BBC Two
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Key facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Broadcast area
- United Kingdom Ireland Isle of Man Channel Islands Belgium Netherlands Switzerland
- Network
- BBC Television
- Headquarters
- Broadcasting House , London, England
- Language
- English
- Picture format
- 1080i / 1080p HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
- Owner
- BBC
- Sister channels
- BBC One BBC Three BBC Four BBC News BBC Parliament CBBC CBeebies BBC Scotland BBC Alba
- Launched
- 21 April 1964 ; 62 years ago ( 1964-04-21 )
- Former names
- BBC2 (21 April 1964 – 4 October 1997)
- Webcast
- BBC Two on BBC iPlayer (UK only)
- Website
- bbc .co .uk /bbctwo
- Freeview
- Channel 2 (SD), Channel 102 (HD)
- Other providers
- See dedicated section
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's second flagship channel, and it covers a wide range of subject matter, incorporating genres such as comedy, drama and documentaries. BBC Two has a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream and popular BBC One.
Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio channels, it is funded by the television licence, and is therefore free of commercial advertising. It is a comparatively well-funded public-service channel, regularly attaining a much higher audience share than most public-service channels worldwide.