Sveriges Radio P2
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P2 is one of the four main radio networks of Sveriges Radio, the Swedish public radio company. It is used to broadcast musical programming, educational programming and programmes in minority languages.
The channel started in 1955 as Sweden's second radio channel. On 1966, SR gave its channels different profiles, making P2 the channel for educational programmes, regional programmes and "serious" music. The regional radio was replaced by the local radio and moved to P3, and eventually to P4, giving P2 the profile it has today.
The music played on P2 is mostly classical music, jazz and folk music. This makes P2 a sister station to many other similar public radio stations around the world, such as BBC Radio 3, CBC Radio 2, ABC Classic FM, DR P2, WDR 3 and France Musique.
Programming in minority languages is provided by SR Sisuradio, SR Sameradion and SR International. Educational programmes from Utbildningsradion are also broadcast on P2.
The educational and minority programmes are however a minor part of P2, mainly slotted in the early morning and in the afternoon. SR does however provide an all music version of P2 with the minority and educational programming replaced by music. This was for a long time available on FM radio in Malmö and Stockholm (called P2 Malmö and P2 Stockholm respectively) and since 2000 on the Internet under the name "P2 Musik". As SR launched the new stations Din Gata 100,6 and SR Metropol, the FM frequencies for P2 Musik where taken over by other stations. It does however continue to be available on the Internet, since April 2007 with the name "P2 Alltid Musik", and in Stockholm there is also P6 89,6 which works as a "reversed P2" with classical music when there is minority programmes on P2 and vice versa.
As the other four SR channels, P2 is transmitted on a nationwide network with coverage in virtually all of Sweden.
