SVT2
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SVT2 (SVT Två; commonly referred to as Tvåan), is one of the two main television channels broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden.
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Country | Sweden |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | Swedish Finnish, including Meänkieli (select programmes)[1][2] Northern Sámi (select programmes)[3] Swedish Sign Language (select programmes)[4] Danish (subtitles for select Swedish original productions)[5] |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) (1969–) 720p (HDTV) (2010–) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sveriges Television |
Sister channels | SVT1, SVT Barn, Kunskapskanalen, SVT24 |
History | |
Launched | 5 December 1969; 54 years ago (1969-12-05) |
Former names | TV2 (1969–1996) |
Links | |
Website | https://www.svt.se/ |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
DTT (Sweden) | Channel 2 (SD) Channel 62 (HD) |
SveaTV (Finland) | - |
Streaming media | |
SVT Play | www |
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Launched in 1969 by Sveriges Radio, the channel was until the 1990s the most watched in Sweden but now serves as SVT's specialist television network, carrying more highbrow and minority programming compared to the more mainstream SVT1.