Kent State trustees expected to vote on WKSU ‘merger’ with Ideastream next week

Eventually, WKSU will be the public radio news and information station for Northeast Ohio, and Ideastream’s WCPN will become a classical music station, the source said. Lyndsey Brennan/The Portager

Kent State trustees expected to vote on WKSU ‘merger’ with Ideastream next week

- Lyndsey Brennan , Emma Andrus

By Emma Andrus and Lyndsey Brennan

The Kent State Board of Trustees is expected to vote at its Wednesday meeting to merge WKSU, the university’s NPR-affiliated radio station, and Cleveland-based Ideastream, according to a person with knowledge of the plan. 

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