In preparation for the 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC), this paper lists some of the issues on which WARC participants will focus. These issues include the expansion of the shortwave spectrum and the formulation of more equitable, more efficient procedures by which broadcasters are awarded high-frequency shortwave bands; ways to regulate low-frequency transmissions in areas where they were previously banned; the activities and internal regulations of the International Frequency Registration Board (IFRB); the effects of international law on an international organization, such as the IFRB; the need to simplify and clarify radio regulations; and the possible reorganization of world broadcasting to eliminate its present geographical divisions. Diagrams illustrate the percentage of international frequency allocations, the number of transmitters (worldwide), and the number of broadcast receivers (worldwide). (RL)