La 2 (literally, The Two), is Spain

Spain

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's second state-owned television

Television

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 channel for the public broadcasting service. Its first broadcast was on 15 November 1966. Unlike sister channel TVE1 ("La Uno"), it is not an overtly populist

Populism

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 channel, and rather like BBC Two

BBC Two

BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...

 in the UK

United Kingdom

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 is famous for a more "intellectual" style of programming (often popular with university students) featuring wildlife

Wildlife

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 and cultural documentaries, classic film

Film

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s from home and abroad, more "alternative

Alternative comedy

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" American

United States

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 TV series - Will & Grace

Will & Grace

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, Six Feet Under, Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

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etc. - investigative reporting and the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

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.

However, TVE2 has a very low audience rating, the lowest among nation-wide TV channels. From 1 January 2010, all TVE

Televisión Española

Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...

 channels no longer show commercials during and between programmes, because of the new Government's TV policy which removes all kinds of advertising from the channel.

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