Speaking of which, his radio program continues to air on shortwave,
he's currently on 13570 at 2000utc at WINB.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...T1HmwD9BUPAP01

TEXARKANA, Ark. — Evangelist Tony Alamo has been sentenced to 175
years in federal prison for taking underage girls across state lines
for sex.

Alamo was sentenced Friday in Texarkana, Arkansas.

U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes listened to testimony from three
of Alamo's victims before giving Alamo the maximum time allowed by
federal guidelines. He told Alamo that he will one day face "a greater
judge," and said "may (God) have mercy on your soul."

A hearing is set for Jan. 13 to determine whether Alamo's victims will
get restitution.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further
information. AP's earlier story is below.

TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — Several of the child "wives" who helped convict
evangelist Tony Alamo of federal sex charges were expected to return
to the witness stand on Friday during his sentencing hearing.

The 75-year-old leader of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries were
scheduled to appear in court in Texarkana. A jury convicted him in
July on a 10-count indictment accusing him of taking young girls
across state lines for sex. Alamo faces up to 175 years in prison

After the jury's decision, the apocalyptic preacher told reporters:
"I'm just another one of the prophets that went to jail for the
Gospel."

How long he stays behind bars will be up to U.S. District Judge Harry
F. Barnes, who will rule after Alamo's lawyers plead for leniency.
However, prosecutors believe Barnes will side with victims and apply a
sentencing ensuring that Alamo never gets released.

"We believe he will face the rest of his natural life in prison,"
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyra Jenner said in July.

Each count also carries possible fines of $250,000.

In court filings, federal prosecutors said three of the women Alamo
"married" at ages as young as 8 will offer victim-impact testimony.
Prosecutors said the three also offered written statements for Alamo's
sentencing report.

In their efforts to sway Barnes, defense lawyers offered letters from
followers and a report from one of Alamo's doctors. The doctor
expressed alarm that the evangelist has lost around 70 pounds since
his arrest in September 2008 and noted that Alamo suffered a fainting
spell and has had hallucinations.

That weight loss, and his previous poor health, leaves Alamo
dangerously exposed to heart problems, Dr. Samuel Berkman wrote.

"I would call him a walking time bomb," Berkman wrote.

During the trial, Alamo's child "brides" described how he "married"
them in private ceremonies while they were minors, sometimes giving
them wedding rings. Each detailed trips beyond Arkansas' borders
during which Alamo had sex with them.

With little physical evidence, prosecutors relied on the women's
stories to paint an emotional portrait of a charismatic religious
leader who was in charge of every aspect of his subjects' lives.

With defense witnesses, Alamo's lawyers offered questions trying to
show that the his trips out of state came from business, ministerial
or personal reasons. Defense lawyers largely left the issue of Alamo
having sex with the girls alone.

FBI agents and Arkansas State Police troopers had raided Alamo's Fouke
compound on Sept. 20, 2008, searching for evidence of the photos the
evangelist took of the underage girls he abused. He was arrested five
days later in Arizona.