DR2

DR2
DR2 logo used since 2017
Launched 30 August 1996 (1996-08-30)
Owned by DR
Picture format 16:9 720p (HDTV)
Country Denmark
Language Danish
Broadcast area Kingdom of Denmark
Headquarters DR Byen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Sister channel(s) DR1
DR3
DR K
DR Ramasjang
DR Ultra
Website dr.dk/dr2
Availability
Terrestrial
DTT Channel 3
Satellite
Canal Digital Channel 2
Viasat Channel 14
Cable
YouSee Channel 2
Waoo Channel 6
Streaming media
DR TV Watch live
YouSee Watch live
Zattoo Watch live

DR2 (DR To) is the second television channel operated by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) in Denmark. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more "highbrow" programmes than the more mainstream and popular DR1. Like DR's other TV and radio channels, it is funded by a media licence, and is therefore commercial-free.

It was launched in 1996 as a satellite-/cable-only channel. This was highly controversial at the time, as it was considered close to a breach of public service principles that the new station did not reach all viewers. Adding to the critics' cause was the fact that DR did in fact have broadband spectrum available for terrestrial broadcasts. However, this was being reserved for digital broadcasting tests. The less-than-100%-coverage coupled with a "highbrow" reputation resulted in low ratings which in turn earned it the nickname "the secret channel" to the regret of the director general who had been pushing the line "my channel" (in the sense of programmes appealing to individuals, not the whole family as DR1 supposedly). This was finally remedied on 31 March 2006, when terrestrial digital broadcasts started.

It most resembles the British BBC Four in that its main output is experimental comedy, documentaries and in-depth news programmes. It has earned much praise for high quality shows, especially in the first category, with series like Casper & Mandrilaftalen and Drengene fra Angora. Den 11. time was a talk show on the channel. It also broadcasts many British productions, e.g. crime dramas such as Prime Suspect.

Every Saturday DR2 broadcasts the Greenlandic language News bulletin Nyheder fra Grønland produced by KNR[1]

Following the introduction of digital television (and closing down of all analogue channels with exception of cable-TV) in Denmark, on 1 November 2009, the channel is broadcast free-to-air via a public DVB-T and MPEG-4 system. It now reaches the whole country and also the nearby east side of Øresund sea to southernmost Sweden. (Swedish channels reaches the Copenhagen metropolitan area as well)

In 2013 the channel was rebranded and converted to a 24-hour channel with the inclusion of hourly news and current affairs programming. DR Update previously aired some of the programming before the channel was closed to make room for DR Ultra. DR2, unlike DR Update will however not interrupt any programmes for breaking news.

The channel switched from SD to 720p HD broadcasting on 28 February 2017.[2][3][4][5]

Examples of programmes on DR2

Original programming

* Vetebro comedy
  • Deadline - news
  • So ein Ding - about new technical products
  • Filmperler - quality film from all countries
  • TV TV TV - television about television
  • Rytteriet - Danish comedy
  • Bonderøven - Later moved to DR1 following the big success of the show
  • Jul på Vesterbro - Danish Christmas comedy (broadcast between 1 and 24 December, a Scandinavian TV-tradition.)

Imports

As is the practice with most other TV channels in Denmark, foreign programmes are shown in their original language but with Danish subtitles.

Identity

Logo history

References

  1. ↑ DR2
  2. ↑ Brinch, Ulrik (28 February 2017). "DR2 opgraderer kvaliteten på antenne-tv". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Kjærgaard, Bo (30 January 2017). "Alle DR kanaler i HD hos Stofa fra i dag". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Kjærgaard, Bo (21 February 2017). "Waoo tilføjer DR kanaler i HD 28. februar". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Kjærgaard, Bo (17 January 2017). "Alle DR kanaler på vej i HD hos YouSee". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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