ORF 2
| Country | Austria, Italy (South Tyrol) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Vienna |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ORF |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 11 September 1961 |
| Former names | Versuchsprogramm (1961–1967) FS 2 (1967–1992) |
| Links | |
| Website | tv.orf.at/program/orf2 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T (Austria) | Channel 2 (DVB-T MUX A, free-to-air) |
| DVB-T (South Tyrol, Italy) | LCN 89 (Rundfunk Anstalt Südtirol MUX UHF 21, free-to-air) |
| DVB-T2 (Austria) | Channel 2 (DVB-T2 MUX D, simpliTV) |
| Streaming media | |
| ORF On | Watch live (Limited programming outside Austria) |
ORF 2 (ORF zwei, Österreichischer Rundfunk 2) is an Austrian public television channel owned by ORF. It was launched on 11 September 1961 as a technical test programme. Today it is one of the four public TV channels in Austria.
ORF 2 is available via DVB-T in Germany near the Austrian border and in parts of Munich. It is funded by a mixture of advertising breaks and a television licence fee; as such, unlike its German equivalents (which are generally available free-to-air), ORF 2 and its sister stations are encrypted over satellite.