P2 (''pe två'') is one of the four main radio channels operated by Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcasting organization
Sveriges 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 to
BBC Radio 3.
History
The channel began life in 1955 as Sweden's second radio channel. 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 to
P3 – still later to
P4 – leaving P2 with the profile it has today.
The music played on P2 is mostly
classical in the broadest sense (from the earliest known compositions to 20th-century and contemporary works), but also features
jazz
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folk
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and "
world music": in this respect P2 can be compared to
according to whom? many other similar public radio stations around the world, such as
ABC Classic FM,
BBC Radio 3,
CBC Radio 2,
DR P2
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France Musique
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History
The channel was launch ...
,
Polskie Radio Dwójka,
RDP Antena 2,
RNE Radio Clásica,
WDR 3, and
Ylen Klassinen. P2 also features contemporary electronic music two hours a week.
Programming
Programming in minority languages is contributed by
SR Sisuradio,
Sameradion
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Broad ...
, and
SR International. Educational programmes from
Utbildningsradion are 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 channel
SR 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's
P6 International channel on 89.6 FM.
References
External links
Official websiteP2 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
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Sveriges Radio
Radio stations in Sweden
1955 establishments in Sweden
Radio stations established in 1955
Classical music radio stations
Jazz radio stations
Swedish jazz
Folk music mass media