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                          UNITED STATES
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                             FORM 8-K
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                          CURRENT REPORT

               PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
               THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  February 13, 2006


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                  BROADCAST INTERNATIONAL, INC.
      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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           UTAH                        0-13316                 87-0395567
(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)

       7050 UNION PARK AVENUE, SUITE 600
           SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH                             84047
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)


          Registrant's telephone number: (801) 562-2252

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable

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                  BROADCAST INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                             FORM 8-K

ITEM 5.02(d) Appointment of Directors
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      On February 13, 2006, our Board of Directors through consent resolution
unanimously voted to appoint Mr. Kirby Cochran to the Board of Directors and
to accept the resignation of Mr. Randy Turner from the Board of Directors. The
new member of the Board of Directors does not have any understandings or
relationships with third parties pursuant to which he was appointed to the
Board nor has he had any prior relationship or transactions with us. Mr.
Turner, an employee, resigned from the Board so that the Board could appoint
another independent director and now a majority of the Board members are
independent

Kirby D. Cochran, age 52, has extensive knowledge and experience investing in
growth, emerging growth and established operating companies. For the past five
years, Mr. Cochran has been an angel investor and business consultant,
assisting growth stage companies with their strategy and operations. Mr.
Cochran holds an MBA from North Dakota State University and has taught
graduate school for several years as an adjunct professor in the Business and
Finance departments at the University of Utah. He teaches courses in finance,
business strategy, analysis, growth and venture financing. His has developed
proprietary capitalization models using debt and equity instruments for the
investment, acquisition and operations of companies.


ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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     none


                            SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  February 17, 2006

                                        BROADCAST INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                        a Utah corporation

                                        By:    /s/ Rod Tiede
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                                        Name:  Rod Tiede
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive
                                               Officer

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