| Réseau des sports 2 (RDS2) | |
|---|---|
| Launched | October 7, 2011 |
| Owned by | CTV Specialty Television Inc. (Bell Media 80%/ESPN) |
| Picture format | 480i 1080i |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sister channel(s) | RIS, RDS, TSN, TSN2 |
| Website | RDS2 (French) |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 192 (SD) Channel 1881 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 748 (SD) Channel 239 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Vidéotron | Channel 161 (SD) Channel 761 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 144 (SD) Channel 1144 (HD) |
RDS2 is a secondary feed of the Canadian French language specialty channel RDS, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a joint venture of Bell Media (80%) and ESPN (20%). The network launched on October 7, 2011, with coverage of the MLB post-season and a documentary on the Montreal Expos.
As with its English-language equivalent TSN2, it is expected to serve as a secondary outlet for programming that cannot be aired on the main network, and is expected to operate under the same CRTC licence as RDS itself. It will only be available on digital cable and satellite services. As of November 23, 2011, television providers that carry the new channel include Bell TV, Shaw Direct, Vidéotron.
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