New England Cable News

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NECN: New England Cable News
Serves: New England, United States Primary Studios: Newton, Massachusetts
Branding	NECN
Slogan	The Power of News
Channels	cable 6 analog, n/a digital
Affiliations	ABC News
Owner	Hearst Corporation 50% Comcast 50%
Founded	March 2, 1992
Call letters meaning	New England Cable News
Website	necn.com

New England Cable News, known on-air as "NECN", is a regional cable television network serving the New England region of the United States. It is very similar to CNN in structure and style, but focuses more on regional news items and events. The channel is also similar to Northwest Cable News, which covers the Pacific Northwest. Its main studios are located in Newton, Massachusetts, but operates several news bureaus in the New England area including: Manchester NH, Hartford CT, Worcester, Portland ME, and Burlington VT. New England Cable News also maintains a news bureau within the building of the Boston Globe in the Dorchester section of Boston. NECN is owned and operated by two companies: the Hearst Corporation and Comcast. Both companies have 50% holdings in the station, although NECN identifies itself on-air as a "Comcast News Network". New England Cable News can be seen throughout New England in 3.5 million homes and produces several original programs. The station does have its own web address, but it redirects to a NECN section of the Boston Globe website.

NECN was launched March 2, 1992 as a joint partnership between Continental Cablevision (now part of Comcast) and the Hearst Corporation. Since the station is half-owned by the Hearst Corporation, NECN uses the resources of several Hearst-Argyle owned and operated stations in New England to assist in news coverage of the region. The Hearst-Argyle stations include: nearby ABC affiliate WCVB in Needham (which also provides NECN with national news from ABC News), New Hampshire's ABC affiliate WMUR, ABC affiliate WMTW in Portland (NECN maintains a news bureau within the same building as WMTW, though the operations are physically separate, and uses vehicles with NECN signage locally in Maine), and WPTZ & WNNE, Vermont's two NBC affiliates.

NECN is known for employing some of the elder statesmen of the Boston television market including: R.D. Sahl, Tom Ellis, and Chet Curtis. The station is also a training ground for local news reporters. Some of the better known reporters who got their start at NECN include ABC's Dan Harris, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux, and CNBC's Maya Kulycky. Several of Boston's current televison reporters and anchors also began at NECN.

In addition to its cable production operations, it has also produced 10 PM newscasts for two other Boston television stations: the first FOX 25 News at 10 on WFXT from 1993 to 1995 and UPN 38 Prime News on WSBK from 1995 to 1998 (intermission updates during Boston Bruins games continuing for a time afterward). Both outside productions were cancelled by NECN management. Currently, NECN assists in the production of Worcester News Tonight on WCTR cable 3 in Worcester.

[edit] Newscasts

• New England this Weekend - Saturday-Sunday 6:00a.m. & 12:00p.m.

Anchor Kristy Lee brings you the weekend headlines and weather.

• Good Morning Live - Monday-Friday 6:00-9:00 a.m.

Your first look at all the day's headlines, plus interviews with top news-makers, real-time Metro Traffic reports, and Weather on the 1s with Matt Noyes.

• New England Dream House - Sundays 10:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.; Monday-Friday 3:30 p.m.

Host Beth Shelburne takes you on a tour of some of the most beautiful homes in New England, explaining the architecture and design philosophy of the homes, and highlighting the craftsmanship and artisans who helped make them extraordinary. Plus, viewers get great decorating and home improvement ideas and find unique products and services to make their own homes dream houses.

• TV Diner - Saturdays 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. & Weekdays 7:30 p.m.

TV Diner with Billy Costa reviews the most interesting restaurants in New England. Guest chefs and celebrities whip up goodies, and the Crusin' with Costa segment takes you into the field with Billy to visit restaurants and learn some tricks of the food trade. Plus, one lucky viewer each week becomes a "Diner for a Day, reviewing a restaurant and appearing on the show to tell Billy all the delicious details.

• News at 9 - NECN's signature and primary newscast
• Sports Late Night - a sports news and daily wrap up program similar to ESPN's Sports Center

[edit] News Team

Anchors

• Jim Braude
• Chet Curtis
• Tom Ellis
• Leslie Gaydos
• Kristy Lee
• Mike Nikitas
• R.D. Sahl
• Beth Shelburne
• Karen Swensen

Reporters

• Brian Burnell
• Elissa Burnell
• Ally Donnelly
• Latoyia Edwards
• Mont Fennel
• Anya Huneke
• Alison King
• Barbara MacLeod
• Josh McElveen
• Scott Montminy
• John Moroney
• Greg Navarro
• Brad Puffer
• Prat Thakkar
• Greg Wayland
• Scot Yount

Weather

• Joe Joyce-Chief Meteorologist
• Tim Kelley-Afternoon and Night
• Matt Noyes-Morning and 12:00 Noon

SPORTS DEPARTMENT

• Laura Behnke
• Chris Collins
• Mike Giardi

TALK SHOWS

• Billy Costa
• Paul Guzzi
• Maryanne Kane

[edit] External Links

• NECN Website (operated by the Boston Globe and NECN)
• NECN Wireless
• NECN Programming Schedule

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Broadcast television in the Boston market (Nielsen DMA #7)

Local television stations WGBH 2 (PBS) - WBZ 4 (CBS) - WCVB 5 (ABC) - WHDH 7 (NBC, WX+ on DT2) - WFXZ 24 (AZA) - WFXT 25 (FOX) - WUNI 27 (UNI) - WTMU 32 / WNEU 60 (TEL) - WSBK 38 (Ind) - WGBX 44 (PBS) - WWDP 46 (Shop NBC) - WYDN 48 (DS) - WZMY 50 (MNTV) - WLVI 56 (The CW, The Tube on DT2) - WMFP 62 (S@H / JTV) - WUTF 66 (TFU) - WBPX 68 (ION)

Defunct stations WJZB 14 (IND/NBC)

Local digital television channels WHDN 26 (DW)

Local and regional cable television channels CN8 - NECN 6 - NESN - FSN New England - CatholicTV - TV3 Medford - CKSH 9 (SRC, Sherbrooke)

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Presque Isle market   (Nielsen US DMA #204)
American stations (Presque Isle / Caribou)
WAGM 8 (CBS) (FOX on DT1) - WMEM 10 (PBS / MPBN) - W51AG 51 (TBN)
Canadian stations (Woodstock / Edmundston / Grand Falls)
CKLT-1 3 (CTV) - CIMT-TV-1 4 (TVA) - CBAT-1 6 (CBC) - CBAFT-2 13 (SRC) - CIHF-11 38 (Global) - CFTF-TV-1 42 (TQS)
Local and regional cable television channels
NECN - NESN - FSN New England - "WBPQ" 13 (The CW) - Atlantic Satellite Network
Bangor Broadcast television available on cable only:
WLBZ 2 (NBC) - WVII 7 (ABC) See also Broadcast television in the Bangor, Saint John/Fredericton and Rivière-du-Loup markets

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Broadcast television in the Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York market (Nielsen DMA #90)

Local television stations WCAX 3 (CBS) - WPTZ 5 / WNNE 31 (NBC) (WX+ on WPTZ DT2) - W16AL 16 (TBN) - W18AE 18 (RSN / A1) - WVNY 22 (ABC) - WWBI 27 (Daystar) - W27CP 27 (ABC) - WETK 33 (PBS / VPT) - WGMU 39 (MNTV) - WCWF 40 (Ind) - WFFF 44 (FOX / The CW) - WCFE 57 (PBS)
Out of market channels available in the Burlington / Plattsburgh area on cable Montreal: CBFT 2 (SRC) - CBMT 6 (CBC) - CFCF 12 (CTV) New York City: WPIX 11 (The CW)
Regional cable television channels NECN - NESN - YES - SNY