UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 28, 2004


                               SPRINT CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

          Kansas                     1-04721                   48-0457967
(State of Incorporation)     (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
                                                          Identification No.)


        6200 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, Kansas              66251
         (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)


   Registrant's telephone number, including area code        (913) 624-3000



          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


               P. O. Box 7997, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66207-0997
                (Mailing address of principal executive offices)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal  Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers

On September 28, 2004, the Board of Directors of Sprint  Corporation  ("Sprint")
elected a new  director,  William H.  Swanson.  Mr.  Swanson is the Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon  Company,  an industry leader in defense and
government electronics,  space, information technology,  technical services, and
business and special  mission  aircraft.  The Sprint Board has not yet appointed
Mr.  Swanson to serve on any Board  committee.  A copy of Sprint's press release
announcing  Mr.  Swanson's  election  to the Board of  Directors  is attached as
Exhibit 99 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits


99   Press  Release  announcing  election of William H. Swanson as a director of
     Sprint Corporation.
















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                                    SIGNATURE

     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.


                                        SPRINT CORPORATION



Date:  September 29, 2004            By:  /s/ Michael T. Hyde
                                           Michael T. Hyde, Assistant Secretary

























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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number    Description                                                 Page

   99.    Press Release announcing election of William H. Swanson as a director
          of Sprint Corporation.

































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