UTV2

UTV2

Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	Northern Ireland
Headquarters	Havelock House, Belfast
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Ulster Television plc
Sister channels	UTV
History
Launched	28 June 1999;25 years ago (1999-06-28)
Closed	22 January 2002;23 years ago (2002-01-22)
Replaced by	ITV2
Former names	TV You (1999-2000)
Links
Website	u.tv
Availability (at time of closure)
Terrestrial
ITV Digital	Channel 6

UTV2 was a television channel, owned by Ulster Television plc (now Wireless Group). The channel was on digital terrestrial television and NTL cable in Northern Ireland.

History

On 30 March 1998, with digital television set to launch in the UK later that year, UTV announced it intended to launch "a new regionally focused digital channel" in spring 1999. ^[1]

The channel launched on 28 June 1999 as TV You. The schedule mostly consisted of a simulcast with ITV2 as broadcast in England, Wales and the Scottish Borders. The channel also broadcast various archived programmes from UTV. In contrast to ITV2, TV You did not carry any advertising due to its low viewership. The channel was rebranded as UTV2 in 2000.^{[ citation needed ]}

UTV2 closed on 22 January 2002 following a deal with ITV Digital and was replaced by ITV2. ^[2]

See also

• UTV
• ITV2
• S2

References

1. "UTV plans second channel for 1999". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 30 March 1998. ISSN   0307-5664 . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
2. "Northern Ireland gets ITV2". Media Guardian. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2011.