Credit Jeanie Lindsay / IPB News The Purdue University Board of Trustees took a key step at its meeting Wednesday toward giving up ownership of its NPR member station, WBAA. The university announced last week it intends to transfer ownership of WBAA to the public media group that manages Indianapolis NPR and PBS station WFYI. At its meeting, the board formally approved Purdue's letter of intent to transfer ownership of the station, and authorized university officials to negotiate terms of the deal. A handful of concerned community members attended the meeting and held up small signs asking the school to "Save WBAA" as the board discussed the change.