Treasurer Inter-Community Telephone Company P.O. Box A Nome, ND 58062 Directors: Mary J. Carroll See above-Lynch Corporation Carmine P. Ceraolo See above-Lynch Corporation Robert E. Dolan See above-Lynch Corporation Joseph H. Epel See above-Lynch Corporation Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Corporation Leone A. Nilsen President Roger J. Nilsen P.O. Box 146 Hannaford, ND 58448 Duane A. Plecity Secretary Harry B. Snyder P.O. Box 131 Buffalo, ND 58011 Robert Snyder 200 Broadway South Buffalo, ND 58011 Officers: Leone A. Nilsen President Robert Snyder Vice President Duane A. Plecity Secretary Harry B. Snyder Treasurer Joseph H. Epel Assistant Treasurer Robert A. Hurwich Assistant Secretary Lynch Telecommunications Corporation 8 Sound Shore Drive Greenwich, CT 06830 Directors: Richard A. Kiesling 2801 International Lane Suite 207 Madison, WI 53740 Jack C. Keen See above-Western New Mexico Telephone Company Robert A. Snyder See above-Inter-Community Telephone Company Officers: Robert A. Hurwich Secretary Mary Beth Baxter Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Robert E. Dolan Controller Lynch Telephone Corporation 8 Sound Shore Drive Greenwich, CT 06830 Directors: Robert E. Dolan Controller Jack C. Keen Chairman Officers: Jack C. Keen Chairman Jack W. Keen President Robert A. Hurwich Secretary Mary Beth Baxter Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Robert E. Dolan Controller
                                             SCHEDULE II     
                                                                                
                                      INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO               
                           TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR  
                           SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)     
                                                                                
                                             SHARES PURCHASED        AVERAGE    
                                  DATE            SOLD(-)             PRICE(2)  
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           COMMON STOCK-GRAY COMM SYS CLA B                                     
                                                                                
                                                           
          GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.                                                 
                                 2/26/97            1,000-           18.8750    
          GABELLI FOUNDATION                                                    
                                 3/13/97              500-           18.3750    
                                 1/28/97              500-           18.1750    
          GABELLI INTERNATIONAL LTD                                             
                                 3/04/97            2,500-           18.5000    
          GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.                                                 
                                 2/11/97            5,000-           18.8150    
                                 2/11/97           10,000            18.8150    
                                 3/19/97            5,000            17.0000    
                                 3/18/97            7,500            17.4917    
                                 3/14/97            2,000            18.0000    
                                 3/14/97           11,000            17.8807    
                                 3/13/97            2,000            18.6250    
                                 3/11/97              500            18.3750    
                                 3/07/97            1,000            18.1250    
                                 3/06/97            1,000            18.1250    
                                 3/05/97            6,000            18.1250    
                                 3/04/97              500            18.7500    
                                 3/04/97            3,000            18.9515    
                                 3/04/97            1,000            18.5000    
                                 3/04/97              500-           18.7500    
                                 3/04/97            3,000-           18.9515    
                                 3/03/97            3,000            18.5000    
                                 2/28/97            2,700-           18.8194    
                                 2/28/97              500            18.7500    
                                 2/28/97            2,700            18.8190    
                                 2/28/97              800            18.8750    
                                 2/27/97            2,700            18.8194    
                                 2/27/97            2,500            18.7500    
                                 2/26/97            9,800            18.9515    
                                 2/26/97            1,500            18.8750    
                                 2/25/97              200            18.2500    
                                 2/24/97              500            18.2500    
                                 2/19/97            4,000            18.9375    
                                 2/18/97            2,000-           18.5000    
                                 2/05/97            1,000-           18.1250    
                                 2/03/97            6,000-             *DO      
                                 1/31/97              500-           18.2500    
                                 1/31/97            2,500-             *DO      
                                 1/30/97            1,000-           18.1250    
SCHEDULE II INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1) SHARES PURCHASED AVERAGE DATE SOLD(-) PRICE(2) COMMON STOCK-GRAY COMM SYS CLA B GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. 1/29/97 1,000 18.0000 1/21/97 2,000- 19.0625 1/20/97 100 18.2500
(1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED ON THE NY STOCK EXCHANGE. (2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION. (*) RESULTS IN CHANGE OF DISPOSITIVE POWER AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.