2sTV is the second television channel of Senegal

Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

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It is owned 100 % by El hadji Ibrahima Ndiaye, the administrator of the channel.

Beginnings

In 2003, the first programmes were shown on the UHF23 channel. The station was at first a partnership between the historic television channel of Senegal, Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise

Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise

Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise is the Senegalese public broadcasting company.- History :The French military opened the first radio broadcasting station in Dakar in 1932. It began broadcasting civilian programming in 1939. The origins of RTS are in Radio-Dakar, created in 1950, that...

 (RTS) and a private group, "Origine SA". The channel was named: RTS2S.

Development

The channel showed its independence with a new name: 2sTV. The programmes it showed were more focused on culture, freer, and newer.

It is possible to view 2stv throughout the world via satellite.

Programmes

Mainly, cultural programmes, interviews with local music and other artistic stars, and talkshows. These programmes are mainly in Wolof. The interviews are translated into French, as Senegal is Francophone. However, sometimes a show in Pulaar is included on the schedules. "Yella" - is presented every Sunday at 14h00 (local time) by the Halpulaar personality Farba Sally Seck. It deals with the history of Fouta (a region in the north-east of Senegal) and of the Fulas

Fula people

Fula people or Fulani or Fulbe are an ethnic group spread over many countries, predominantly in West Africa, but found also in Central Africa and Sudanese North Africa...

, accompanied by a "bammbaado" (a "hoddu" or "xalam" player) and a famous personality from Boundou (south-east of Senegal) who, with his two sons, sings the "yeela" songs, on the theme, or the local history.

Series

- vaihedy

- Tout le monde déteste Chris

- Lost

- La Belle Mère

- tourbillon de passion

- Show Tout Chaud
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Organisation

In March 2007, Aziz Samb left RTS after 14 years of service to join the group as an external contractor.

Headquarters

The channel is based in the business quarter close to the Banque Centrale des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO) in the centre of Dakar

Dakar

Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...

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See also

• Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise
  Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise
  Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise is the Senegalese public broadcasting company.- History :The French military opened the first radio broadcasting station in Dakar in 1932. It began broadcasting civilian programming in 1939. The origins of RTS are in Radio-Dakar, created in 1950, that...
  
  
• RTS1
• Canal France International
• Media of Senegal
  Media of Senegal
  The media of Senegal is varied and includes multiple television channels, numerous private radio stations, and over 15 newspapers.The reading public for Senegal's diverse press is largely limited to Dakar and Thies. The quasi-official Le Soleil is a daily newspaper...