New England Cable News | |
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New England Cable News
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Launched | March 2, 1992 |
Owned by |
NBC Owned Television Stations (Comcast Corporation) |
Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Slogan | New England's News Station |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Broadcast area |
Massachusetts eastern Connecticut central Connecticut Vermont Maine New Hampshire |
Headquarters | Newton, Massachusetts |
Sister channel(s) | Comcast SportsNet New England, WNEU, WBTS-LD, WVIT |
Website | New England Cable News |
Availability
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Cable | |
Available on select cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
Streaming media | |
PlayStation Vue (New England and New York City area) | Internet Protocol television |
New England Cable News (NECN) is a regional 24-hour cable news television network owned and operated by NBCUniversal (as part of the NBC Owned Television Stations division) serving the New England region of the United States. It focuses on regional news, though in some low priority timeslots, paid programming and programming from WNBC such as Talk Stoop and Open House are seen, along with a late night replay of sister channel Comcast SportsNet New England's SportsNet Central highlights rundown show. Its main studios are located on Wells Avenue in Newton, Massachusetts (near Boston) with sister NBC O&O WBTS-LD (channel 8), but operates several news bureaus in the New England area, including Manchester, New Hampshire; Hartford, Connecticut; Worcester, Massachusetts; Portland, Maine; and Burlington, Vermont.
New England Cable News maintains a remote camera in the television studio of Suffolk University in downtown Boston. New England Cable News is available across New England in 3.7 million homes and produces several original programs.