Armstrong Status Conference May 17

A status conference is set for May 17 on a Tennessee AM station's license over the owner’s conviction for tax fraud, said an order Wednesday. Descriptions of discovery and prehearing motions are due May 13, the order said (see 2203210047). The matter was designated for hearing over WJBE(AM) Powell owner Joseph Armstrong’s 2017 conviction for improper tax filings on profits he generated by selling cigarette tax stamps after a state tax increase he voted for as a state legislator.