- SVT2
Infobox TV channel
name = SVT2
logofile = SVT2 logotyp.png
launch =December 5 ,1969
share = 12.5%
share as of = 2007
share source = [citation|url=http://www.mms.se/arsrapp/%C5rsrapport%202007.pdf|publisher=Mediamätning i Skandinavien|title=Årsrapport 2007]
owner =Sveriges Television
country = SWE
former names = TV2 (1969-1996)
web = http://www.svt.se/
picture format =16:9
terr serv 1 = Analogue terrestrial
terr chan 1 = "Until 2007"
terr serv 2 = Digital terrestrial
terr chan 2 = Channel 2
sat serv 1 =Canal Digital
sat chan 1 = Channel 2
sat serv 2 =Viasat
sat chan 2 = Channel 2
cable serv 1 =Com Hem
cable chan 1 = Channel 2
cable serv 2 =Tele2Vision
cable chan 2 =
cable serv 3 =Canal Digital
cable chan 3 =SVT2, until
1996 TV2, is one of twotelevision channels broadcast bySveriges Television inSweden . It was started bySveriges Radio in1969 and is complementing the programmes inSVT1 .History
Debate persisted throughout the 1960s of launching a second Swedish television channel was discussed. Some wanted the new channel to be commercial, but it was decided that Sveriges Radio would operate the second channel as well. "TV2" began broadcasting on 5th December 1969.
On
July 1 ,1987 the channels were changed, with "Kanal 1" becoming a station only broadcasting programmes produced in Stockholm and "TV2" (the "Sweden-Channel") reverting to programming produced across Sweden. The two channels were supposed to compete within the same company.For many years, TV2 had been the most watched channel in Sweden. A typical early evening on the station would include talk shows from different cities around the country, followed by regional news and Rapport, the most watched news programme in the country. However, by
1994 , commercial rival TV4 had become the largest channel.With increasing competition from commercial channels, SVT joined its channels together again and renamed them as
SVT1 and SVT2 in 1996. The previous arrangement of broadcasting programmes from the Swedish regions was abolished and it was possible to broadcast any program on either of the channels. Because of that,Aktuellt at 6 o'clock was moved to SVT2.In 2001 SVT2 was extensively revamped with a new on-air look and new programming schedules. Rapport was moved to SVT1 and the 9 o'clock Aktuellt, which had a smaller audience, was moved to SVT2. Many other popular shows where also moved from SVT2 to SVT1 (such as ). These changes made SVT2 more specialist in nature and less watched than before.
Programming schedules on SVT2 were changed once again in 2003, in an attempt to increase the channel's popularity.
On-screen continuity
From December 1969 until January 2005, SVT2 utilised live in-vision continuity presenters. The practice was scrapped and replaced by pre-recorded voice overs and a greater use of idents.
Programming
Programming on SVT2 is generally more specialist than on the primary SVT1. The station's output consists of most cultural programming, programming for minorities for speakers of
Sami language ,Finnish language andSign language , someindependent film and regional opt-out programming.On weekdays, SVT2 usually broadcasts the
SVT24 feed of24 Direkt ("24 Live"), a Swedish version ofC-SPAN between 9.30 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.At 5.25 p.m., SVT2 begins broadcasting with three minority-language news bulletins
Ođđasat ,Nyhetstecken andUutiset followed by a regional news update and "Aktuellt " at 6pm. "Aktuellt" is followed by a 45 minute features slot, usually utilised for chat shows with older audience.An arts news bulletin
Kulturnyheterna airs at 7pm with the main 20-minute regional news bulletin broadcast at 7:10pm. This is followed by another 30 minutes slot with more light programming. Between 8pm and 9pm, various programming is broadcast.The late evening edition of "
Aktuellt " is shown at 9pm, followed at 9.30 by a half-hour drama and entertainment slot. Sports news ("Sportnytt") follows at 10pm and the late regional news is broadcast at 10:15pm On Tuesday night, SVT2 shows independent films under the title "Filmklubben" ("The Movie Club"), from 10:25pm.The station closes down every night at around 1am.
Regional news
SVT2's regional news services are:
*ABC
*Gävledala
*Mittnytt
*Nordnytt
*Smålandsnytt
*Sydnytt
*Tvärsnytt
*Värmlandsnytt
*Västerbottensnytt
*Västnytt
*Östnytt Acquired programming
Acquired programming on SVT2 includes Six Feet Under,
Sopranos ,K Street ,Parkinson ,The Kumars at No. 42 , The Wire,Nip/Tuck andVeronica Mars .ee also
*
SVT1
*List of Swedish television channels "References
External links
* [http://www.svt.se/ SVT] sv icon
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