Hoyas on MASN

[hoya95]

Those of us living in DC who have Comcast cable haven't been able to see Nationals games on MASN for two seasons now. Apparently this week, MASN went to 24 hour programming instead of a blank screen when the Nats weren't on. From this press release, MASN seems to have purchased a bunch of ESPN Plus college football and basketball games, including 6 Georgetown games next year. www.masn.tv/news/view_press_release.cfm?id=290
I'd guess these are games that had been shown on NewsChannel 8 the last few years. (Don't know which ones yet.) If MASN has these games exclusively in the DC area, then we'll be in the same situation as with the Nationals: we can't see the damn games until Comcast and MASN finally strike some deal. They'd better have one before the next baseball season, but obviously the basketball season comes first. Hopefully it won't be a big deal, but it's one more reason to hate Peter Angelos and Comcast.

[Jamaica We Have a Bobsled Team]

Here is an article from the Washington Post about the FCC finding Comcast's dealings with MASN as biased and subject to change in the near future. So hopefully by next year we'll have both Gtown and Nationals games on Comcast.

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073101200.html

[HoyaSinceBirth]

what is this MASN i've never heard of this channel. It's nowhere to be found on my TV i guess it doesn't exist on Comcast in Moco.

[hoyas2008]

Maybe Georgetown will get with the program and offer this channel (assuming a deal is made with Comcast) or Newschannel8. Pain to not be able to watch in campus buildings.

[DrumsGoBang]

Oh yeah! I will be the only one in town able to see the games. I already knew that I was better then most of you, now I'm better then all!!!

[YB]

My DirecTV package is looking better and better.

[Filo]

drumsgobang said:

I already knew that I was better then most of you, now I'm better then all!!!

Not better than most in the spelling/grammar department, Drums.

[hoyatables]

filo said:

drumsgobang said:

I already knew that I was better then most of you, now I'm better then all!!!

Not better than most in the spelling/grammar department, Drums.

Hahaha -- we decided years ago that Drums simply operates at a higher level of knowledge, and therefore transcends the petty rules of grammar.

[TigerHoya]

WJZ in Baltimore picks up Os games from MASN I think. They also do ESPNU lacrosse games.

Otherwise, I'll be going to the in-laws for MASN on DirecTV.

[hoyaboy1]

I suppose if Comcast doesn't have MASN by the time the season starts, I'll have to buy ESPN Full Court.

[StPetersburgHoya (Inactive)]

hoyaboy1 said:

I suppose if Comcast doesn't have MASN by the time the season starts, I'll have to buy ESPN Full Court.

Or attend gamewatches ...

[TigerHoya]

Does anybody's cable (not dish) company have ESPNUnavailable yet?

I heard that was actually happening in some locales.