Channel 2 (El Salvador)
Canal Dos is the flagship TV Channel of Telecorporacion Salvadoreña.
| Canal 2 ( El Salvador) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 30 November 1965 |
| Owned by | Telecorporación Salvadoreña |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Slogan | Sonria, esta con el Dos (Smile, you are with Two) |
| Country |  |
| Language | Spanish |
| Broadcast area | |
| Headquarters | Alameda Dr. Manuel Araujo Km. 6½ San Salvador |
| Formerly called | YSR-TV 2 (1965-1995) |
| Sister channel(s) | Canal 4 Canal 6 TCS+ |
| Website | esmitv.com |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Channel 2 |
| Channel 2.1 |
| Satellite | |
| Channel 104 |
| Channel 2 |
| Channel 2 |
 | Channel 428 (Centroamérica TV) Channel 429 (Telecentro) |
| Channel 832 (Centroamérica TV) |
| Cable | |
| Channel 2 |
| Channel 2 |
| Streaming media | |
| TCS GO |
History
The channel started broadcasting on November 30, 1965. The channel's initial is YSR-TV which is founded by Boris Eserski, owner of the YSR radio station.
Color transmissions commenced in 1973. It joined channels 4 and 6 in November 1986 to form Telecorporación Salvadoreña.
Currently it's one of the most popular channels of El Salvador.
Programming
The channel broadcasts between 05:25 and 01:00 on average. During the morning hours, channels 2, 4 and 6 transmit a networked morning block which consists of news bulletins, the so-called Cadena TCS.
At 12:00 PM (Local Time), the networked transmission ends and changed to a mix of lifestyle programming, news bulletins (Teledos) and telenovelas. In the middle of this mixture, the channel airs The Flintstones towards the end of the morning, one of the most popular animated series in the country, having been a "monument" on the channel.
The channel ends transmission 01:00 every night.
On weekends, the channel has a different focus, with TV shows taking most of the schedule.
Logos
Logo used from 1965 to 1984.
Logo used from 1985 to 1990.
Logo used from 1990 to 1995 (with slogan).
Logo used from 1995 to 2003.
Logo used from 2003 to 2005.- Current Logo since 2005.
Current Logo (with slogan).