1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner
RAI
Sister channels
Rai 1 Rai 3 Rai 4 Rai 5 Rai Gulp Rai Movie Rai News 24 Rai Premium Rai Scuola Rai Sport Rai Storia Rai Yoyo Rai Ladinia Rai Südtirol Rai Italia
History
Launched
4 November 1961; 62 years ago (1961-11-04)
Former names
Secondo Programma (1961–1975) Rete 2 (1975–1983) Rai Due (1983–2010)
Links
Website
rai.it/rai2
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television
Channel 2 (HD) Channel 502 (SD)
Streaming media
RaiPlay
Live Streaming (Only in Italy)
Rai 2 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's second television channel, and is known for broadcasting TG2 news bulletins, talk shows, reality television, drama series, sitcoms, cartoons and infotainment. In the 1980s it was known for its political affiliation to the Italian Socialist Party, it has shifted recently its focus towards the youth, including in its schedule reality shows, entertainment, TV series, news, knowledge and sports.
The second television channel in Italy, it was launched on 4 November 1961, seven years after RAI's first channel was launched on 3 January 1954. The channel was initially referred to as "Secondo Programma". It received other names, such as "Rete 2" and "Rai Due" until it adopted its current name "Rai 2". Its direct competitor to Mediaset's Italia 1. It is also a state-owned channel like Rai 1.
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