Kanal 2

Estonian television channel

Television channel

Kanal 2
Programming

Country	Estonia
Broadcast area	Estonia
Headquarters	Tallinn, Estonia
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	Duo Media Networks (Postimees Group)^[1]
Sister channels	Duo 3 Duo 4 Duo 5 Duo 6 Kanal 7 Kino 7 MyHits Eesti Kanal SmartZone KidZone Max KidZone Mini FilmZone FilmZone Plus
History
Launched	1 October 1993; 30 years ago (1993-10-01)
Links
Website	www.kanal2.ee www.duoplay.ee
Availability

Terrestrial
Elisa	Multiplex 6^[2]

Kanal 2's former logo from 2009 to 2021.

Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel.^[3] Its literal name in English is "Channel 2".

The channel was established by Ilmar Taska. The channel began broadcasting on 1 October 1993.^[3]

History

The channel started broadcasting on October 1, 1993, the first program seen on the new network being the Estonian animated film Kapsapea (Cabbage Head).^[4] The channel in its initial phase broadcast on weekends, beginning December 17 that year, week-round broadcasts started.

On 1 August 2017, Kanal 2 left the free-to-air market and became encrypted. The decision was taken on the basis of optimizing its management based around local programming, as well as due to rising advertising costs.^[5]

Programmes

The list might not reflect the current lineup of television shows.

Estonian

Baar (The Bar)
Jumal tänatud, et sa siin oled! (Thank God You're Here)
Kelgukoerad (crime series)
Kuldvillak (Jeopardy!)
Kuum hind (The Price Is Right)
Ma näen su häält (I Can See Your Voice)
Reporter (daily news program)
Reporter+ (weekly news program)
Saladused (Secrets)
Tantsud tähtedega (Dancing with the Stars)
Tõehetk (Nada más que la verdad)
Ühikarotid (Estonian teen drama)

Foreign

Children Shows

Telenovelas

Comedy

Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Desperate Housewives
Due South
Friends
Hang Time
Inspector Rex
Joey
Las Vegas
Married... with Children
Men in Trees
Police Academy: The Series
Pushing Daisies
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
The Middle
Two and a Half Men
Two Guys and a Girl
Ugly Betty
What I Like About You

Animation

Futurama

Soap Operas

Home and Away
Santa Barbara

Drama Series

90210
Alcatraz
Bad Girls
Brothers & Sisters
C-16: FBI
Charmed
Chicago Fire
Close to Home
Cold Case
Criminal Minds
Da Vinci's Inquest
Dexter
Dirt
Everwood
Footballers' Wives
Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
Fringe
Gossip Girl
Heartbreak High
Heartland
Higher Ground
Highlander: The Series
Indian Summers
Invasion
Judging Amy
Kyle XY
Locked Up
Lost
MacGyver
Major Crimes
McLeod's Daughters
Medical Investigation
Medium
Mile High
Muhteşem Yüzyıl
Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem
NCIS
NCIS: Los Angeles
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Nip/Tuck
Nowhere Man
Person of Interest
Renegade
Rizzoli & Isles
Rome
Russian Dolls: Sex Trade
Satisfaction
Silk Stalkings
Supernatural
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The Blacklist
The Border
The Closer
The Following
The Immortal
The Mentalist
The Mountain
The O.C.
The Shield
To Have & to Hold
V
Walker, Texas Ranger
Without a Trace
Young Lions

Reality

America's Got Talent
America's Next Top Model
Forensic Investigators
I Shouldn't Be Alive
Ladette to Lady
My Bare Lady
Nanny 911
Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll
So You Think You Can Dance
Supernanny
The Amazing Race
The Bachelorette
The Cut
The Virtual Revolution
Zero Hour

References

^ "Media company Eesti Meedia renamed Postimees Grupp". 9 February 2019.
^ "Levira digital broadcasting programs" (PDF) (in Estonian). Levira. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
^ ^a ^b EE, Eesti entsüklopeedia. [Encyclopedia of Estonia] A-Ü. Tallinn: Valgus. 2003. p. 196. ISBN 9985701410.
^ "Cabbage Head (1993)". Eesti Filmi Anomebaas. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ Kanal 2 lahkub vabalevist Postimees, 21 June 2017 (accessed 21 June 2018)