ORF 2 | |
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Launched | 11 September 1961 |
Owned by | ORF |
Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Country | Austria, Italy (South Tyrol) |
Formerly called | Versuchsprogramm (1961-1967) FS2 (1967-1992) ORF 2 (1992-) |
Sister channel(s) |
ORF eins ORF III ORF Sport + |
Website | tv.orf.at/program/orf2 |
Availability
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Terrestrial | |
DVB-T (Austria) |
Channel 2 (DVB-T MUX A, free-to-air) |
DVB-T2 (Austria) |
Channel 2 (DVB-T MUX D, Irdeto) |
Satellite | |
DVB-S ASTRA 1N (Europe) |
12.692 GHz H / 22000 (BetaCrypt, Cryptoworks, Irdeto 2, Nagravision 3 & VideoGuard) |
DVB-S2 ASTRA 1L (Europe) |
11.303 GHz H / 22000 (BetaCrypt, Cryptoworks, Irdeto 2, Nagravision 3 & VideoGuard) |
Cable | |
UPC | Channel 102 |
Cablecom | Channel 008 |
ORF 2 is an Austrian television channel owned by ORF.
ORF 2 was launched on 11 September 1961 as a technical test programme. Since 1970, ORF 2 broadcasts on seven days a week. Today it is one of the four public TV channels in Austria.
Whereas ORF eins focuses on TV series and movies, ORF 2 broadcasts cultural programming and regional information. There are regional broadcasts for each county in Austria but mostly only a half-hour when ORF broadcasts "Bundesland heute", a slot for regional news, at 7PM.
ORF 2 is available via DVB-T in Germany near the Austrian border and in parts of Munich. Unlike the German TV stations (which are generally available free-to-air), ORF eins and ORF 2 are encrypted over satellite.