Rai 2
Sign in to saveAlso known as Secondo Programma (1961-1976), Rete 2 (1976-1983), TV2 (Italy), TV7
Italian TV channel
Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Broadcast area
- Italy
- Headquarters
- Rome , Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Picture format
- 1080i HDTV , (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
- 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
- Launched
- 4 November 1961 ; 64 years ago ( 1961-11-04 )
- Former names
- Secondo Programma (1961–1975), Rete 2 (1975–1983), Rai Due (1983–2010)
- Website
- rai .it /rai2
- Digital terrestrial television
- Channel 2 (HD), Channel 502 (SD)
- Raiplay
- Live Streaming (Only in Italy)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.raiplay.it/dirette/rai2
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- inception
- 1961-01-01
- Commons category
- Rai 2
- social media followers
- 284805
- name
- Rai 2
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Rai 2 (Rai Due) 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.