News 12+
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News 12+ (formerly News 12 Traffic & Weather) is an American cable news television channel owned by the Altice USA News subsidiary of Altice USA. The channel provides 24-hour live reports on traffic conditions and weather forecasts for the New York City metropolitan area, updated every 5 minutes. The channel is headquartered in Woodbury, New York.
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Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | The Bronx, Brooklyn, Connecticut, Hudson Valley, Long Island, New Jersey, Westchester County[1] |
Headquarters | Woodbury, New York |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | NTSC HDTV 1080i |
Ownership | |
Owner | Altice USA News (Altice USA) |
History | |
Launched | August 5, 1998 (1998-08-05) |
Former names | MSG Metro Traffic & Weather (1998–2005) News 12 Traffic & Weather (2005-2019) |
Links | |
Website | www |
It is an affiliate of the News 12 Networks slate of regional cable news channels in the New York City area (each of which focus on areas outside of Manhattan and Queens, including the easternmost boroughs). News 12+ is carried on channel 61 on Altice USA systems in the region, and is also available on Verizon Fios and Comcast Xfinity in portions of the Hudson Valley region of upstate New York.