RTP 2
| RTP2 | |
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| Launched | 25 December 1968 |
| Owned by | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal |
| Picture format |
Resolution: 576i (SDTV) 1080 (HDTV) (Coming Soon) Aspect Ratio: 16:9 |
| Audience share | 2.3% (Week 10 '14, [1]) |
| Slogan | "Culta e adulta" Cultured and mature |
| Country | Portugal |
| Broadcast area | Portugal |
| Headquarters | Porto |
| Formerly called | II Programa (1968 - 1978) RTP Canal 2 (1989 - 1992) TV2 (1992 - April 29, 1996) 2: (January 5, 2004 - March 19, 2007) |
| Sister channel(s) |
RTP1 RTP3 RTP Memória RTP HD |
| Website | rtp.pt/rtp2 |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| TDT | Channel 2 |
| Satellite | |
| NOS | Channel 2 |
| MEO | Channel 2 |
| Cable | |
| NOS | Channel 2 |
| Nowo | Channel 2 |
| IPTV | |
| MEO | Channel 2 |
| Vodafone | Channel 2 |
| Streaming media | |
| RTP Play | http://www.rtp.pt/play/direto/rtp2 |
RTP2 is the second television channel of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the Portuguese public broadcasting corporation. Commonly referred as the "Second" (O Segundo), and for a time rebranded as "Dois" (Portuguese for two), this historically state-run television channel started its regular broadcasting on December 25, 1968. Nowadays, RTP2 is a public-service, advertising-free channel that serves as an alternative to RTP's main channel, RTP1.
Similar to BBC Two, RTP2 aims at less mainstream and more intellectual content. RTP2 is the only of several Portuguese and European national/international channels that has a strict cultural and educational programming (comparable to Arte). RTP2 is the only broadcaster from Portugal that broadcasts programming without interruptions, ad breaks or in line messaging. Together with sister channel RTP1, it became a 24-hour service in 2002.
RTP2's line-up is devoted to worldwide recognized quality television content, institutional EU/national programming or advertising, television series, cinematography, documentary films, theatre and classical music. As of 2007, its share of the national audience was 5%-7%.
RTP2 (going under the unofficial name of II Programa) began broadcasting on December 25, 1968 on the UHF band, broadcasting to large urban centres, relaying selected RTP 1 shows over the course of two hours every night. Regular broadcasts started on November 21, 1970. As the 1970s progressed, the channel slowly started to add (predominantly European) shows on the schedule that RTP 1 did not air.
In October 1978, RTP decided to separate RTP 1 and RTP 2, giving each channel their own teams and news operations. Fernando Lopes became the controller of the newly-separate channel, being nicknamed as "Canal Lopes" (the Lopes channel). Said change occurred on the 16th of that month.
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