NPO 2
NPO 2 | |
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Launched | 1 October 1964 |
Owned by |
NPO NOS (1969-2002) |
Picture format |
576i (PAL) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) |
Audience share | 6.8% (2012, [1]) |
Slogan |
"Vertelt het hele verhaal" (Tells the whole story) |
Country | Netherlands |
Broadcast area | National. Also available in Belgium and Germany. |
Headquarters | Hilversum |
Formerly called |
TV2 (1990-2000) Nederland 2 (2000-2014) |
Sister channel(s) |
NPO 1 NPO 3 |
Website | NPO 2 website |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digitenne (FTA) | Channel 2 (SD) |
Satellite | |
CanalDigitaal (FTV) | Channel 2 (HD) |
TV Vlaanderen (Belgium) | Channel 17 (HD) |
Cable | |
Ziggo | Channel 2 (SD/HD) |
CAIW |
Channel 2 (SD) Channel 402 (HD) |
Setar (Aruba) | Channel 52 |
IPTV | |
KPN | Channel 2 |
Mine TV | Channel 2 |
Belgacom TV (Belgium) | Channel 21 |
Streaming media | |
Horizon | Horizon.tv (Netherlands only) |
NPO 2 (formerly Nederland 2 Dutch pronunciation: [ˌneːdərlɑnt ˈtʋeː] until 2014) is a Dutch television channel, one of three alongside NPO 1 and NPO 3. It was established on 1 October 1964 at 20:00, initially with a 2.5 hours schedule until 22:30. In September 1967, colour broadcasts were introduced on NPO 2.
NPO 2 tends to broadcast sports, light entertainment, news and current affairs programming.
Until the launch of NPO 3 in 1988, NPO 2 was the mainstay of the broadcasters AVRO, TROS, VOO/Veronica and VPRO, earning it the nickname ATV. In 1995 VOO/Veronica split from the Netherlands Public Broadcasting to become a commercial channel.
On 16 September 2007 the NPO channels Nederland 1, Nederland 2 and Nederland 3 switched completely to anamorphic widescreen, before that time some of the programming was already broadcast in widescreen.
On 4 July 2009, all three channels began simulcasting in 1080i high-definition.[2] Before the launch of the permanent HD service, a test version of the Nederland 1 HD channel was made available from 2 June 2008 until 24 August 2008 in order to broadcast Euro 2008, the 2008 Tour de France, and the 2008 Summer Olympics in HD.
NPO 2 simulcasts NPO 1 news with sign language.
Previous logos
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Used until 2014
See also
- Television networks in the Netherlands
References
- ↑ "Jaarrapport 2012". Stichting Kijk Onderzoek.
- ↑ JK (2009-06-16). "Nederlandse Publieke Omroep dicht bij start HDTV". TotaalTV (in Dutch). SBS Broadcasting. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
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