TV 2 (Norway)

Infobox TV channel
name= TV 2
logosize=100px
logofile=TV 2 (Norway) logo.png logoalt=TV 2 (Norway) logo
launch=September 5, 1992
share= 30,1%

share as of= March 2007
share source= [http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/kultur/1.2147418]
country= Norway
web= [http://www.tv2.no Official website]
sister names=TV2 Zebra, TV2 Nyhetskanalen, TV2 Filmkanalen, TV2 Sport
terr serv 1=Analogue
terr chan 1=Normally tuned to 2 or 3
"92% household coverage"
terr serv 2=RiksTV
sat serv 1=Thor Satelite
cable serv 1= Countrywide in Norway|

TV 2 is Norway's largest commercial television station. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway.

TV 2 started to broadcast on September 5, 1992. They have a license to broadcast national commercial television until the end of 2009 for commercial terrestrial television. Their headquarters is located in Bergen. TV 2 has about 550 employees. In 1992, TV 2 A/S was admitted as full active member of the European Broadcasting Union.As is common with television (and cinema) in Norway, most foreign-language shows are subtitled in Norwegian, not dubbed (with a notable exception being children's programmes).

TV 2 Nyhetskanalen

TV 2 Nyhetskanalen is Norway's first 24/7 news TV-channel, started on Monday, January 15, 2007.

ee also

* List of Norwegian television channels
* List of programs broadcast by TV 2 (Norway)
* TV 2 Nyhetene

External links

* [http://www.tv2.no/ Official Site]
* [http://pub.tv2.no/TV2/tvguide/ Television schedule]