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 Logo used since 2016 | |
| Country | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Portugal |
| Headquarters | Lisbon Porto |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | European Portuguese |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal |
| Sister channels | RTP1 RTP3 RTP Memória RTP Açores RTP Madeira RTP África RTP Internacional |
| History | |
| Launched | 25 December 1968 |
| Former names | Segundo Programa (1968–1978) RTP Canal 2 (1989–1992) RTP TV2 (1992–1996) 2: (2004–2007) |
| Links | |
| Website | rtp.pt/rtp2 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| TDT | Channel 2 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| RTP Play | http://www.rtp.pt/play/direto/rtp2 |
RTP2 (RTP dois) is a Portuguese free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). It is the company's second television channel, and is known for broadcasting cultural, factual and children's programming without interruptions, including documentaries, concerts, theatre and independent, European and classic cinema.
It was launched on 25 December 1968 as the second regular television service in Portugal right after RTP's first channel was launched on 7 March 1957. Two regional channels followed, RTP Madeira on 6 August 1972 and RTP Açores on 10 August 1975. As RTP held a monopoly on television broadcasting in the country, they were the only television channels until the first commercial television was launched on 6 October 1992, when SIC started broadcasting nationwide.
Commonly referred as the "Second" (O Segundo), and for a time rebranded as "A Dois" (Portuguese for the (channel) two), it is nowadays referred to as RTP2.
Similar to BBC Two, RTP2 aims at less mainstream and more intellectual content. RTP2 is the only of several Portuguese and European national/international channels that has a strict cultural and educational programming (comparable to Arte). RTP2 is the only broadcaster from Portugal that broadcasts programming without interruptions, ad breaks or in line messaging. Together with sister channel RTP1, it became a 24-hour service in 2005. RTP2's line-up is devoted to worldwide recognized quality television content, institutional EU/national programming or advertising, television series, cinematography, documentary films, theatre and classical music. As of 2007, its share of the national audience was 5%-7%.