SRF zwei (''Swiss Radio and Television Two'') is a Swiss German-language

free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the FTA Receiver, appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring ...

television channel run under the public

SRG SSR The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (german: Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft; french: Société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision; it, Società svizzera di radiotelevisione; rm, Societad Svizra da Radio e Televisiun; SRG ...

broadcasting group.

History

The channel was launched in 1997 as 'SF 2' as the German-speaking replacement for the formerly nationwide second public channel S Plus (which originally launched in 1993 and was subsequently renamed 'Schweiz 4' ( de) in 1995). It is the second of the three national German-language channels in Switzerland (the others being

SRF 1 SRF 1 (''SRF eins'') is a German-language Swiss television channel, one of three produced by the SRG SSR public-service broadcasting group (the others being SRF zwei and SRF info). The channel, formerly known as SF1, was renamed on 16 Decemb ...

and SRF info). SF 2 was renamed to 'SF zwei' on 3 December 2005, in order to differentiate it more from its sister channel SF 1. An HD version launched on 29 February 2012.

Programming

SRF zwei mainly broadcasts programmes aimed towards a younger audience. There is a heavy emphasis on movies, TV series and sporting events, much like its Austrian equivalent

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. Feature films and TV series are often broadcast with both the German dub and the original soundtrack. From 1998 to 2003, a

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-branded programming block was broadcast on SRF zwei (then known as SF 2) on weekdays between 10am and 5pm; there was a mixture of

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and Swiss productions, as well as live broadcasts featuring interactive games. In addition, a

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-branded block was broadcast on weekend mornings; this was extended to weekdays from September 2003, replacing the Nickelodeon block. This too ended in December 2006, and was replaced by ''SF tubii'', which was renamed ''Zambo'' in 2010. On 29 February 2012, a major programme overhaul was undertaken: the children's block ''Zambo'' was shortened and moved to SRF 1, due to programming on SRF zwei regularly being interrupted for sports broadcasts. In addition,

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was removed from its early evening slot due to poor ratings, and was replaced with a series of in-house productions.

Broadcasts

* ''sport live'': Live sporting events * ''sport aktuell:'' Daily sports news magazine * ''sportpanorama:'' Weekly in-depth sports magazine * ''PresseTV:'' Various magazine programmes produced by print magazines * Movies * TV series

Entertainment

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Series

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'' (2015–present) *'' Code Black'' (2016) *''

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'' ''(Devious Maids - Schmutzige Geheimnisse)'' (2014, 2017) *''

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'' ''(Fringe - Grenzfälle des FBI)'' (2009-2011, 2014) *''

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'' (2011-201?) *''

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'' (2015–present) *'' Last Man Standing'' (2014–present) *''

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'' (2017–present) *''

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'' (2018–present) *'' Madam Secretary'' (2015–present) *''

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'' ''(Heißer Verdacht)'' (2006) *''

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'' (2007-201?) *''

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'' ''(Seattle Firefighters - Die jungen Helden)'' (2018–present) *''

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'' (2017–present) *'' The Fall'' ''(The Fall – Tod in Belfast)'' (2018–present) *'' The Great Indoors'' (2018–present) *'' The Grinder'' (2016-2017) *''

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'' ''(The Guardian - Retter mit Herz)'' (2005, 2012-2016, 2018–present)

Sport

*'' Credit Suisse Super League'' *''

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'' *'' Swiss Internationals'' *''

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UEFA Euro The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contes ...

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UEFA Nations League The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...

'' (Switzerland matches only) *''

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...

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UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

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UEFA Super Cup The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions; the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was originall ...

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Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...

'' (Switzerland matches only) *''

Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ...

'' (Switzerland matches only)

Logos and identities

Image:SF2 logo old.svg, SF 2 logo from 1997 to 2005 Image:SFzwei.svg, SF Zwei logo from 2005 to 29 February 2012 Image:Sf2-logo-2012.svg, 29 February to 16 December 2012 Image:SF zwei HD.svg, SF Zwei HD logo from 29 February to 16 December 2012 Image:SRF zwei HD.svg, SF Zwei HD logo since 16 December 2012

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Srf Zwei Television stations in Switzerland Television channels and stations established in 1997 German-language television in Switzerland