FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Nikoo Nezam 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/28/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC [BDR] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC., ONE JAKE BROWN ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP Advanced Digital Tech 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) OLD BRIDGE, NJ 08857 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock par value $0.001 10,188 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (2)	08/18/2009	Common Stock par value $0.001	2,000	$ 6.34	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (1)	  (2)	08/18/2009	Common Stock par value $0.001	3,000	$ 6.34	I	By Spouse.
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	08/13/2010	Common Stock par value $0.001	20,000	$ 6.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (1)	  (3)	08/13/2010	Common Stock par value $0.001	10,000	$ 6.75	I	By Spouse.
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (1)	  (4)	02/14/2011	Common Stock par value $0.001	10,000	$ 2.88	I	By Spouse.
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	03/25/2012	Common Stock par value $0.001	17,500	$ 3.43	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (1)	  (5)	03/25/2012	Common Stock par value $0.001	17,500	$ 3.43	I	By Spouse.
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	03/28/2015	Common Stock par value $0.001	5,000	$ 3.84	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (1)	  (6)	03/28/2015	Common Stock par value $0.001	15,000	$ 3.84	I	By Spouse.
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (1)	  (7)	03/27/2016	Common Stock par value $0.001	35,000	$ 1.905	I	By Spouse.
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (8)	04/17/2016	Common Stock par value $0.001	6,500	$ 2.245	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (9)	04/02/2017	Common Stock par value $0.001	11,000	$ 1.98	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (1)	  (9)	04/02/2017	Common Stock par value $0.001	25,000	$ 1.98	I	By Spouse.
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (10)	11/16/2018	Common Stock par value $0.001	10,000	$ 0.755	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (1)	  (10)	11/16/2013	Common Stock par value $0.001	10,000	$ 0.8305	I	By Spouse.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nikoo Nezam C/O BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC. ONE JAKE BROWN ROAD OLD BRIDGE, NJ 08857	Â	Â	  VP Advanced Digital Tech	Â

Signatures

/s/ Nazem Nikoo		02/05/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares are jointly owned by the reporting person and his spouse, Emily Nikoo, who is a reporting officer of the issuer.
(2)	The stock option vested in three equal installments of one-third each on August 19, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
(3)	The stock option vested in three equal installments of one-third each on August 15, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
(4)	The stock option vested in three equal installments of one-third each on February 16, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
(5)	The stock option vested in three equal installements of one-third each on March 26, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
(6)	The stock otion vested in three equal installments of one-third each on March 29, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(7)	The stock option vests in three equal installments of one-third each. The first and second installments vested on March 28, 2007 and 2008. The third installment will vest on March 28, 2009.
(8)	The stock option vests in three equal installments of one-third each. The first and second installments vested on April 18, 2007 and 2008. The third installment will vest on April 18, 2009.
(9)	The stock option vests in three equal installments of one-third each. The first installment vested on April 3, 2008. The second and third installments will vest on April 3, 2009 and 2010.
(10)	The stock option will vest in three equal installments of one-third each on November 17, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

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