New England Cable News (NECN) is the largest 24-hour regional news network in the country, specializing in long-form journalism and serving more than 3.7 million subscribers in more than 1,050 cities and towns in all six New England states.

Launched on March 2, 1992, NECN is a partnership between Comcast and the Hearst Corporation. NECN is available exclusively to New England cable subscribers, providing 24-hour access to breaking news, sports, weather, and traffic.

The station also offers unique, targeted programming for the New England region. Original programming includes NewsNight with Jim Braude, an in-depth news analysis program; Sports LateNight, a sports news and daily wrap-up program; New England Dream House, a home improvement program; TV Diner, a restaurant review and cooking program with Billy Costa; and HealthWeek, a weekly medical show with Karen Swensen. NECN has the most comprehensive collection of business programs in the region: CEO Corner, New England Business Day, and This Week in Business. The news channel is the only station in the region to regularly produce its own documentaries.

NECN serves all six New England states including Rhode Island where it is available on the Verizon FiOS network. The network broadcasts from its studios in Newton, Massachusetts and maintains bureaus in Manchester, New Hampshire; Hartford, Connecticut; Worcester, Massachusetts; Portland, Maine; and Burlington, Vermont.

NECN is distinguished as a leader in the industry, having received several awards for broadcast journalism excellence. NECN is the only cable television news station to earn a George Foster Peabody Award and the Alfred I. duPont - Columbia University Broadcast Journalism Award. The news channel was twice named News Station of the Year by the Associated Press, and was named Television Station of the Year by the Gabriel Awards three times, twice consecutively.