North Carolina Lawmakers Urge FCC to Make Decision to Return MLB to NC

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) --- The national pastime has united North Carolina lawmakers in common cause in the effort to bring baseball back to their constituents in the Tarheel state. In a rare bipartisan and bicameral letter, six members of the delegation called on FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to make a decision on an appeal that has been stalled before his commission for more than 14 months.

A decision by the five-member Commission to uphold three previous independent rulings would pave the way for more than a million households in North Carolina to be able to watch nightly Major League Baseball on their cable provider, Time Warner Cable.

MASN To Launch MASN2 HD for 2010

MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles, will launch a high definition overflow channel beginning in the spring of 2010, the network announced today. The launch of MASN2 HD will allow the network to televise every Orioles and Nationals game live and in high-def throughout the season. The majority of MASN's cable and satellite affiliates will be prepared to carry the channel for the 2010 MLB campaign throughout the network's seven-state television territory.

MASN to Televise FCS Playoffs on Saturday

MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will televise the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs on Saturday, December 5th. The Division 1-AA Quarterfinals will include a noon game between William & Mary and Southern Illinois and an evening matchup between Appalachian State and Richmond at 7 p.m. Both games will be carried live on MASN.

MASN Announces Extensive NCAA Hoops Package

MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will televise nearly 200 college basketball games this season. The extensive lineup includes regional favorites, 12 conferences, 19 women's games, 12 Big East Games of the Week in HD, the BB&T Classic including a feature game between Maryland and Villanova and additional appearances by eight of the nation's top-ranked teams. MASN will also be home to MAAC men's and women's tournament action, as well as the Big South women's tournament in March.

MASN will televise 26 NCAA Carolina Basketball Games

MASN, the home of Carolina's live local sports, will televise 26 NCAA basketball games this season featuring 23 men's contests. MASN will feature 5 different conferences and 13 universities throughout the season with live action beginning this weekend. The ECU Pirates face the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Sunday at 2 p.m. live from the Greensboro Coliseum, exclusively on MASN.

MASN to Televise Exclusive Wake Forest vs. East Carolina Basketball Game

(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will provide the exclusive telecast of the East Carolina vs. Wake Forest men's basketball game on November 15th at 2 p.m. live from the Greensboro Coliseum, home of the 2010 ACC tournament. The game is part of MASN's continued partnership with East Carolina University, which brings the ECU Pirates to millions of viewers throughout MASN's seven-state territory.

MASN to Televise Exclusive ECU vs. Rice Game Live on October 17

Adding to an impressive slate of East Carolina programming this season, MASN will exclusively produce and televise ECU's Homecoming game against Rice on October 17th at 3:30 p.m. live from Greenville. This will increase to nine the number of Pirate football games being televised by MASN this year as part of the network's partnership with ECU.

The exclusive MASN production will feature veteran Pirates broadcaster Patrick Kinas providing play-by-play, and former ECU kicker Kevin Miller, who still holds the career record for successful PATs, doing color analysis.

MASN to Televise East Carolina Football

MASN will carry eight East Carolina Pirates football games this season, as part of a renewed partnership with the university. Beginning on September 5th with an intra-state rivalry between ECU and App State, MASN will carry 3 live Pirates games and 5 replays throughout the season.

FCC's Media Bureau Orders Time Warner to Carry MASN Within 30 Days

The FCC's Media Bureau has ordered Time Warner Cable to carry MASN on an analog tier to its North Carolina cable systems within 30 days, upholding the decisions of two separate arbitrators which had found Time Warner Cable guilty of discrimination against MASN.

According to the order, "TWC violated the program carriage statute and rules by discriminating against MASN on the basis of affiliation, and that such discrimination unreasonably restrained the ability of MASN to compete fairly."

FCC-Appointed Arbitrator Orders Carriage of MASN on Time Warner Cable in North Carolina

A second FCC-appointed arbitrator has found Time Warner Cable guilty of discrimination against an independent sports network and has ordered that the network be carried by the cable company to more than one million North Carolina households.

The second consecutive arbitration decision against the cable operator dramatically punctuates its years-long campaign of discrimination against MASN, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, and paves the way for the return of Major League Baseball and North Carolina sports programming to more than one million North Carolina Time Warner cable subscribers.

The Arbitrator's decision came after two days of testimony, with a full presentation of evidence and the examination of witnesses. It further builds the case against Time Warner Cable in its efforts to deny local sports programming to its customers that is available on other cable and satellite services in North Carolina.