TV2 (Malaysian TV network)

RTM TV2
	Logo used since 2013, this is the second revision of 2009 logo
Country	Malaysia
Broadcast area	Malaysia; Singapore; Brunei; Thailand (South Thailand, particularly Songkhla, Narathiwat, Yala and Satun); Indonesia (West Kalimantan, North Kalimantan and Riau Islands); Philippines (particularly southern Palawan and Tawi-Tawi);
Headquarters	Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Programming
Language(s)	Malay; English; Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese); Indian (Punjabi, Tamil and Hindi); Thai; Indonesian; Tagalog; Korean; Turkish;
Picture format	16:9 HDTV (1080i)
Ownership
Owner	Radio Televisyen Malaysia
Sister channels	TV1; TV Okey; Berita RTM; Sukan RTM; TV6;
History
Launched	17 November 1969; 1 April 2019; (myFreeview) (HD);
Closed	31 March 2019; (myFreeview) (SD);
Former names	Rangkaian Kedua; (17 November 1969 - 31 March 1978); RTM 2; (1 April 1978 - 31 January 1990, 1 April 2006 - 31 December 2008); TV2; (1 February 1990 - 31 March 2006, 1 January 2009 - present);
Links
Website	RTM TV2
Availability
Terrestrial
myFreeview	Channel 102 (HD)
Streaming media
RTMKlik	Watch live

RTM TV2 (stylised as tv2) is a Malaysian free-to-air public television channel owned and operated by the Radio Televisyen Malaysia, a broadcasting department of the Malaysian Government. Launched on 17 November 1969, TV2 is the second and second oldest TV station in Malaysia. The channel features mostly English, Mandarin and Tamil news and talk shows, the latter two languages were mainly produced for the dominant minority Chinese and Indian communities, whilst the English news functions for the nation's multiracial population whose dominant lingua franca or first language is the latter. It also offers some in-house, local and international entertainment programs, including reality shows, films and dramas as well as sports programming.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ "TV1, TV2 stuggle to regain footing". New Sunday Times. 10 September 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "Mohamed: TV1 and TV2 still have strong following". New Straits Times. 13 June 1997. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "'Golden Channel' loses shine". New Straits Times. 6 March 1995. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ Fatimah Abu Bakar (15 April 1991). "TV2's brilliant tactic to win more viewers?". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[1] "TV1, TV2 stuggle to regain footing". New Sunday Times. 10 September 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[2] "Mohamed: TV1 and TV2 still have strong following". New Straits Times. 13 June 1997. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[3] "'Golden Channel' loses shine". New Straits Times. 6 March 1995. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[4] Fatimah Abu Bakar (15 April 1991). "TV2's brilliant tactic to win more viewers?". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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