M2 (Ukraine)

M2
Country Ukraine
Broadcast areaUkraine
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
Programming
Language(s)Ukrainian
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(downscaled to 576i for SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerStarlight Media
Sister channelsM1
ICTV
STB
Novyi Kanal
History
Launched23 June 2007 (2007-06-23)
Links
Websitem2.tv/new/
Availability
Terrestrial
DVB-TMX-4 (25)

M2 is a Ukrainian music television channel. It belongs to media holding company Starlight Media, which also comprises ICTV, STB, Novyi Kanal, M1 and QTV.

The channel began broadcasting in 2007. On November 1, 2014, together with M1, it began broadcasting in widescreen (16:9), and since May 1, 2015 has broadcast only Ukrainian music and products.[1]

The channel broadcasts round-the-clock music videos of Ukrainian artists in Ukrainian, English, Russian and other languages. About 75% of the musical content is in Ukrainian.[2] The channel's main content is music videos, as well as in-house produced entertainment, news and music programs.[3][4]

  1. ^ "На музичному каналі М2 буде звучати тільки українська музика". Korrespondent.net (in Ukrainian). April 28, 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. ^ ": М2". Телеканал М2 (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. ^ "Музичному каналу М2 виповнюється 10 років". Детектор медіа. 2017-06-19. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Телеканал М2 запускает "Военный хит-парад"". Karabas Live. 2018-05-28. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.