2sTV
| Country | Senegal |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 1, Avenue Abdoulaye Fadiga B.P. 8308 Dakar Yoff |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| History | |
| Launched | 21 June 2003[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
2sTV is the second television channel of Senegal.
It is owned 100% by El hadji Ibrahima Ndiaye, the administrator of the channel.
Beginnings[edit]
RTS planned the creation of a second television network as early as 2001, when Matar Silla, the new president of the corporation, suggested the creation of RTS2.[2]
In 2003, the first programmes were shown on UHF channel 23. The station was at first a partnership between the historic television channel of Senegal, Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS) and a private group, "Origine SA". The channel was named: RTS2S.
Development[edit]
The channel showed its independence with a new name: 2sTV. The programmes it showed were more focused on culture, freer, and newer.
Programmes[edit]
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,[3] 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[edit]
- vaihedy
- Tout le monde déteste Chris
- Lost
- La Belle Mère
- tourbillon de passion
- Show Tout Chaud
- vaihedy
Organisation[edit]
In March 2007, Aziz Samb left RTS after 14 years of service to join the group as an external contractor.
Headquarters[edit]
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.
