Iowa Public Radio will move its broadcast operations to downtown Ames in the next few years, ending more than a century of radio history on the Iowa State University campus.
IPR Executive Director Myrna Johnson said the organization has secured space at 415 Main St., home to 1430 KASI, a place she said is well-suited for the network’s technical needs. The organization will make the move official by June 2028.
“The space we are moving into was designed for radio, so it is a perfect new location for our master control and studios,” Johnson said. “Over the next few months, we will begin renovating the space and planning the move.”
More than 100 years of public radio at Iowa State University
IPR has been based on the ISU campus for more than 100 years. Broadcasting began in 1911, when physics professor “Dad” Hoffman built a transmission line from the campus water tower to Engineering Hall to establish a wireless telegraph station…