Daily Iowan, October 4, 1927:
Radio audience protests silence of station WSUI
Broadcast games cut receipts at field says council
Protests from radio listeners in Iowa and other middle-western states have been flooding WSUI, the university radio station, during the last few days, following the decision of the university athletic council to prohibit broadcasting of football games from Iowa Field.
Action was taken by the council last week, according to reports, because it was claimed that broadcasting of the games plays havoc with the gate receipts. Persons find it cheaper and more convenient to tune in on the game than attend, it is said.
When announcement was made Thursday that WSUI would be silent during the Iowa-Monmouth contest Saturday afternoon, letters, telegrams and long-distance calls began to pour in to the station and to the athletic department. Following the game, an even greater number of pleas for broadcasting have been received.