Radio: Continued Balmy

Despite a cold front reportedly moving down from Canada, U.S. radio last week remained dizzy with the heat:

¶In Yuma, Ariz., KYUM officials announced a new rating system for summer programs: during last week's hot spell an observer was dispatched to the local water system to tot up the rises & falls in the water pressure. (When Yuma's temperature gets near 110°, everybody goes outside to water the lawn, and local water pressure drops; when a particularly popular program comes on the air, people turn off their hoses, rush inside to listen, and the water...

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