Time Warner Appeals FCC's MASN Ruling

Time Warner Cable is asking the five members of the Federal Communications Commission to nullify a staff order that required the cable company to widely distribute a Washington-Baltimore regional sports network to hundreds of thousands of North Carolina cable subscribers. The cable company filed its appeal on Nov. 26, attempting to nullify a staff ruling that mandated carriage of Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), the pay-TV home of the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals baseball clubs. MASN also airs 200 NCAA basketball games, including 30 contests that include North Carolina schools, MASN spokesman Todd Webster said. Time Warner's appeal was filed under seal. A public version is expected to be available with a few days.