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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English (Ulster English) Irish Ulster Scots |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Northern Ireland |
| Sister channels | BBC One Northern Ireland |
| History | |
| Launched | 11 June 1966; 59 years ago (1966-06-11) 30 March 2001; 24 years ago (2001-03-30) (digital version) |
| Replaced | BBC Choice Northern Ireland (digital version) |
| Closed | 28 October 2006; 19 years ago (2006-10-28) (digital version) |
BBC Two Northern Ireland is a Northern Irish free-to-air television channel owned and operated byBBC Northern Ireland as a variation of theBBC Two network. It is broadcast via digital terrestrial transmitters and from the SES Astra 2E satellite (transponder 48) at the 28.2° East orbital position.[1]
The channel was branded onscreen as 'BBC Two NI' from October 2006 until February 2007, though not referred to as such by continuity announcers. Unique idents for Northern Ireland featuring the robotic figure 2 were used during this time, showing theGiant's Causeway and the feature eating anUlster Fry.
Unlike BBC Two in therest of the UK, the channel broadcasts regularnews and regionalweather updates between programmes. Programmes on the service have included the following:
BBC Two Northern Ireland can be seen on all television platforms on channel 2, or 102 in Northern Ireland,[2][3] depending on the system and in other areas of the UK via satellite and on some other digital television platforms and in most areas of the Republic of Ireland on satellite, cable and some other digital television receivers. Programming shown on BBC Two Northern Ireland can be watched again across the UK after transmission on theBBC iPlayer service.[4]
Until 28 October 2006, there were two separate services – 'BBC Two Northern Ireland"', an analogue-only service, referred to as "BBC Two", both in idents and continuity, and a digital-only opt-out, 'BBC Two NI', (the successor toBBC Choice Northern Ireland) which carried extra regional programming and continuity between 6pm and midnight. This has all now ended and the two Northern Ireland services have been merged.
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