ČT2

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ČT2

Launched	10 May 1970
Owned by	Česká televize
Country	Czech Republic
Formerly called	ČST2 (1970-1990), ČTV (1990-1993)
Sister channel(s)	ČT1, ČT4 Sport, ČT24
Website	Official website

ČT2 is Czech national television channel, operated by Česká televize. ČT2 broadcasts documentaries and nature-oriented shows such as fishing shows. This channel also frequently shows foreign films in the original versions with Czech subtitles, including many English-language movies. Also some parts of major world, European and Czech sports events (i.e. Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football Championship).

[edit] History

ČST2 launched on 10 May 1970 and was broadcast throughout Czechoslovakia 1970. In 1973 the channel changed from black-and-white to Colour.

Following the entry of federalism in Czechoslovakia in 1990, ČST2 was split into ČTV in Czech Republic, S1 in Slovak Republic. the two channels began broadcasting only to the Czech and Slovakia.

On 1 January 1993, ČTV changes its name to ČT2, now the second channel of the new Česká televize, created one year earlier following the Velvet Revolution.