UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 13F
                               FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2009

Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ________________

 This Amendment (Check only one.):       [ ] is a restatement.
                                         [ ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name:       Providence Equity Partners IV Inc.
Address:    50 Kennedy Plaza, 18th Floor
            Providence, RI
            02903


Form 13F File Number: 02-12738

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:      Raymond M. Mathieu
Title:     Chief Financial Officer, Providence Equity Partners Inc. 
           and related Providence entities
Phone:     401-751-1700

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:


/s/ Raymond M. Mathieu                 Providence,  RI         August 4, 2009
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          [Signature]                   [City, State]             [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

[X]   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
      are reported in this report.)

[_]   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
      all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[_]   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
      reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported
      by other reporting manager(s).)




                              FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:             0   
                                          ---------

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:        1   
                                          ---------

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:    $75,497
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                                         (thousands)


List of Other Included Managers

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.



NONE



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                                               FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

   COLUMN 1        COLUMN 2   COLUMN 3   COLUMN 4           COLUMN 5          COLUMN 6     COLUMN 7         COLUMN 8
   --------        --------   --------   --------   -----------------------   --------     --------         --------
                    TITLE                                                                                VOTING AUTHORITY
                     OF                   VALUE     SHRS OR      SH/  PUT/    INVESTMENT   OTHER      
NAME OF ISSUER      CLASS      CUSIP     (x1000)    PRN AMT     PRN   CALL    DISCRETION   MANAGERS    SOLE   SHARED    NONE
--------------      -----      -----     -------    -------     ---   ----    ----------   --------    ----   ------    ----
<S>               <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>            <C>                     <C>
Warner Music                                                                                          
 Group Corp.      Common     934550104   $75,497    12,905,391  SH             SOLE                    12,905,391
                                                                                                     
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