France 2
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| France 2 | |
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| Formerly Called | La Deuxième Chaîne, Antenne 2 |
| Launched: | 1 April 1964 |
| Audience Share in 2004 1: | 20.5% |
| Owned By: | France Télévisions |
| Web Address: | www.france2.fr |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial Analogue: | SECAM, in France |
| Terrestrial Digital: | Channel 2 |
| Satellite: | Yes, analog/SECAM and digital |
| Cable: | Yes, France and Belgium, analog and digital |
France 2 is the largest French public TV network. It is part of the France Télévisions group, which also comprises France 3, France 5 and RFO.
France 2 used to be called Antenne 2 until September 7, 1992. Earlier, in the 1970s and as part of ORTF, it was simply called la deuxième chaîne (the second network).
Broadcasting began in 1962 using the 625-lines standard (but not yet in color) hence preparing the extinction of the older 819-line TV standard.
On October 1, 1967 at 2:15pm CET, the network switched broadcast from black and white to color using SECAM.
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1 Source: MédiamétrieTemplate:France-stub Template:Broadcasting-stub