Variety radio directory (1938)

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SPORTS BY STATIONS -Continued WSPA, Spartanburg, S. C Home football games of Wofford College and Spartanburg High School sponsored by local Coca-Cola bottling company; Clemson vs. University of South Carolina football game, sponsored by Nehi; one Winston-Salem Orphanage football game locally sponsored. WSPD, Toledo, O All Toledo Mud Hens baseball games for General Mills (Wheaties) and SoconyVacuum Oil. WSPR, Springfield, Mass Yale football games for SoconyVacuum Oil. WSVA, Harrisonburg, Va Ten major college football games for Atlantic Refining. WS YR, Syracuse, N. Y Syracuse University football games for Atlantic Refining; re-creation of Syracuse (International League) ball games for General Mills (Wheaties) and Socony-Vacuum Oil; one high school football game for local sponsor. WTAD, Quincy, 111 No sports mentioned for the 1937 season. Station states that play-by-play descriptions of St. Louis Cardinals ball games are being sponsored in 1938 by General Mills (Korn Kix). WTAG, Worcester, Mass Nine major college football games for Atlantic Refining. WTCN, MinneapolisSt. Paul, Minn. . St. Paul baseball team games for General Mills (Wheaties) and Socony-Vacuum Oil; basketball, football, boxing, wrestling, hockey, golf and midget auto races (all local) for local sponsors. WTHT, Hartford, Conn Boston Bees and Braves baseball games for General Mills (Wheaties) and Socony-Vacuum Oil; Yale football games for Socony-Vacuum Oil. In 1938 the local games, and re-creation of away games, of the Hartford baseball team in the Eastern League will be broadcast for Atlantic Refining. WTIC, Hartford, Conn Nine major college football games for Atlantic Refining. WTJS, Jackson, Tenn Auto races at West Tennessee Fair for local sponsor; three Jackson High School football games for local sponsor. WTM J, Milwaukee, Wis All University of Wisconsin football and basketball games, all pro Green Bay Packers football games, Wisconsin Amateur Golf championship, Golden Gloves bouts finals, and World's Championship Match Game bowling for Wadhams Oil; six day bike races (Milwaukee) for Husting Oil. WTMV, East St. Louis, 111 East St. Louis High School football games for local sponsor; ditto regional basketball tournament. WTRC, Elkhart, Ind Play-by-play baseball (teams not mentioned) for C. G. Conn, Ltd.; all Elkhart High School football and basketball games for local sponsor. WW J, Detroit, Mich Baseball for General Mills, and White Star Refining. Baseball in 1938 will be sponsored by Kellogg. WWNC, Asheville, N. C All baseball games of Asheville Tourists (Piedmont League) (play-by-play and reconstruction) for Kellogg. WWSW, Pittsburgh, Pa Pittsburgh Pirates out-of-town baseball games, and re-creation of home games for Atlantic Refining; Pittsburgh Pirates pro football games (out-of-town) for Oldsmobile; Duquesne University out-of-town football games for Atlantic Refining. 1106