RTM TV2 (stylised as tv2) is a
Malaysian
free-to-air television channel owned and operated by the
Radio Televisyen Malaysia
Radio Televisyen Malaysia ( en, Radio Television of Malaysia, abbreviated as RTM, stylised as rtm), also known as the Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia ( ms, Jabatan Penyiaran Malaysia) is the national public broadcaster of Malaysia. Establi ...
, a broadcasting department of the Malaysian Government. Launched on 17 November 1969, TV2 is the second and second oldest TV station in Malaysia. The channel features mostly
English,
Mandarin
Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:
Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
and
Tamil news and talk shows, the latter two languages were mainly produced for Chinese and Indian communities. It also offers some in-house, local and international entertainment programs, including reality shows, films and dramas as well as sports programming.
History
TV2, then Rangkaian Kedua (Second Network) began operations on 17 November 1969, when ''Televisyen Malaysia'' (currently known as
TV1) bifurcated into two channels and merge with ''Radio Malaysia'' to become the present-day broadcasting department. Then, TV1 was known as Rangkaian Pertama (First Network).
Like TV1, TV2 started broadcasting in colour since 28 December 1978 in
Peninsular Malaysia and 31 August 1980 in
Sabah and
Sarawak just in time for
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...
( ms, Hari Merdeka). During its early years, it only broadcast in the evenings, with daytime broadcasts for schools under the TV Pendidikan banner from 1972 until 1999 when daytime transmission was introduced on the channel.
Since 3 April 2006, the channel began to broadcast 24 hours a day to offer more programmes for viewers who stay up late to watch television.
Its sister channel, TV1 followed suit more than 6 years later on 21 August 2012. On 1 April 2019, TV2 has started its
HDTV broadcasting in conjunction of RTM's 73rd anniversary, and available exclusively through myFreeview DTT service on channel 102.
See also
*
List of Malaysian television stations
*
Radio Televisyen Malaysia
Radio Televisyen Malaysia ( en, Radio Television of Malaysia, abbreviated as RTM, stylised as rtm), also known as the Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia ( ms, Jabatan Penyiaran Malaysia) is the national public broadcaster of Malaysia. Establi ...
*
TV1
*
TV Okey
*
Sukan RTM
*
Berita RTM
References
External links
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1969 establishments in Malaysia
Television stations in Malaysia
Television channels and stations established in 1969
Radio Televisyen Malaysia