Sveriges Radio P2
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| Broadcast area |  Sweden Åland Islands |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | |
| Format | Classical music,jazz,folk music,electronic music,programmes in minority languages |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sveriges Radio |
| History | |
First air date | 26 November 1955 |
| Links | |
| Website | SR P2 |
P2(pe två) is one of the four main radio channels operated by Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcasting organizationSveriges Radio(SR). It broadcasts music (principally classical music and jazz) and also carries educational programming as well as programmes in minority languages. P2 was officially similar and related toBBC Radio 3.
History
[edit]The channel began life on 26 November 1955 as Sweden's second radio channel.[1]In 1966, SR gave its channels distinct profiles, making P2 the channel for education, regional programming, and "serious" music. Regional radio later became local radio and was moved toP3– still later toP4– leaving P2 with the profile it has today.
The music played on P2 is mostlyclassicalin the broadest sense (from the earliest known compositions to 20th-century and contemporary works), but also featuresjazz,folkand "world music":in this respect P2 can be compared toaccording to whom?many other similar public radio stations around the world, such asABC Classic FM,BBC Radio 3,CBC Radio 2,DR P2,France Musique,Polskie Radio Dwójka,RDP Antena 2,RNE Radio Clásica,WDR 3,andYlen Klassinen.P2 also features contemporary electronic music two hours a week.[2]
Programming
[edit]Programming in minority languages is contributed bySR Sisuradio,Sameradion,andSR International.Educational programmes fromUtbildningsradionare also broadcast on P2. These educational and minority programmes, however, constitute only a small part of P2's schedule, and they are mainly broadcast in the early morning and in the afternoon.
SR also produces an all-music version of P2 under the name "P2 Musik" in which the minority-language and educational programming is replaced by music (largely from the webradio channelSR Klassiskt). This is available on the web and, in the capital only, on 96.2 FM from P2's Stockholm transmitter. The minority-language and educational content thus replaced is available in Stockholm as part of the programming of SR'sP6 Internationalchannel on 89.6 FM.
References
[edit]- ^"Sveriges Radios historia - år för år"(in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 25 March 2008.Retrieved14 January2023.
- ^Radio, Sveriges."Alla avsnitt - Elektroniskt i P2".sverigesradio.se.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- P2 Riks schedule- available on FM across the country (except Stockholm) and via the web
- P2 Musik schedule- available on FM in Stockholm and via the web