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TVR 2
CountryRomania
Broadcast areaRomania
Moldova
HeadquartersBucharest,Romania
Programming
Picture format1080iHDTV
(downscaled to576ifor theSDTVfeed)
Ownership
OwnerTeleviziunea Română
Sister channelsTVR 1
TVR 3
TVR Cultural
TVR Folclor
TVR Info
TVRi
TVR Moldova
TVR Sport
History
Launched2 May 1968[1]
Former namesProgramul 2 (until 1985)
Links
Websitetvr2.tvr.ro
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 2

TVR 2(Romanian pronunciation:[ˌtevereˈdoj],spelled out asTeleviziunea Română 2,"Romanian Television 2" ) is the second channel of the public broadcasterTVR.

The channel was launched on May 2, 1968, but it was suspended from January 20, 1985, until February 19, 1990. From 2003, it has been a market leader in Romania with some very well thought television shows, such asTonomatul DP2and the British television seriesDoctor Who,but since 2015, it has been a general arts and culture channel.

The mainnewstelevision program of the channel isOra de ştiri( "News Hour" ), which is aired daily at 6:00 PM Romanian time. Also, another news program broadcast on this channel,Telejurnal,is aired daily at 12:00 AM Romanian time on TVR 2, which used to be the main news program, until 3rd of October 2021.

The channel mainly airsculturalcontent since the shut down ofTVR Cultural,movies,documentaries,and very rarelysport events.The most popular shows are Câștigă România, which was moved toTVR 1in 2022, Drag de România mea, a folk music show, hosted by Paul Surugiu-Fuego, Pescar Hoinar, a show about 2 guys fishing, and Ferma, where it shows everything about farm animals.

TVR 2 launched an HD simulcast on 3 November 2019, alongside the Romanian Television's flagship channel,TVR 1.

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