In Appalachian Kentucky, the adoption rate of new ideas and new practices in education tends to be slower because of the provincialism and isolationism of the region. The objectives of this study were to determine which of the media--radio, television, or reading material--is used most frequently by the elementary and secondary teachers in Appalachian school systems. Also studied were the types of programs and reading materials used by teachers, prime radio listening and television viewing times, proportion of professional readings to total readings, and the types of reading materials available to teachers. Seven conclusions were drawn from a survey of teachers: (1) Television ranks first in utilization, reading second, and radio third, both in general utilization and utilization with an education emphasis; (2) Prime radio listening time is early morning and television viewing time, early evening; (3) In radio, television, and reading, teachers utilize general type programs more than those of an educational nature; (4) In educational readings, teachers prefer general readings to research readings; (5) Teachers with greater amount of education read more educational literature; (6) Teachers with elementary preparation listened to more educational radio and viewed more television, both general and educational, than did those with secondary preparation. Those with secondary preparation did most general reading; (7) Teachers with fewer years of teaching experience view more general television, and the more experienced teachers utilize more educational radio, educational television, and professional readings. (JD)