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Having as its goal the further development of understanding through the communications media, this document examines the utilization of broadcast media from both technological and sociological vantages. The papers contained herein were presented at the twenty-third annual Broadcast Industry Conference held at California State University in San Francisco in 1973. Divided into four parts, the contents include "International Satellite Problems," which summarizes the extent to which satellites are used around the world, the role of satellites in specific countries (Korea, China, Canada, and India), and the problems satellites are creating; "International Broadcasting Problems, " which discusses the implications of broadcasting on the educational, social, and political elements of various countries; "American Broadcasting Problems, " which explores the nature of American television and th