Stöð 2
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| TV station ( private law ) | |
| reception | Antenna ( DVB-T ) |
| Start of transmission | 1986 |
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Stöð 2 is Iceland 's largest and oldest private television station . Broadcasting started in 1986, the program is operated as pay TV . Stöð 2 can be received in almost all of Iceland via analogue terrestrial transmitters, the operator speaks of a range of around 95 percent. Digital antenna reception is also advancing: In many parts of Iceland, Stöð 2 can now also be received digitally, there known as 'Digital Island'. In the capital region, Stöð 2 is also broadcast digitally via an antenna using a special transmission system.
Since pure financing through subscription fees is not enough to refinance the program, advertising is also spread. According to the operator 365 miðlar , over 50 percent of all Icelanders are said to have subscribed to Stöð 2 .
The program's Fréttir news program will be broadcast unencrypted at 6:30 p.m. There are also some exceptions where the coding is / has been suspended. The coding of Idol Stjörnuleit , the Icelandic version of Pop Idol (known in Germany as Deutschland sucht den Superstar ), has been suspended.
Also in the program: the Icelandic version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (German version: Who will be a millionaire? ). However , when an Icelander has become a millionaire , he is far from being a rich person, as one million kroner is equivalent to only 8,030 euros.
Web links
- Official Website (Icelandic)