Antenne 2
| France 2 | |
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| Launched | 1 January 1964 |
| Owned by | France Télévisions |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audience share | 12.3% (January 2017, Médiamétrie) |
| Slogan |
France 2, Plus 2 passion. (France 2, two more passion.) |
| Country | France |
| Formerly called | La deuxième chaîne de la RTF (1964) La Deuxième Chaîne de l’ORTF (1964–1975) Antenne 2 (1975–1992) |
| Sister channel(s) |
France 3 France 4 France 5 France Ô |
| Website | www.france2.fr |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| TNT | Channel 2 (HD) |
| Canalsat | Channel 2 (HD) |
| Satellite | |
| Canalsat | Channel 2 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Ziggo | TV Française Ziggo App (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| Canalsat | Channel 2 (HD) |
France 2 (pronounced: [fʁɑ̃s dø]) is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô. France Télévisions also participates in ARTE, EuroNews, several cable/satellite thematic channels, and Mediamétrie.
Since 03:20 CET on 7 April 2008, all France 2 programming has been broadcast in 16:9 widescreen format over the analog SECAM air frequencies and the French DVB-T multiplex frequencies (known as Television Numerique Terrestre). An HD version of France 2 has been broadcasting via DVB-S Service CanalSat since 1 July 2008 and on DVB-T since 30 October 2008.
Originally under the ownership of the RTF, the channel went on the air for the first time on 1 January 1964 as RTF Télévision 2. Within a year, ORTF was rebranded as La Deuxième Chaîne (The Second Channel). Originally, the network was broadcast on 625-line transmitters only in preparation for the discontinuation of 819-line black & white transmissions and the introduction of color. The switch to color occurred at 14:15 CET on 1 October 1967, using the SECAM system. La Deuxième Chaîne became the first color television channel in France although TF1 would not commence color broadcasting on 625-lines until 20 December 1975. Such technology later allowed the network to air programming in NICAM stereo (compatible with SECAM).
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