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U.S. Rep. Loebsack: Calls FCC chairman, urges resolution to cable dispute before Orange Bowl
12/22/2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

CONTACT: Sabrina Siddiqui

Sabrina.Siddiqui@mail.house.gov

202.226.6476, office

202.870.1138, cell

WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) called Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, encouraging him to help protect the interests of Iowans before December 31st. The University of Iowa Hawkeyes will play the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the Orange Bowl as part of the Bowl Championship Series in January, and Congressman Loebsack urged the Chairman to help resolve the cable dispute before the Orange Bowl.

“With the University of Iowa playing in the Orange Bowl on January 5th, thousands of Iowans risk missing the game due to the ongoing disagreement between Mediacom and Sinclair,” said Congressman Loebsack. “As the deadline of December 31st nears, my constituents are growing increasingly concerned that they may lose access to the Cedar Rapids-based CBS station KGAN as well as the Cedar Rapids-based Fox station, KFXA.”

In November, Congressman Loebsack and the Iowa Congressional Delegation sent a letter to the FCC regarding the dispute between Mediacom Communications and Sinclair Broadcasting over retransmission rights for several broadcast stations in Iowa. If an agreement between the companies is not reached, and the FCC does not allow an interim authorization for carriage, up to one million Iowans will lose access to key stations.

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