STV2
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| Launched | 2 June 2014 (Glasgow) 23 April 2017 (Edinburgh) 24 April 2017 (Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee) |
| Owned by | STV Group plc |
| Audience share | 0.01% (March 2017, BARB) |
| Country | Scotland |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow |
| Headquarters | Pacific Quay, Glasgow |
| Replaced |
STV Glasgow STV Edinburgh |
| Sister channel(s) | STV |
| Website | stv |
STV2 is a local television network in Scotland, operating five city-based TV licences serving Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Ayr. It is owned and operated by STV Group plc.
Initially broadcast as two separate stations - STV Glasgow and STV Edinburgh - the launch of three local licences in Aberdeen, Dundee and Ayr led to the launch of a single networked service on 24 April 2017.
In January 2013, the broadcast regulator OFCOM announced STV had been awarded two licences to broadcast local TV services in the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas for a twelve-year period. The broadcaster pledged to run the channels in partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University and Edinburgh Napier University respectively.
Coinciding with a group-wide revamp, STV Glasgow began broadcasting at 6.30pm on Monday 2 June 2014, with the first edition of its flagship evening magazine programme, The Riverside Show.STV Edinburgh followed at 7pm on Monday 12 January 2015, launching with the first edition of The Fountainbridge Show.
In March 2015, STV won three further local TV licences for the Aberdeen, Dundee and Ayr areas - under the working titles of Around Aberdeen, View from the Bridges and Ayrshire Today. No other bids were received for the three services.
The majority of STV2's programming is produced and broadcast from STV's headquarters at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. Unlike the main STV channel, where transmission originates in-house, playout and presentation is provided by Comux, the local TV multiplex operator, at its operations centre in Birmingham.
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