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Congress May Take Up Nationals' TV Impasse

Monday, March 27, 2006 7:42:12 PM

Washington Nationals' Alfonso Soriano (12), right, is greeted outside the dugout by manager Frank Robinson, left, following his solo lead-off home run against the Houston Astros' Brandon Backe in the first inning of a spring training game at Space Coast Stadium, Sunday, March 26, 2006, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress could hold hearings on the impasse preventing the Washington area's largest cable provider from carrying Washington Nationals games, Rep. Tom Davis said Sunday.

The Virginia Republican, the chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, spoke to a crowd in front of RFK Stadium, where elected officials from across the region gathered to denounce Comcast's refusal to carry the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, the regional network created by Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos and Major League Baseball.

Angelos was given the majority of the network's profits in exchange for his support for the Montreal Expos' move to Washington. It will eventually televise Orioles games as well.


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