ETB2
CountrySpain
Broadcast areaBasque Country and Navarre
NetworkETB
HeadquartersBilbao, Basque Country
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerEITB
Sister channelsETB 1
ETB 3
ETB 4
ETB Basque
History
Launched31 May 1986 (1986-05-31)
Links
Websiteeitb.eus/es/television/etb2
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionÁlava: Channel 45
Biscay: Channel 35
French Basque Country: Channel 33
Gipuzkoa: Channel 48
Navarre: Channel 26

ETB 2 is the second television channel from the Euskal Irrati Telebista group in the Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre and the French Basque Country. The channel broadcasts entirely in Spanish.

The channel launched on 31 May 1986. A HD feed of ETB 2 was launched on 21 December 2016.

Its reception area comprises the whole Basque Country — i.e. the Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre and the Northern Basque Country — and some surrounding places.

History

The channel launched on 31 May 1986, during the first period the channel broadcast in a situation of illegality because all the procedures for its installation were carried out in secret and without the authorization of the national government. After the launch of ETB 2, ETB was the first Spanish regional network to have two television channels.[1]

Programming

Its programming includes: news, interviews, films and documentaries. ETB 2 also stands out for lacking sporting events, since by decision of ETB this programming is broadcast by the rest of the network's channels to favor broadcasts in Basque. On the other hand, the channel favors premiere cinema and news programs to compete with the national channels that broadcast in Spanish. ETB 2 is the channel with the best audience levels of ETB group.

References

  1. ↑ Ruiz de Azua, Victorino (31 May 1986). "La televisión vasca emite por un nuevo canal sin que lo autorice el Consejo de Administración". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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