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NPO 2
Television channel in the Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NPO 2 (formerly Nederland 2 Dutch pronunciation: [ˌneːdərlɑnt ˈtʋeː] until 2014) is a Dutch television channel, the sister channel of NPO 1 and NPO 3. It was established on 1 October 1964 at 20:00, initially with a 2.5-hour schedule until 22:30.
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Country | Netherlands |
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Broadcast area | National. Also available in Belgium and Germany. |
Headquarters | Hilversum |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Dutch |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | NPO |
Sister channels | NPO 1 NPO 3 NPO 1 Extra NPO 2 Extra NPO Politiek en Nieuws |
History | |
Launched | 1 October 1964; 59 years ago (1964-10-01) |
Former names | Nederland 2 (1964–1990, 2000–2014) TV2 (1990–2000) |
Links | |
Website | NPO 2 website |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digitenne (FTA) | Channel 2 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
Ziggo GO | Watch live (Europe only) |
KPN iTV Online | Watch live (Europe only) |
NPO | Watch Live |
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NPO 2 tends to broadcast arts, culture, politics, news, current affairs, documentaries and religious programmes. In the mornings, NPO 2 simulcasts NPO 1's news bulletins with sign language.