France 2

France 2
Logo used since 2018
CountryFrance
Broadcast areaEurope, Middle East, Africa, Americas and Asia-Pacific
Programming
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerFrance Télévisions
Sister channelsFrance 3
France 4
France 5
France Info
History
Launched10 September 1959; 65 years ago (1959-09-10)
Former namesDeuxième chaîne de la RTF (1959–1964)
Deuxième chaîne (couleur) de l'ORTF (1964–1975)
Antenne 2 (1975–1992)
Links
Websitewww.france.tv/france-2
Availability
Terrestrial
TNTChannel 2 (HD)
TNT in Overseas FranceChannel 2 or 3 or 4
DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa)Channel 728

France 2 (French: [fʁɑ̃s dø]) is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Info. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews.

Since 3:20 CET on 7 April 2008, all France 2 programming has been broadcast in 16:9 widescreen format[1] over the French analogue and digital terrestrial television. An HD simulcast feed of France 2 has been broadcasting on satellite provider CanalSat since 1 July 2008 and on digital terrestrial television since 30 October 2008.[2]

In January 2024, the channel began broadcasting in 4K UHD.[3]

  1. ^ "France 2 goes 16:9 widescreen". Broadband TV News. 4 March 2008.
  2. ^ "France 2 HD launches on CanalSat". Broadband TV News. 19 June 2008.
  3. ^ "France 2 is now broadcasting in 4K UHD". informitv. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.