Ownership Submission

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Carleton Mark D

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Liberty Media Corp [LMCA]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112

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)
Series A Liberty Braves Common Stock	5,418	D
Series A Liberty Media Common Stock	13,546	D
Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock	54,187	D
Series C Liberty Braves Common Stock	10,994	D
Series C Liberty Media Common Stock	8,091	D

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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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - BATRA	⁽¹⁾	03/19/2020	Series A Liberty Braves Common Stock	7,327	$ 11.42	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - BATRK	⁽¹⁾	03/19/2020	Series C Liberty Braves Common Stock	14,927	$ 11.19	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - BATRK	⁽²⁾	03/04/2022	Series C Liberty Braves Common Stock	11,816	$ 18.84	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - BATRK	⁽³⁾	03/04/2023	Series C Liberty Braves Common Stock	19,264	$ 18.84	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - LMCA	⁽¹⁾	03/19/2020	Series A Liberty Media Common Stock	18,309	$ 11.68	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - LMCK	⁽¹⁾	03/19/2020	Series C Liberty Media Common Stock	37,299	$ 11.18	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - LMCK	⁽²⁾	03/04/2022	Series C Liberty Media Common Stock	29,524	$ 18.83	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - LMCK	⁽³⁾	03/04/2023	Series C Liberty Media Common Stock	48,134	$ 18.83	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - LSXMA	⁽¹⁾	03/19/2020	Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock	73,259	$ 19.75	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - LSXMK	⁽¹⁾	03/19/2020	Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock	149,218	$ 19.38	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - LSXMK	⁽²⁾	03/04/2022	Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock	118,858	$ 32.63	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) - LSXMK	⁽³⁾	03/04/2023	Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock	193,774	$ 32.63	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Carleton Mark D 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Craig Troyer as Attorney-in-Fact for Mark D. Carleton		10/07/2016
^**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)	The derivative security is fully vested.
(2)	One-third of the derivative security was vested as of October 1, 2016. The remainder vests 50% on March 4, 2017, and 50% on March 4, 2018.
(3)	The derivative security vests 50% on December 31, 2019, and 50% on December 31, 2020.

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