Dvojka

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Dvojka
Country Slovakia
Broadcast areaSlovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Denmark, Netherlands and Italy
Headquarters Bratislava
Programming
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner STVR (Slovenská televízia a rozhlas)
Sister channels
History
Launched10 April 1979;45 years ago (1979-04-10) (as ČST2)
1 January 1993;31 years ago (1993-01-01) (as STV2)
Former namesČST2 (1970–1990)
S1 (1990–1993)
STV2 (1993–2004)
Links
Website www.rtvs.sk
Availability
Terrestrial
DVB-T3 MUX (SD)/(HD) (FTA)
Streaming media
RTVS.sk Watch live (Slovak only)

Dvokja (formerly STV2) is a Slovak television generalist channel owned and operated by public broadcasting, state-funded STVR.

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History

In 1970, Czechoslovak Television launched its second network. [1] While in theory it was a single channel for all of Czechoslovakia, in practice, there were two versions of the same channel, one for the Czech side and one for the Slovak side. Changes in September 1990 led to the old second channel being dismantled and replaced by separate networks: the Czech ČTV and the Slovak S1. [2]

Upon the independence of Slovakia and the creation of Slovak Television, the main channel moved to STV1 (F1 had become more "federalized" starting in 1990). [2] STV was embroiled in a series of administrative changes, and one of the proposals in 1996 was to privatize the second network and move it entirely to cable and satellite television. [3] A government-friendly bidder, PRO TV, won the license in June 1997, [4] but on June 26, the government passed a law halting its privatization. [5]

In accordance with STV's "new start" under the slogan "Television that looks at you" on the evening of January 1, 2004 led by Richard Rybníček, STV2 was renamed Dvojka aiming at a niche audience, with most cultural, sports and minority/regional programming moved to this channel. Up until then, the channel served mainly as a depository of repeats from the first channel. The channel announced new cultural talk shows (Anjeli strážni, Literárne oko, Pod lampou), regional news services (Regionálny denníkRegionálne správy) fed by the Košice, Banska Bystrica and Bratislava studios, a three-hour montly program presented from the regions of Slovakia (Vitajte u nás…) and a variety of international imports, as well as coverage of the national football and hockey leagues and key international sporting events. Overnight (approximately after midnight), Dvojka presented recordings of government sessions. [6]

On December 1, 2022, the channel started broadcasting 24 hours a day. [7]

Logos and identities

Source: [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ceska Televize Prehistorie". Česka Televize. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "History and TV in Slovakia". e-Story. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "What to do with STV2?". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "PRO TV wins bid for Slovak TV station". Variety. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "STV2 privatization stopped in parliament". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ↑ a.s, Media Marketing Services. "Zmeny na obrazovke STV od januára 2004 | RadioTV" (in Czech). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Chtěli bychom vytvořit společný archivní kanál s Českou televizí, říká šéf RTVS" (in Czech). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Jednotka a Dvojka dostanú po rokoch opäť nové logá! Zmenia sa po šiesty raz (Prehľad, archívny článok)". 17 July 2020.
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