SABC 2
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| SABC 2 | |
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| Launched | 1996 |
| Network | SABC |
| Owned by | South African Broadcasting Corporation |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Slogan | Feel at Home |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | Sotho Tswana Afrikaans[1] |
| Broadcast area | South Africa |
| Headquarters | SABC Television Park, Uitsaaisentrum, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Formerly called | TV1 |
| Replaced | SABC TV / SAUK-TV |
| Sister channel(s) | SABC 1 SABC 3 |
| Website | http://www.sabc2.com |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Sentech | Channel depends on nearest Sentech repeater |
| Satellite | |
| DSTV | Channel 132 |
SABC 2 is a South African television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). SABC 2 broadcasts programming in English, Afrikaans, Venda, and Tsonga.
It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels. The reduced prominence of Afrikaans angered many speakers of the language, although the channel still features a significant amount of Afrikaans programming, including a news broadcast every weeknight at 19:00 and weekends at 18:00.
M-Net seeing the market need, launched the Afrikaans subscription channel KykNet in 1999 and followed in 2005 with the music channel MK (originally known as MK89.) In 2009, Mnet launched Koowwe, a kids channel broadcasting in Afrikaans
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Media Development and Diversity Agency - a draft position paper". South African Government Information. 2000-11. p. 68. http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=70339. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
[edit] External links
- SABC 2 (official site)
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