NPR: radio station https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1183835628 radio station en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:03:57 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: radio station https://www.npr.org/tags/1183835628/radio-station FCC judge rules that Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station can keep its license Since 2022, WJBE has battled with the FCC over its owner, Joe Armstrong, being able to own a radio station following his conviction in 2016 for making a false statement on his tax return. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:38:28 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/09/18/1200157381/wjbe-knoxville-black-owned-radio-station-wins-fcc-appeal https://www.npr.org/2023/09/18/1200157381/wjbe-knoxville-black-owned-radio-station-wins-fcc-appeal

Since 2022, WJBE has battled with the FCC over its owner, Joe Armstrong, being able to own a radio station following his conviction in 2016 for making a false statement on his tax return.

]]> Jonathan Franklin Black-owned radio station may lose license over FCC 'character qualifications' policy Joe Armstrong, owner of WJBE 99.7 FM, says the FCC is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his conviction for a tax crime — one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station. Sun, 25 Jun 2023 07:01:08 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/06/25/1183783429/wjbe-knoxville-black-owned-radio-station-lose-license-fcc https://www.npr.org/2023/06/25/1183783429/wjbe-knoxville-black-owned-radio-station-lose-license-fcc

Joe Armstrong, owner of WJBE 99.7 FM, says the FCC is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his conviction for a tax crime — one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station.

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