News 12 New Jersey is the most watched 24-hour local news service in New Jersey, bringing residents the best local news coverage and information about their counties, towns and neighborhoods. Available exclusively to subscribers of Optimum Television, Xfinity, Time-Warner and Service Electric, News 12 New Jersey provides around the clock access to local breaking news, traffic, weather, sports and more.
Since its launch in 1996, News 12 New Jersey has earned the recognition of the news industry, receiving numerous honors and awards, including 21 New York Emmy Awards, 42 New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists Awards and six Edward R. Murrow awards from the RTDNA, among others.
News 12 New Jersey is part of News 12 Networks, the first, largest and most watched regional news provider in the country. Today, the News 12 Network includes seven local news channels in the New York tri-state area; five traffic and weather channels, providing constantly updated information in those two key subject areas; the award winning News12.com, the premiere destination for local news on the web; News 12 Interactive, channel 612 on Optimum TV, providing local news on-demand; and News 12 to Go—local news on mobile devices. News 12 Networks is owned and operated by Altice USA.
