RTI 2
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| Country | Côte d'Ivoire |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne |
| Sister channels | RTI 1 |
| History | |
| Launched | November 1983 |
| Former names | Canal 2 (1983–1991) TV2 (1991–2011) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
RTI 2 is an Ivorian television channel. The channel targets a younger audience.
History
[edit]RTI 2 started broadcasting in November 1983. Unlike the existing RTI channel, its coverage area was limited to Abidjan and adjacent areas.[1] As Canal 2, the channel's transmitter covered a radius of 50km, with limited programming on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8:30pm.[2]
After broadcasting as an experimental service for several years, RTI reformatted the channel as TV2 on 1 November 1991, using the same transmitter as before.[3] The channel broadcast on VHF channel 10, expanding the reach to 150km and was defined by RTI as a "proximity channel for Abidjan". The channel's audience increased after the introduction of a new schedule in March 1997 (redeveloped in 1999).[4] The impulse for the creation of a regular second channel was given to Amadou Thiam, Félix Houphouët-Boigny's former ambassador of the Ivory Coast to Morocco.[3]
In the early 2000s, TV2 was an affiliate of the French service of TVAfrica, the continental television network that existed between 1998 and 2003. La Première was a sports affiliate.[5]
The channel was rebranded RTI 2 in 2011; in Easter 2014 it started broadcasting its over-the-air signal to Bouaké in the central area of the country, up until then the signal was limited to Abidjan.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lancement RTI 2 à Bouaké : le discours de Madame le Ministre de la Communication Porte-Parole Adjoint du Gouvernement
- ^ "Marchés tropicaux et méditeranéens". Google Books. 1989. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b Histoire de la télévision en Afrique noire francophone, des origines à nos jours. KARTHALA Editions. 2009. ISBN 978-2-8111-5085-3. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Télévision
- ^ "Broadcasting Policy and Practice in Africa" (PDF). Article 19. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2023.