The creation of the Virginia Tech Teleport Facility and the installation of a nine-meter (diameter) C-Band satellite uplink antenna provided the initial impetus for the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service (VCES) to explore the use of satellite technology for information and program delivery. The $600,000 uplink became operational in September 1986; the first campus broadcast was an extension staff development teleconference, directed towards field staff, covering the programming process model to be used in developing the next 4-year plan of work. The uplink site presently provides two broadcast-quality video signal channels for transmitting television signals from Blacksburg. When fully developed, the teleport will include antenna support structures, facilities for housing electronic equipment, and accommodations for 12 to 15 satellite dishes. Planned for the fall of 1987 are a KU-Band satellite transmission/receiving station, a 20-meter Simulsat C-Band receiving station, and a C-Band transmit/receive earth station for transmission of radio programming. In addition, 41 downlink sites will be located in local extension offices, 4-H continuing education centers, district offices, and research stations. During the spring and summer of 1987, 42 faculty members from Virginia Tech and Virginia State participated in training sessions on teleconferencing. From April through October 1987, VCES produced 16 teleconferences, totaling 25 half-hours of broadcasting. Eleven hours of the total broadcast time were devoted to extension agents as the primary audience. Plans are being made for additional educational programming for extension agents and volunteers. (KC)