UKTV G2
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| UKTV G2 | |
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| Formerly Called | UKG2 (until March 2004)
UK Gold 2 (until November 2003) |
| Launched: | Autumn 1998 |
| Audience Share (Aug 2004[1] (http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/monthreports.cfm?report=monthgmulti)): | 0.2% |
| Owned By: | UKTV (BBC/Flextech) |
| Web Address: | www.uktv.co.uk/uktvG2 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial Analogue: | Not Available |
| Terrestrial Digital: | Not Available |
| Satellite: | Sky Digital Channel 111 |
| Cable: | NTL Channel 830
Telewest Channel 125 |
UK Gold 2 was launched originally to screen morning programmes from UK Gold time-shifted to the evening of the same day, but was relaunched with a completely new programme lineup and renamed UKG2 on November 12, 2003. Along with the rest of the UKTV network, the "UK" prefix was changed to "UKTV" on 8th March 2004 and is thus now known as UKTV G2. The continuity announcers have been known to make fun of the extreme length of the full name saying "it's for watching rather than saying"
The channel is available on Satellite (BSkyB) and Cable platforms.
The output of the channel is mainly comedy from the BBC with some shows produced in house. A fair amount is similar to the comedy output of UK Play/Play UK before that channel's closure.
Some shows available on UKTV G2 are Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, the original Parkinson, Friday Night With Jonathon Ross and the new addition to UKTV, Little Britain.