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- 10 - March 30, 1946 LaMars* Iowa ’’He wish, to express our appreciation for the broadcasts of the Iowa State High School Basketball Tournament, which was carried by your station. Everyone la LaMars and the surrounding communities was especially interested in the State Tournament this year* and being able to hear the broadcasts from your station, was* we believe,, a great public service for this community,** Mr. Harner, President LEMARS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE March 25., 1946 Centerville,, Iowa W X wish to express my appreciation for your broadcast of th© basketball games at love. City, Reception in ^antarville* of the other stations which were broadcasting, was almost negligible In the evening., WOX came in very satisfactorily and revealed the fact that they should be permitted to broadcast evening programs, B, V, Fannon Super intend ©it CBl'TTBRVILLB PUBLIC SCHOOLS These 19 broadcasts of play-by-play description of high school and inter-collegiate basketball games during the winter months of 1941 and 1946 were a means of wholesome entertainment to students in the high schools of Iova« as well as the public in general and brought no letters or other word of disapproval from any listeners,, who may have experienced interference in getting the program of the dominant station on the 640 kilocycle assignment « which leads us to believe that more of the public will be served if* with propei* engineering safeguards,, the Special Service Authorizations could be made permanent The real value of a radio station, however, rests not so much In its unusual and special cervices as in the Impact and utility of its day-by^day program scheduled. The market news reported above 6 as well as being a special service B Is a day-by-day service. Other Items of great value in UOI’s regular daylight schedule include Its program of agricultural information* (other than market newsK its broadcasts of local, regional* and national