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Salton basin.
 The region is known as Palo Verde,
 Coachella and Imperial Valleys. The
 Imperial Valley proper comprises the
 sum of 515,000 acres of irrigable land in California and 255,000 in Mexico. All this highly productive area lies below the low water level of the riy- CT and much of it is below the sea level. More than 100000 acres in California and 17O,O00 acres in Mexi- co are cultivated Water is diverted
 for irrigation from Redwood heading,
 about a mile upstream from the Inter- 1 national Boundary running through a
 canal known as Alamo River through 1 Mexican territory and back to the Cal l ifornia side.
 1 The valley first was protected from i floodwaters by headworks of the ca
 nal and by an embankment of the
 river side of the canal. This em- bankment now forms a secondary line
 of defense consisting of levees of the California Development Company and Sais levee, extending from the canal intakes south along the river about
 ten miles, then bearing west for six i teen miles. Other levees were built at Volcano lake, about twenty miles
 below the border, and at Pescadero ] Cut, about 23 miles south of the line. The Yuma, Arizona, side is protected
 by the Ockerson Levee
 These main leyees, about thirteen feet high, are surmounted by railroad ] tracks so that rock may be rushed quickly for revetment fills of any breaks.
 Some seven million dollars has been spent on flood protection for Im-
 perial Valley, and annual mainten- ance, engineers say, amounts to s200,-
 900 to s6O0,OOO.
 1 Palo Verde project on the west
 side of the river in Riverside, and Im-
 perial Counties, above Imperial Val
 ley, is protected by the levee 2S 1-2
 miles long, There are 78,00O irri.
 gable acres in this valley, of which
 more than half is irrigated.
 The flood menace increases each
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COLORADO VENTS ITS
 WRATH EACH SPRING
 ON IMPERIAL VALLEY

LOS ANGELES, May 2S.-(P)- The broad and fertile Imperial val ley in the southwestern corner of the United States, from whose 2,OOO square miles the earliest fruits and vegetables speed by express to all parts of the country each year, anx- iusly awaits the orgy of the Cobra do River as spring turns into sum- mer. Each year the mighty Cobra do, accumulating the melting snows and spring freshets of seven states, courses high above the floor of the valley, threatening to restore to the map, in part at least, a great sea that once was 320 feet deep, known as the Salton Sea.
 The Colorado, once emptying its tremendous flow of water into this sea, now flows behind levees over a changing delta into the Gulf of Calif- Ornia. It is great river of sand and water it's muddy stream trans porting enough sediment in one year to cover about 100000 acres a foot deep.
 Fl Centro and Brawley, cities of the Imperial Valley, are 50 and no feet, respectively, below the sea lev el, while the river, near Yuma, is 125 feet above sea level, and at the head of the delta region the Volcano Lake region, south of Imperial Val ley, the river moves onward at an elevati 300 to 400 feet higher than the lowest portions of Imperial Val ley.
 If not restrained by artificial bar riers, any overlapping of the rivers west and north, or right, bank would send it's mass of water in a flood down a slope into the Imperial Valley. This would inundate one of the richest val. leys in the country, the land of the date, the avocado, cotton, lettuce and fruits and melons. All this is the
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Famous Sailing Ship
 Comes to Tranquil End

LIVERPOOL, May 2S. P)-The four masted steel bark Buckingham, known in ports throughout the world as "The Queens Ship" which was taken over by the United States Ship ping Board during the war and re- fitted at a cost of $27O,000, has had all the wind taken out of her once proud sails, and is to end her days as an ordinary barge for carrying coal in placid waters. The passing of the old wind jammer, the only merchant vessel ever christened by Queen Victoria, was announced re- gently in Seabreezes, Liverpool shipping magazine.
 According to advices received here from Newcastle. New South Wales, the bark has been at Double Bay since December( 1922, and has now been purchased by the Waratah Coal Company of that port. The sale price was ten tnOuSdnu uollars.
 The Buckingham iIas had a TO- mantle career since her launching here 36 years ago. She was one of the earliest steel sailing vessels of the modern type to sail the seven seas, and was known from Halifax to Puget Sound, in Honolulu and the Orient and the South Seas. She is of 2,66O tons gross, and her figure head was that of beautifully carved image of Queen Victoria. At the christening the queen broke a bottle of wine against a statue represent ing her own person.
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Dr. Each and Dr. Fredericksen, Se- attle Eye Specialists at the Overland Hotel May 2S-29-30 Eyes examined, glasses fitted.
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year owing to the enormous deposit of silt in the river bed, which raises it's level annually.
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Join the Chamber of Commerce.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-25
SHERMAN CHEWING
OFF BIC MOUTHFUL

J SHERMAN, Tex, Dec. %. - The
most ambitious intersectional clash
ever participated in by Texas high
school eleven will be played here New
Years Day, when the Sherman Bear
cats play host to the Bellefonte pa
Academy, indicated in the last nine
years. The game is expected to pro-
vide a splendid comparison between
the brands of football played in tue
North and South.
Coach Hugh Butler of the Bearcats
declared Thursday that if his men dis
play the same fighting spirit on New
Years Day that they did in defeating
Terril School, Texas Academy cham
pions, 30 to 0, he is confident they
also will take the measure of the pow
erful Bellefontc eleven.
Sherman has not met defeat this
season and is held by many sports
writer's to be the strongest high school
eleven in the state. Alleged ineligible
ity of Caraway, one of its star backs
forced its retirement from the state
race.
Bellefonte this season has piled up
346 points to its opponents Z, defeat,
ing such teams as the University OF
Pittsburgh Freshmen, New York Uni
vcrsity Freshmen, Bucknell Freshmen
and st. Thomas College.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-25
INORTHERNERS ENJOY
GOLF At CHRISTMAS

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-LR--|
Christmas Day and the golf links Of
the Northwest clear Of snow and ice,
and even frost-such a situation sell
dom confronts eastern sport lovers.
If the predicted snow fails to ap-
pear today, on the links will be seen
hundreds of beswathed figures en-
joying the new lease of golf that the
mild weather has given them.
Even northern Massachusetts, deyo1
tees continue to play golf. with the
shortest day Of the year passed. The
greens are Of the temporary order q
Of course, because the regular smooth
carpets were abandoned when the firs<
signs of frost appeared. II
Only last Sunday, Howard ~
I,ogue, New York business man, ne
gotiated hole in one, 4 155-yar9
spoon shot. The feat was accomplisneq
at the Wykayke club where caddic1
are available for the winter play.
In other years, there has been VIM
ter golf in the Northeast but mosuy
when brightly painted balls. distin]
guished against the white Of the snow
were used.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-25
NOW THERE ARE
FOUR TEAMS /
IN RACE .

AUSTIN, Dec. 25.-Forest Avenue
High school of Dallas and Cisco's Biz
Dam Loboes play at Cisco Saturday,
and Robstown High plays the Waco
Tigers at Waco the same afternoon
under still another new arrangement
in the semi-finals of the Texas Inter
scholastic Leagues football elimina
lions.
Waco changed its mind about for
feiting another chance for the stare
title and the Tigers went into tran
ing again yesterday.
Beaumont eliminated Waco, but
Beaumont was ruled out of the race.
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
Following ruling ineligible Thurs
day of Sam Balliew, Beaumont High
captain. or protest brought by Waco
a game was scheduled for Saturday
at Waco between Waco and Robs'
town, the victor to play. New Year
Day winner of the Dallas Forest Ave
nue. Cisco game of Saturday at Cisco
Waco and Robstown, both eliminated
by Beaumont, were allowed to re-en'
ter when Beaumont was automatically
eliminated by Balliew's ineligibility.
The athletic committee of Waco
High school wired the executive com
mittee as follows: ''The athletic com
mittee voted to withdraw from further
participation in the league football
race this year. This done in inter
est of good craftsmanship, as it was
our protest which caused Beaumont
Il
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-25
All HA! REAL GRID
CLASSIC COMING UP

Hear ye, football fans Of San An
tonic
Whereas there have been some
thrilling football encounters in this
city during the last several months,
il is authoritatively announced by
Managers doc" Warren of the San
Antonio Bulldogs and Johnny Duns'
more of the San Pedro Tigers that the
choice morsel is yet to be served.
The Bulldogs and Tigers, who have
been making faces at one another from
safe distance ever since the season
opened. have agreed to fight it out at
closer quarters. They will meet Mt !
o'clock Sunday afternoon at Schwab
Field.
1t has not been definitely decided
what title will accompany the winner.
The Tigers have based strong claim
To the city intermediate championship,
while the Bulldogs have been sort OF
betwixt and between the intermediate
and senior divisions, faring well
against the intermediate and not SO
well against the seniors.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-25
1Some Cash, but
Mostly Glory, in
AH-star Game

Widespread curiosity as to
what those college men, their
athletic careers in school ended
and their financial needs upper
most, will receive for their work
in the Christmas Day game at
Fort Sam Houston against the
Second Division, prompts a
statement by the promoters that
"Red" Grange probably wouldn't
be interested.
There's some cash but mostly
glory ahead Of the players. and
promoters rs well. The fans,
after all, will be the big win
ners, il the game is as good as it
promises.
The College All.Stars have
squad Of sixteen. The payroll
is slightly more than s140o.
Figure it out for yourself.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-25
SHEARER JUST
HANDED
CHAMP ION
Affidavit Sets Forth Bart
lett Still One-armed
Golf King.

Tom Bartlett Of Marlin, Texas, is
the one-armed golf champion Of the
state.
All Marlin says so.
In fact. Marlin has sworn to it.
The Light is in receipt Of an affi-
davit. made on the stationery of the
Marlin Chamber of Commerce and
signed by the ecretary-manager, H..
A. Bell, and nine business and profess
sional men of Marlin to the effect
that Mr.. Bartlett is the one-armed
golf champion of Texas, defeat at the
hands of ii. J. Shearer of San Antonio
Notwithstanding. "a.
ONE-HANDED CHAMP.
II develops that Mr.. Shearer is the
one-handed champion of Texas, which
is something entirely different.
A. few weeks ago, Mr.. Shearer went
TO Marlin to play golf match with
Mr.. Bartlett for the zone armed
championship of Texas" Word came
back the next day that Mr.. Shcarer
had won and was crowned champion.
But it seems now that there were
conditions governing the match Mt
Marlin which kept Mr.. Bartlett from
placing his title in jeopardy.
Getting technical, the Marlin affl-
davit in part explains the situation
"Some time ago Mr.. Kcene Koetter,
golf professional Of the Alamo Coun-
try Club of San Antonio. wrote to
us regarding Mr.. Tom Bartlett's claim
to the one-armed golf championship
of Texas and stated that Mr.. II. j..
Shearer was very much perturbed be-
cause Of 1t.
I'm this letter he suggested that a
match be arranged between Mr.. Bart
lett and Mr.. Shearer.
MINUS ONLY A HAND.
"Mr. Bartlett accepted. In reply to
Mr.. Bartlett's acceptance Mr.. Koet-
Ter advised us that Mr.. Shearer was
not really one-armed, but was minus
a hand. No further correspondence
passed as Mr.. Bartlett made jour
ney to San Antonio for the purpose of
meeting Mr.. Shearer.
."Whilc in San Antonio Mr.. Bartlett
and Mr.. Shearer went ahead and play
ed IS holes. with Mr.. Shearer using
only one arm in his playing. Mr.
Bartlett won by one hole.
"Then Mr.. Shearer came to Marin
10 play the remaining is holes, but
on his arrival here insisted that he did
not care to play the match with one
arm, but that he was willing to call
of the match for the championship
and play an exhibition match. using
his one good arm and the stub of his
other hand to guide his club.
at was thoroughly understood that
this match would in no way count be-
fore the match was started. 1t was
agreed between the two gentlemen
prior to the match that Mr.. Bartlett
was to retain his claim as one-armed
\ champion Of Texas and that Mr.
Shearer could claim the one-handed
championship should he so desire.
$50 you see the two gentlemen were
playing under entirely different handi-
cans"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-25
WADE AND HIS
BANANAS IN
PASADENA /
Bv HARRY CRAYSON

PASADENA, Dec. 25.-Coach Wal
lace Wade and % young Southern
gentlemen composing the University
of Alabama football team have checked
in here for the purpose OF battnn@
the University of Washington teain
in the annual New Years Day classic.
No less than AZ are in the Tusca i
loosa party. headed by President Den
NJ OF the university.
Having had no previous experience
in the New Years Day game here VIII
handicap the players, but Wade points
TO the fact that the climate Of South
ern California and Alabama are some
what similar. For this reason he has
prescribed two hours Of hard work
daily. The Alabamans received their
first dose of this medicine in the hose
Bowl this afternoon.
KNOWS VESTS SPEED.
clone Star" Dietz's Washington
Staters gave Wade good idea OF the
caliber of Pacific Coast football on
January 1. 1916, so the Alabama
strategist knows just what nc is run
ming up against in Washington. WADE
played for Brown University that year
Gnd D1etZ WOuucfful Ctcdiioh We"
Hoped Brown, IA to 0. 4
Wade says his team is truly repre-,
sentative of the best Of Southern and
Eastern football, although it beat
Georgia Tech. perhaps the best team
on its schedule, by only one touch
down.
SUBS ALLOW SCORE.
On the other hand, only one outfit
scored on the Southcrners, and that
one. Birmingham Southern, crossed the
final chalk mark on Alabama substi-
tutes only after the regulars had run
up 50 points. That's a fine recon-
mendation for Quarterback Pooiey
Hubert, said to be the best defensi'
back in the South.
The Alabamans proved to be a
husky lot. The backs will average
around 1876, the forwards 200 pounds.
Washington leaves Seattle Monday
arriving the day before the game.
Wade gave his tentative lineup as /;
Hudson and Winslett. ends; Camp and
Perry, tackles; Jones and Buckier-
guards: Holmes. center; Hubert, quar-
ter; Barnes and GILES, halves; Mack
Brown, fullback.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-25
JUNIOR CHAMPIONS
TO PLAY ALL-STARS
ON NEW YEARS DAY

Frenchy's Black Cats, claimants Of
the city junior football championship,
will play their last game of the sea-
son when they meet an "all-city" junior
eleven at Lions Field on New Years
Day. The Black Cats will use their
regular lineup, while their opponents
will be composed of players from sew
eral crack junior elevens Of the city.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-25
S12,5OO CONTRACT \.
Z FOR COACH SMITH

r PHILADELPHIA, Dec. s5.--CR)--
A contract said by his friends to call
for salary Of $12,500 season TO
continue TO coach the University of
California football team for the next
four years awaits the signature, Of
Andy Smith, who is i'll in hospital
here with bronchial pneumonia.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-25
YANKS EVEN GETTING
'EM FROM SEMI-PROS

CONVICTION, KY, Dec. 25.-R-
William Marksberry, Covington, who
played shortstop with the Kentucky
Jockey Club team in the Kentucky,
Indiana and Ohio semi-professional
league, has signed contract with
the New York American League club,
John NJ. Dugan, president of the "Kio {"
organization, said today. Miller Hug
gins, Yankee manager, signed Marks
berry while on a recent visit to Gin
cinnati, Dugan said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-25
COMMENDs WACOANs.

The executive committee replied !:
"The state executive committee con
graduates and commends your conf
mittee for action. In opinion 1T
committee this is the greatest ex-
ample of craftsmanship ever shown
in Texas. While commencing you for
this action the committee requests that
you reconsider and continue in the
state race in order that injustice may
not be done to team, to Robstown.
and other teams remaining in the
race at this time. Although your
spirit merits great commendation. the
committee feels that it is best for
Waco to re-enter."
New Britain herald., 1925-12-15

now. The music by the Hotel Bond trio sounded just as if 1t was in the next room, so clear did it come through, Why shouldn't it? II we had opened the window we could have heard it nearly as well. See ond Hungarian Rhapsody" by Liszt was the last number. on tho pro gram, this familiar selection going over big,
 A snappy program Of songs and music came through WJH and we are beginning 10 feel that old dig ui1cd Radio Corp, station is forget ting itself, Honestly, t's exceptional that WIZ should mbend itself so much as 10 give out light programs each evening. It's something that has never happened until this fall, and We are all for it, Remain so, WIZ, remain so' "I Want To Be Happy" |" from No, No Nanctte," was rcn- dered by a quartet, and then Lou Rodcman, Vioinist, offered "Pre- tending" Monkey Doodle.Doo" and "l Wonder Where My Baby Is To- night" Then Frank Harrison played a banjo solo, "So Am l." Program excellent. The station came through loud and clear, as it was broadcast ing on 50 kilowatts.
 
 At the bell they were exchanging 1 body blows in q neutral corner The l quartet then put over Annie 1 Laurie" in a laudible manner, fol- ] lowing which Sam Herman presented l two NylophOne solos, which could not have been beat for clarity and tone color. Fond Of You" and "A Bunch Of Roses" were the numbers
 WBAL at Baltimore, besides being loud and clear, accomplished an un. heard of feat when it disentanglcC itself from WGY anu stood on its i own feet. Many fans have been com. pIaining that the two stations gel . mixed up, and we had found it sC until last eve Hg, when neither ont intcrfored wit hthe other. The WBAI dinner orchestra offered Tn a Mon
New Britain herald., 1925-12-15
Through tie Static

An abundance of atmosphere was encountered last evening, but we cut it in slices anl spread it on bread, The taste is something like rare old cheese or several discour- aged cEgs. Conditions last night were excellent as far as volume and dis tance reception were concerned, but there was considerable static to be encountered and We were at time bothered by the old familiar grind ing noise,
 We wish to state right here and now that our opinion Of the pro- gram presented last Friday hy Iris tol artists at WTlC has been , changed. Oh, My, So radically, We wish to state that everything on that program was much better than any thing We have ever heard any time, Perfect! Marvellous, Exceptionally brilliant. Stupcndous, Wndorful. The Bristol Chamber, of Commerce or somebody handed us a box of cigars last evening, but that doesn't affect LIS any. Our change of mind came just after consideration ot the 1 program. Oh, My. We certainly are not bothered by bribcs or anything. Those cigars were mighty good | though.
 We're going 10 pull the old stuff
New Britain herald., 1925-12-15

q;30~-Arlists from the Southern Methodist university, school, Of music. l@-Dancc music, FoNtrottor's orch WOAi--SAA ANTONIO--3O5 9;30--Gcghart Mexican Players. kFNF--SIIf,NANDOAt.-2GG S--Mnsical program from Under wood. Iowa.
 kMA--SHENANDOsH-2S2 7-Moytlower Trio and talk ol flow CTS.
 l0-May's Mandolin Musicians, Talk
 WOC-DANENPORT-lSl 6;45-Chimcs. News, police bulletins, weather and markets. 1:30-Bcdtime story. S-Educational farm talk, Mineral Feeds For Cattle and Other Farm Animals" S;So-lo-Same as WEAF. New York 1o-"Around The World With B. J. in s Months in S Nights" Part 3. lO:45-Program by Crescent orch.
 KSO-CLARINDA-2i2 S--Nocai and instrumental music. 9;S0-Orchestra.
 WHO-DES MOINES-52G | S:S0-Raleigh Quintet. 9-Tho Bankers Life Trio. l2--Bankcrs' Life Little symphonic orchestra.
 KSD-ST. LOUlS-5I5 G,5S-Good Will propram.
 WDAF-KANSAS CITY-3G5 1-Markets and weather. Tell Me-a, Story Lady. Trianon Ensemble. lg;A5-Nighthawk frolic. Dance music and solos.
 WOQ-KANSAS CTTY-27S 9-l0-Devotional musical program.
 WOAW-OMAHA-526 -Sandman's Visit, Val Mclaughlin 7:20-Ciassical offering. 5:45-Dancc music, Ed. Meyers Pcony Park orchestra. io-Classics, l0;45-Francis Potters banjo orch l1:SO-DanCe music, The Omadal, orchestra.
 1 n. m.-Rialto Alarm program. Pet, and Rcpcte announcing.
 KFAB-LINCOLN, NEB.--3i1 c:3o--Little Symphony orchestra. 9:5o-Artists from the University O Nebraska,
 WCCO-M1NNEAPOUS-ttG 7:15-Dick Longs Nankin Cafe orcl $;30-1O-Samc as WEAF, N. Y. 10 - The Minneapolis Municipa chorus
 KFMX-NORTHFIELD-337 10:S0-Piano recital by Fredericl Locke Lawrence.
 WHAD-MlLWAUKEE-215 7-Bill Jennings Milwaukee Ath lctic club orchestra.
 WSOE-MILWAUKEE-24G S:30-Musical musings. 9:45-PhiIm Phancies 10-Tho Citidal band of the Salya stion Army.
 WEBW-BELOIT, WIS.-2J3 G-Misccllanoous program of voca solos, whi&tling solos, duets yiol and organ recitals.
 KE'NA--OGDEN, GTAIi-2Gt 1-lladio Dealers program. kFXF-COLORADO SPRINGS--25 i0:%O-Musical program. Artists { be announced
 KOA-DENVER-323 $:30--Brown Palace String orch. g:30 - Ncws-Timcs concert. Silcr Night.
 KON-OAKI.AND-36f l0-NcWs, stocks, markets an
New Britain herald., 1925-12-15

astery Garden" and Tn Shadow land"
 WGR at Buffalo surprised us with the volume with which 1t was heard, and we enjoyed two numbers by a well voiced baritone, George Phelps, who rendered that old fa- vorite, West of The Great Divide" and "Oh, How l Miss You Tonight"
 After II o'clock everything we heard came in with an over abun- dance Of volume. Take WSM. Nash vile, for instance, The station drowned out everything within three degrees although 1t stuck steadily 10 It's Waveicngth. Tho static was even discouraging, and while we were lis tcuing to that station, not Q bit did we hear, As part of q program by the Exchange club. the quartet of that organization sang Moonlight and Roses exceptionally well. Clarity was feature.
 
 Although we didn't remain long. because We didn't care particularly 1 for the number being played, We 1 maryclled at the volume of KFkN, ! Hastings, Nebraska, The volume was | fully as great as that Of WTAM, i Cleveland. in the lattcr's wilder mo- mcnts and a piano solo of a Classi- cal nature, a meditation of some kind, came in sharp and with q deep tone.
 Wo heard Deep River" as q foA trot for the first time since "DeaI 1 old Southland" was one of tho r. igning hits. It was played from WGR by the Statler dance orchestra The arrangement was rather loose however, and the orchestra didn seem to do justice 10 the selection.
 The Farnham trio played as th' concluding number on the program of KAMA, Shenandoah. Iowa, Chop in's Military Polanaisc," There wal volume, but the transmission wa' mushy at times. The great com
New Britain herald., 1925-12-15

weather 1l--Nioiin, soprano, piano, saNo- phone and baritone solos. 1e;30-Auc>ion bridge game. l~-Hotel S', Francis dance orch.
 KHJ-IOS ANGlLES-I05 h--Arcade Cafeteria orchestra. t30-Childrcn's program. lo;S0-Talk on dogs, i2-Cochrm Brothers program, l-Don Clurt's Hotel Biltmore dance orchestra,
 Kp0--SAN FRhNCISCO--i2S 9;io'-Statcs Restaurant orchestra. Io-l'airmoWt Hotel orchestra. ll--Mnstrol show. 19-Mona O!l trio. Gypsy and Mar ta, close harmony. 1-Jack Coukcy's Cabirians.
 SILENT NIGHT. KIOM pWN WKAQ kGW KOA kOB WAHG WHAD WAND WSOE WEBER WCAL WGST WSM WJAD WllAX WRNA WJBL NJAI WLWL WHIT KSAC WOI WOS WSl'I WSMB WTAM.