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Russia-2

Russia-2
Россия-2
Telekanal rossia 2.jpg
Launched January 1, 2010 (Sport channel launched on June 12, 2003)
Closed November 1, 2015
Network VGTRK
Owned by Russian Government
Picture format 576i 4:3 (SDTV)
1080i 16:9 (HDTV)
Country Russia
Headquarters Moscow, Russia
Replaced Sport
Replaced by Match TV
Sister channel(s) Russia-1, Carousel, Russia-K, Russia-24, Sport, RTR-Planeta
Website http://russia2.tv/
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue Various
Satellite
Cable
Nacional'nye kabel'nye seti 10

Russia-2 (Russian: Россия-2) was a Russian television channel operated by VGTRK. It primarily broadcasts sports.

Before January 1, 2010 it was known as Sport, but since then it was re-branded due to broadened format.

On 1 November, 2015 the channel was closed, and its broadcasting frequency was taken by a new sports television channel Match TV.


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