ITV2

ITV2 is a free television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a part of ITV plc. It started on 7 December 1998.^[1] For a long time, it was the most popular channel other than the main five analogue channels. Now, ITV3 is the most popular other than these.^[2]

ITV2
Country	United Kingdom
Slogan	TV. And then some.
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift service	ITV2 +1
Ownership
Owner	ITV Digital Channels (ITV plc)
Sister channels	ITV ITV3 ITV4 ITVBe CITV
History
Launched	7 December 1998; 25 years ago (1998-12-07)
Links
Website	www.itv.com/watch?channel=itv2
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview	Channel 6 Channel 28 (+1)
Cable
Virgin Media (UK)	Channel 115 Channel 116 (+1) Channel 176 (HD)
UPC Switzerland	Channel 206
Citycable (Switzerland)	Channel 406
WightFibre	Channel 6
Satellite
Freesat	Channel 113 Channel 114 (+1)
Sky (UK only)	Channel 118 (HD) Channel 218 (+1) Channel 816 (SD)
Astra 2E (28.2°E)	10758 V 22000 5/6 10891 H 22000 5/6 (+1)
Astra 2G (28.2°E)	11053 H 23000 3/4 (HD)
IPTV
SwisscomTV (Switzerland)	Channel arbitrary
FL1 (Liechtenstein)	Channel 115
Streaming media
ITVX	Watch live (UK only)
TVPlayer	Watch live (UK only)
Virgin TV Anywhere	Watch live (UK only)
Sky Go	Watch live (UK only)

The channel shows many American programmes such as Family Guy, American Dad!, and The Vampire Diaries. It also has its own programmes that have been popular, such as Celebrity Juice and Love Island.

List of television programmes broadcast on ITV2

Current programmes

• American Dad
• Celebrity Juice
• Coronation Street
• Dinner Date
• Emmerdale
• Family Guy
• Supermarket Sweep
• Take Me Out
• You've Been Framed!

References

1. "Annual Statement on Participation TV" (PDF). itv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
2. "Viewing summary". barb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2021-02-17.