RTÉ2

RTÉ2 is a free television channel in Ireland. It is owned by Raidió Teilifís Éireann. It started in 1978, and was the second TV channel in Ireland, after RTÉ One.^[1][2]

RTÉ2

Broadcast area	Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Worldwide (online with restricted and unrestricted programming)
Headquarters	Donnybrook, Dublin
Programming
Language(s)	English Irish
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift service	RTÉ2 +1
Ownership
Owner	Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Key people	Bill Malone (Channel Controller)
Sister channels	RTÉ One RTÉjr RTÉ News
History
Launched	2 November 1978
Former names	RTÉ 2 (1978–1988) Network 2 (1988–2004) RTÉ Two (2004–2014)
Availability
Terrestrial
Saorview	Channel 2 (HD) Channel 12 (+1)
Freeview (Northern Ireland only)	Channel 54
Streaming media
Virgin TV Anywhere	Watch live (Ireland only)
Aer TV	Watch live (Ireland only)
RTÉ Player	Watch live (available depending on rights)