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KTV2

Kuwait television channel 2 (KTV2) is Kuwait's governmental television channel dedicated for the English-speaking public. The channel broadcasts English-speaking shows, local programmes, news, English-subtitled local serials, English-speaking international serials, and English-speaking or English-subtitled movies. Kuwait television started its broadcast on 15 November 1961; as the official television of the ministry of information of the state of Kuwait. There are so far five channels: channel 1, used for Arabic programming; channel 2 (KTV2); channel 3, for purely sports programming; channel 4 (KTV4), for pre-recorded and re-runs of movies and serials from other channels; and channel 5 (KTV-Plus), Kuwait's official governmental satellite broadcast, currently merged with KTV1. The Kuwait Ministry of Information has an online feed of three of its channels.

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Kuwait TV 2
CountryKuwait
Programming
Picture format1080p
Ownership
OwnerKuwait Television
History
LaunchedDecember 1978 (1978-12)

Kuwait television channel 2 (KTV2) is Kuwait's governmental television channel dedicated for the English-speaking public. The channel broadcasts English-speaking shows, local programmes, news, English-subtitled local serials, English-speaking international serials, and English-speaking or English-subtitled movies. Kuwait television started its broadcast on 15 November 1961; as the official television of the ministry of information of the state of Kuwait. There are so far five channels: channel 1 (Al-Oula, KTV1), used for Arabic programming; channel 2 (KTV2); channel 3 (KTV3 or sport), for purely sports programming; channel 4 (KTV4), for pre-recorded and re-runs of movies and serials from other channels; and channel 5 (KTV-Plus), Kuwait's official governmental satellite broadcast, currently merged with KTV1. The Kuwait Ministry of Information has an online feed of three of its channels.1

The channel was first conceived in 1971 as part of a plan to convert KTV to color and initiate a three-channel service.2: 235  The station started broadcasting in December 1978. The channel was initially cultural in nature, broadcasting educational and cultural programming, award-winning movies, plays in classical Arabic and discussion of theses. The goal of the service was to be a "people's university", targeting the educated sectors of Kuwait's population.3

Ahead of the launch of the channel, KTV did a survey to ascertain what would viewers see on the new service, the majority of which came from the middle class. During its first month on air, 72% of the content on KTV2 was foreign, in contrast to 18% on KTV1.3

Programs

Former

Imported shows

Action
Animated shows
Children's Programmes
Drama
Sports
  • Fishing the West
  • The Spectacular World of Guinness Records
  • Wacky World of Sports
Detective
Game Shows
Comedy
Magazine
Space Opera
Education
Biographical
Documentary
Western
Entertainment
  • Great Circuses of the World
Anthology
Variety
Soap Opera
Reality
References

References

  1. "Kuwait Ministry of Information". Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  2. Timothy Green (1972). The Universal Eye: World Television in the Seventies (PDF). The Bodley Head. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2024.
  3. "An analytical study of television and society in three Arab states: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain". Ohio State University via UMI. 1989. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.