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| Launched | December 25, 1968 |
| Owned by | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal |
| Picture format | 4:3 most of the time |
| Audience share | 5.6% (September 2007, [1]) |
| Slogan | "Quem Vê, Quer Ver" ("Who watches, wants to watch") |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Headquarters | Lisbon |
| Formerly called | TV2 (until 1996) 2: (2004-07) |
| Sister channel(s) | RTP1 |
| Website | rtp2.rtp.pt |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue | Nornally tuned to 2 |
| Cable | |
| TVCabo | channel 2 |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| Meo | 2 |
RTP2 (formerly 2: or a dois:) is a Portuguese public television station of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Commonly referred as the "Second Channel", this historically state-run television channel started its regular broadcasting on December 25, 1968. Currently, RTP2 is an advertising-free channel that serves as an alternative to the mainstream channel of RTP, RTP 1.
RTP2 is presently the only of several Portuguese and European national/international channels that has a strict cultural and educational programme (comparable to Arte). RTP2 is the only broadcaster from Portugal that presently plays programmes without interruption, intervals or in line messaging. The RTP2 broadcasting line-up is dedicated to world-wide recognized quality television content, institutional EU/national programming or advertising, cinematography, documentary films, theatre and classical music. This channel gathers 5%-7% share of the national audience (2007).
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Programs
- Zig Zag, children's block broadcast on weekdays from 07:30 to 20:30
- Tudo em Família (In the Family)
- Causas Comuns (Common Causes)
- Entre Nós (Among Us)
- A Fé dos Homens (Men's Faith)
- A Revolta dos Pastéis de Nata (The Revolt of the Cream Custards)
TV Series
- 2010, Magazine de Ciência e Tecnologia
- 24
- Men in Trees (Alaska)
- My Name Is Earl (O Meu Nome É Earl)
- Bones
- Futurama
- Supernatural (Sobrenatural)
- The Simpsons (Os Simpsons)
- Blue's Clues (As Pistas da Blue)
- Diário de Sofia
- ER (Serviço de Urgência)
- Tru Calling
- Six Feet Under (Sete Palmos de Terra)
- Friends
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Sabrina, a Aprendiz de Feiticeira)
- The Sopranos (Os Sopranos)
- Little Einsteins
- Dora the Explorer (Dora, a aventureira)
- The Twilight Zone (A Quinta Dimensão)
- Without a Trace (Sem Rasto)
- Close to Home (Perto de Casa)
- Charlie and Lola (Charlie e Lola)
- Yes, Dear
- Brothers & Sisters (Irmãos e Irmãs)
- Weeds (Erva)
- The O.C.
- Grey's Anatomy
- Little Britain
News
- EuroNews
- Jornal 2
See also
External links
- Official Site (Portuguese)
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| Terrestrial analogue | RTP1 • RTP2 • SIC • TVI |
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| Satellite, cable and IPTV channels | Odisseia • Canal Hollywood • SIC Notícias • Canal Panda • SIC Radical • RTPN • AXN • SIC Mulher • RTP Memória • RTP África • MTV Portugal • Canal de História • MGM Channel • Eurosport • Discovery Channel • People+Arts • Discovery Civilization • Discovery Science • Discovery Turbo • Travel Channel • TV Globo Portugal • Record Internacional • Disney Channel • Nickelodeon • Sport TV • Euronews • TVCine • National Geographic Channel • Fox • Fox Life • Fox Crime • FX • ESPN Classic • Zone Reality • Fashion TV • Extreme Sports Channel • MOV • Animax • Rua 13 • Sci Fi | |
| Regional and local / Internet streaming | Porto Canal • Região Norte TV • TVNET • TV Ciência • Aveiro TV • Douro TV • Guimaraes TV • Fama TV • Media TV • Minho Actual TV • Politécnico TV • PortiTV • Ritmos TV • SomLuso TV • TV Beja • TV Évora • TV Horizonte • TV Tejo • Valsousa.tv • Viseu TV • Xira TV | |
| Satellite and cable platforms | TV Cabo · Cabovisão · TVTEL | |
| IPTV (television over ADSL) | Clix SmarTV · Meo | |
| Media holding companies | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal • Impresa • Media Capital • Controlinveste • Cofina • Multicanal • PT Multimédia | |
