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| Country | Greece |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Broadcasting House |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ERT |
| Sister channels | ERT1 ERT3 ERT News ERT World |
| History | |
| Launched | 27 February 1966 11 June 2015 (relaunch) |
| Replaced | Armed Forces Information Service |
| Former names | ET2 (1987–1997) NET (1997–2013) |
| Links | |
| Website | ERT2 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T (DTT) | All over Greece at local frequencies |
| Streaming media | |
| ERT2 Live | Watch Live |
ERT2 (Greek: ΕΡΤ2, "ERT Dyo") is a Greek free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (Greek: EPT – Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση). It is the corporation's second television channel and it broadcasts documentaries, talkshows, current affairs programs, sporting events and children's shows.
It was originally referred to as "ERT2" and "ET2" (short for Ellinikí Tileórasi 2; Ελληνική Τηλεόραση 2 (Greek for 'Hellenic Television 2')) but the name was later changed to "NET" (short for Néa Ellinikí Tileórasi; Νέα Ελληνική Τηλεόραση (Greek for 'New Hellenic Television')), before changing back to "ERT2" by technically replacing NERIT Plus. Amid protests of the government's decision to close the public broadcaster, ERT staff continued to operate NET via satellite and internet.[1] until November 7, 2013, when riot police stormed into ERT headquarters and took the internet programming of NET off the air.