Efir 2
| BNT 2 (БНТ 2) | |
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| Launched | 1 January 1974 (original channel) 16 October 2011 (new channel) |
| Closed | 31 May 2000 (original channel) |
| Owned by | BNT (Bulgarian National Television) |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Audience share | 0.32% (April 2016, Nielsen Admosphere) |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Language | Bulgarian |
| Broadcast area | Bulgaria |
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Formerly called | Second Programme (1974-1992), Efir 2(1992-2000), BNT Sofia, BNT Pirin, BNT Sever, BNT Plovdiv, BNT More |
| Sister channel(s) | BNT 1, BNT HD, BNT World |
| Website | http://bnt.bg/bnt2/ |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| MUX3 | Channel 7 |
| Satellite | |
| Bulsatcom | Channel 12 |
| Vivacom | Channel ? |
| Mtel | Channel ? |
| Cable | |
| Mtel | Channel ? |
| NET1 | Channel 82 |
| IPTV | |
| Vivacom | Channel ? |
| Mtel | Channel ? |
BNT 2 (BNT Dva) is a Bulgarian state-owned TV channel, operated by the Bulgarian National Television. It is the successor to the defunct second program of the national television - Efir 2. Launched on October 16, 2011 the channel replaced the five regional television centers of BNT - BNT Pirin, BNT More, BNT Sever, BNT Plovdiv and BNT Sofia by combining their programmes into one. The new channel broadcasts original programs, newscasts and sporting events. The program includes a "Regional programming bloc" with local opt-out broadcasts of the former regional television centres. It also broadcasts sport events like Formula One, Bulgarian National Volleyball league, National Basketball League (Bulgaria), UEFA Euro 2012, 2012 Olympics and the 2014 Olympics.
The second programme of the Bulgarian national television was founded in 1974 and discontinued transmission on May 31, 2000, being replaced by the private bTV the following day. Efir 2's most popular programme was its weekly magazine show "Vsyaka Nedelya" (English: Every Sunday) and for broadcasting the Italian Serie A football games (which in fact were part of the same Sunday show).
At 21:10 on May 31, 2000 Efir 2 "said Good-bye!" to the Bulgarian viewers with a film, produced by Ekaterina Genova, called "Efir 2 - a photo for a memory" (Bulgarian: Ефир 2 - снимка за спомен). After this movie, Efir 2 broadcast the last news and sports reports, movie and Ricky Martin's "One night only".40 minutes after midnight the signal of Efir 2 was switched off.
Old Bulgarian Television 2 logo used 1975-1992
Old Efir 2 logo used 1992-1993
Efir 2 logo used 1993-2000
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