Iowa's three stations consider consolidating

"A consultant’s report recommended unprecedented sharing among the current radio systems at Iowa’s three public universities and the hiring of a single executive director to oversee operations."
from the Quad City Times
"Iowa's three university-based public radio stations would get less money from the state, would merge as a network called Iowa Public Radio, and would extend service into western Iowa, under a consultant's recommendations released Tuesday by the Board of Regents."
from the Des Moines Register
"A consultant recommends that the Iowa Board of Regents set up a board that would bring public radio to western Iowa, while weaning the regents' public radio stations of $300,000, or 15 percent, of their state support."
from the Cedar Rapids Gazette