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


                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 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)

Check the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K is intended to  simultaneously
satisfy  the filing  obligation  of the  registrant  under any of the  following
provisions:

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     CFR 230.425)
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     240.14a-12)
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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))




                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

Sprint  Corporation hereby amends its Current Report on Form 8-K dated September
28,  2004 as set forth in this  Current  Report  on Form  8-K/A to set forth the
Board Committees to which the new director, William H. Swanson, has been named.


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

As previously reported,  on September 28, 2004, the Board of Directors of Sprint
Corporation  ("Sprint") elected William H. Swanson as a director. 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.

At the time of his election to the Sprint Board of  Directors,  Mr.  Swanson was
not appointed to serve on any Board  committee.  On April 19, 2005, the Board of
Directors  appointed Mr. Swanson to serve on the Compensation  Committee and the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.












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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:  April 19, 2005                   By:  /s/ Michael T. Hyde
                                           Michael T. Hyde, Assistant Secretary


















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