France 2
Launched	December 21, 1963
Owned by	France Télévisions
Audience share	18.1% (June 2007, [1])
Country	France
Formerly called	RTF Télévision 2 (1963-1964) La Deuxième Chaîne de la ORTF (1964-1975) Antenne 2 (1975-1992)
Sister channel(s)	France 3 France 4 France 5 France Ô France 24
Website	www.france2.fr
Availability
Terrestrial
SECAM	Channel 2
TNT	Channel 2
Satellite
CanalSat	Channel 2
TPS	Channel 2
TV Vlaanderen Digitaal	Channel 78
Cable
Noos	Channel 2
Kabel Deutschland	Channel 833
Others	(See article)
IPTV over ADSL
Freebox TV	Channel 2
Orange TV	Channel 2
Neuf TV	Channel 2
Alice	Channel 2
DartyBox	Channel 2
Belgacom TV	Channel 9 (Walloon Region and Brussels), Channel 56 (Flanders)
Telenet TV	Channel 36

France 2 is the largest French public TV network. It is part of the France Télévisions group, which also comprises France 3, France 5, Réseau France Outre-mer, and the new digital-only France 4 (plus participation in ARTE, EuroNews, and several cable/satellite thematic channels, and Mediamétrie). Image File history File links France_2. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Logo France télévisions headquarters in Paris France Télévisions is the French public national television broadcaster. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... RTF may stand for: Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, the French national public broadcasting company between 1949 and 1964 Ready to Fly, In reference to RC airplanes. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF) was the national agency charged, between 1964 and 1974, with providing public radio and television in France. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Télévision Numérique Terrestre logo TNT (Télévision Numérique Terrestre) is the national digital terrestrial service for France. ... CanalSat is a French digital satellite and DSL pay television service owned by Canal+ Group (66%) and Lagardere Active (34%), a subsidiary of Lagardère. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... TV Vlaanderen Digitaal is a provider of digital television via satellite for the Belgian market, using the Astra-1 satellites at 19. ... IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) is a system where a digital television service is delivered by using Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure, which may include delivery by a broadband connection. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... OTV or Orange TV is a publically-traded television station in Lebanon. ... Look up Alice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Darty, founded in 1957 by the Darty Family in France, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of KESA Electricals Plc specialising in Electrical retailing. ... During summer 2005, Belgacom launched Belgacom TV, the first digital TV offer in Belgium. ... National motto: Walon todi ! (Walloon forever!) Official languages French, German Capital Namur Minister-President Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe Area  - Total 16,844 km² Population  - Total (2002)  - Density 3,358,560 inhabitants 199. ... Anthem De Vlaamse Leeuw (The Flemish Lion) Location of Belgian Flanders in Europe The Flemish Region Capital Brussels Official languages Dutch1 Recognised regional languages Flemish: Dutch Brussels: French and Dutch Government  -  Minister-President Kris Peeters Area  -  Total 13,522 km²   sq mi  Population  -  2006 [1] census 6,078,600   -  Density... “TV” redirects here. ... Logo France télévisions headquarters in Paris France Télévisions is the French public national television broadcaster. ... Réseau France Outre-mer (RFO) is a network of radio and television stations operating in French overseas departments and territories around the world. ... Arte is a Franco-German TV network, which aims to promote quality programming related to the world of arts and culture. ... EuroNews is a multilingual and pan-European television news channel launched on January 1, 1993. ...

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On October 1, 1967 at 2:15pm CET, the network switched broadcast from black and white to color using SECAM. Antenne 2 was the first color channel in France, it would be several years before the first network was colorized and changed to the 625-line TV standard. is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Black-and-white or black and white) can refer to a general term used in photography, film, and other media (see black-and-white). ... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... SECAM, also written SÉCAM (Séquentiel couleur à mémoire, French for Sequential Color with Memory), is an analog color television system first used in France. ...

Organization

Directors

Chairmen:

• Marcel Jullian: 01/01/1975 – 12/1977
• Maurice Ulrich: 12/1977 – 08/1981
• Pierre Desgraupes: 08/1981 – 11/1984
• Jean-Claude Héberlé: 11/1984 – 10/1985
• Jean Drucker: 10/1985 – 12/1986
• Claude Contamine: 12/1986 – 10/08/1989
• Philippe Guilhaume (joint chairmanship A2 / FR3): 10/08/1989 – 19/12/1990
• Hervé Bourges (joint chairmanship A2 / FR3): 19/12/1990 – 07/09/1992

Directors General:

• Jacques Thibau: 07/1965 – 11/1967
• Maurice Cazeneuve: 11/1967 – 09/1971
• Pierre Sabbagh: 09/1971 – 03/07/1972
• Jean Lefèvre: 03/07/1972
• Jean-Michel Gaillard: 27/09/1989 – 10/01/1991
• Éric Giuily: 10/01/1991 – 09/1992
• Georges Vanderchmitt: 09/1992 – 01/1994
• Raphaël Hadas-Lebel: 01/1994 – 06/1996
• Michel Pappalardo: 06/1996 – 06/1999
• Michèle Cotta: 06/1999 – 06/2002
• Christopher Baldelli: 06/2002 – 09/2005
• Philippe Baudillon: since September 2005.

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• Jean-Louis Guillaud: 01/1969 – 09/1969
• Jacqueline Baudrier: 09/1969 – 03/07/1972
• Jean-Louis Guillaud: 03/07/1972 – 01/01/1975
• Jacques Sallebert: 06/01/1975 – 05/1976
• Georges Leroy: 05/1976 – 09/1976
• Charles Baudinat: 09/1976 – 01/1977
• Jean-Pierre Elkabbach: 01/1977 – 12/1982
• Pierre Lescure: 12/1982 – 12/1984
• Albert du Roy: 12/1984 – 03/1985
• Pierre-Henri Arnstam: 03/1985 – 1986
• Marcel Trillat: 1986
• Claude Carré: 1991 – 1992
• Jean-Luc Mano: 12/1993 – 06/1996
• Pierre-Henri Arnstam: 06/1996 – 09/2000
• Gérard Leclerc: 09/2000 – 07/2001
• Olivier Mazerolle: 07/2001 – 03/2004
• Arlette Chabot: since March 2004.

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Hosts/Presenters

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Programmes

• American TV Shows : ER (Urgences) ; Without A Trace (FBI : portés disparus) ; Cold Case (Cold Case : affaires classées) ; That's So Raven (Phénomène Raven) ; The Bold and the Beautiful (Amour, gloire et beauté) and Days of Our Lives (Des jours et des vies).

• These American TV Shows were shown on France 2 : The Nine (The Nine : 52 heures en enfer) ; Gilmore Girls ; The O.C. (Newport Beach) ; The West Wing (À la Maison Blanche) ; That '70s Show ; Everwood ; What I Like About You (Ce que j'aime chez toi) ; Grounded for Life (Parents à tout prix) ; JAG ; Six Feet Under (Six pieds sous terre) ; Third Watch (New York 911) ; Friends ; Boston Public ; The District (Washington Police) ; Lizzie McGuire ; Even Stevens (La Guerre des Stevens) ; Fastlane ; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Sabrina, l'apprentie sorcière) ; Grosse Pointe ; Shasta McNasty ; Sister, Sister ; Millennium ; Goosebumps (Chair de poule) ; Weird Science (Code Lisa) ; The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Le Prince de Bel-Air) ; Full House (La Fête à la maison) ; Growing Pains (Quoi de neuf docteur ?) ; The Fall Guy (L'Homme qui tombe à pic) ; Magnum, P.I. (Magnum) ; Miami Vice (Deux flics à Miami) ; Logan's Run (L'Âge de cristal) ; Charlie's Angels (Drôles de dames) ; CHiPs ; Green Acres (Les Arpents verts) ; M*A*S*H ; The Time Tunnel (Au cœur du temps) ; The Fugitive (Le Fugitif) ; Mission: Impossible (Mission impossible) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Des agents très spéciaux).

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Lebanese Civil War kidnapping

In March 1986 an Antenne 2 news team was kidnapped in Beirut while reporting on the Lebanese Civil War. Philippe Rochot, Georges Hansen, Aurel Cornéa and Jean-Louis Normandin were four of many Western hostages held by terrorists during the conflict. During Antenne 2 news bulletins the headlines would be followed by a reminder of the French hostages held in Lebanon, including others such as Michel Seurat and Jean-Paul Kaufman, with names, photos and the length of their captivity. Within a year, most of the news team had been released and returned to France, but the reminders continued until all the French hostages had been freed. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... Combatants Lebanese Front Syria LNM PLO Commanders Bachir Gemayel Dany Chamoun Kamal Jumblatt Yasser Arafat The Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) was a multifaceted civil war whose antecedents trace back to the conflicts and political compromises reached after the end of Lebanons administration by the Ottoman Empire. ...

References

External links

• Official Site (French)
• France Télévisions (French)
• France 2 presentation at GenTV.be (French)

v • d • e French television stations

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