SABC 2
SABC 2 is a South African family public television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). SABC 2 broadcasts programming in English, Afrikaans, Venda, and Tsonga.
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Country | South Africa |
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Broadcast area | South Africa |
Network | SABC |
Slogan | You belong |
Headquarters | SABC Television Park, Uitsaaisentrum, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Sotho Tswana English Afrikaans Tsonga Venda[1] |
Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | South African Broadcasting Corporation |
Sister channels | SABC 1 SABC 3 SABC News SABC Education SABC Sport |
History | |
Launched | 5 May 1975 (test transmission) 6 January 1976 (start of regular broadcasts, as SABC TV/SAUK-TV) 1 January 1982 (as TV1) 4 February 1996 (as SABC 2) |
Replaced | SABC TV / SAUK-TV |
Former names | TV1 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Sentech | Channel depends on nearest Sentech repeater |
Satellite | |
StarSat | Channel 158 |
DSTV | Channel 192 |
OpenView HD | Channel 102 |
FreeVision | TBA |
History
It was founded on 6 January 1976 under the name SABC TV / SAUK TV. On 1 January 1982, it changed its name to TV1, with the launch of two new services: TV2 broadcasting in Zulu and Xhosa and TV3 broadcasting in Sotho and Tswana, both targeted at a Black urban audience.[2] The main channel, now called TV1, was divided evenly between English and Afrikaans, as before. In 1985, a new service called TV4 was introduced, carrying sports and entertainment programming, using the channel shared by TV2 and TV3, which stopped broadcasting at 9:30pm.[3]
In 1992, TV2, TV3 and TV4 were combined into a new service called CCV (Contemporary Community Values).[4] A third channel was introduced known as TSS, or TopSport Surplus, TopSport being the brand name for the SABC's sport coverage, but this was replaced by NNTV (National Network TV), an educational, non-commercial channel, in 1994.[5] In 1996, the SABC reorganised its three TV channels with the aim of making them more representative of the various language groups. These new channels were called SABC 1 (formerly CCV), SABC 2 (formerly TV1) and SABC 3 (formerly NNTV). The amount of time allocated to Afrikaans-language programming on the new channel (SABC 2) fell from 50% to 15% - a move that alienated Afrikaans speakers.
Programming
After the SABC restructured its television channels, SABC 2 took the place of the old TV1 channel. The reduced prominence of Afrikaans angered many speakers of the language, although the channel still features a significant amount of Afrikaans programming, including a news broadcast every week night at 19:00 and weekends at 18:00.
M-Net seeing the market need, launched the Afrikaans subscription channel KykNet in 1999 and followed in 2005 with the music channel MK (originally known as MK89.) In 2009, M-Net launched Koowee, a kids channel broadcasting in Afrikaans.
Soapies, Dramas and Telenovelas
The channel is popular for its two longest-running soapies 7de Laan and Muvhango, dramas such as Erfsonders, Gerramtes in die Kas, Roer Jouy Voete and 90 Plein Street, and Telenovelas such as Keeping Score and Giyani: Land of Blood.
Series
SABC 2 has in the past, broadcast international series such as NCIS, Pretty Little Liars, Teen Wolf and The Vampire Diaries. However the channel is currently focused on local reality and actuality series such as Speak Out, Relate, and Saving Our Marriage, comedies like Ga Re Dumele and Ke Ba Bolleletse, and a few international series such as American Ninja Warrior.
Talk and Magazine
The channel has a small number of talk, travel and magazine shows. Shows include Motswako, Vusaseki, Nhlalala ya Rixaka, 50/50, Voetspore and TalkAbility.
Music
SABC 2 plays local afro-soul and pop music interludes in between shows. It also has music shows such as Afro Cafè, Soul'd Out Sessions, Kliphard, Musiek Roulette and Noot vir Noot.
Religion
The channel has religious shows aimed at Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism. Local shows include longest running show It's Gospel Time, Gospel Classics, Psalted ["Simcha"], Derech Erets, and Issues of Faith.
Sports
SABC 2 rarely broadcasts live sports due to funding issues, and instead focuses on sporting highlights. Its mostly focused on boxing, rugby, swimming and athletics.
News and Current Affairs
The channel provides three primetime bulletins for the Tshivenda/Xitsonga, Afrikaans, and SeSotho/SeTswana/Sepedi languages. In addition, it has current affairs programs like Fokus, Ngula Ya Vutivi, Zwa Maramani and Leihlo La Sechaba. It also airs the longest-running breakfast show Morning Live. It's known for national events like presidential inaugurations, State of the Nation Address, Budget Speeches, and parliamentary events.
Movies
The channel is known for family-friendly and dramatic movies, autobiographies and animated movies.
Youth and Education
SABC 2 has a roster of shows from its SABC Education slate, most notably Takalani Sesame, It's For Life, The Epic Hangout, etc and also brings educational shows on how to manage money and a focus on senior citizens, as well as other children's shows from Disney Junior, either in their original English soundtrack or dubbed in South African languages like The Lion Guard in isiZulu, Ben 10 in Afrikaans and Doc McStuffins in Sesotho. For teens and preteens it offers comedy series from Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, such as ICarly, True Jackson, VP, A.N.T. Farm, and Cookabout, as well as local series like Signal High, Snake Park and Hectic Nine-9. Content that is most watched amongst the youth is the 17:00 slot, for airing anime series from Toei Animation and TV Tokyo, notably airing popular series that have a cult following such as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Beyblade, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z Kai, Dragon Ball GT, Naruto Shippuden, One Piece and Bleach.
Children's
Children's
3-2-1 Penguins!
6teen
Action Man
The Adventures of Blinky Bill
The Adventures of the Aftermath Crew
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Amigo and Friends (In Both Afrikaans and English)
Animaland
Animated Tales of the World
Anna Banana
Anthony Ant (In Afrikaans)
Archibald the Koala
Arthur
Barney
Bertha
The Big Garage (In Sepedi)
Billy the Cat
Bob the Builder
Bobobobs (In Afrikaans)
Boohbah
Bookmice
Brambly Hedge
The Brothers Flub
Brum (In Both Afrikaans and English)
Budgie the Little Helicopter
Bump
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers
Dennis and Gnasher
Dig & Dug with Daisy
Dog City
Dog Tracer
Dragon Ball Z
DuckTales
Earthworm Jim
Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands
Festival of Family Classics
Fireman Sam
The Forgotten Toys
Fourways Farm (In Xhosa)
Fudge
Gadget Boy & Heather
Garfield and Friends
Ghostbusters
The Happy Castle
The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats (In Both Afrikaans, English and Tswana)
Jellabies
Jimbo and the Jet-Set
Johnson and Friends
Kaboodle
Kissyfur
Kitty Cats
The Legends of Treasure Island
Magic Adventures of Mumfie (In Both Afrikaans and English)
Medabots
Mona the Vampire
Monty the Dog who wears glasses (In Sepedi)
The Morph Files
Mumble Bumble
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Ned's Newt
Noddy's Toyland Adventures
Ovide and the Gang (In Afrikaans)
Peppa Pig
Petals
Pingu
Popeye and Son
Pokémon
Postman Pat
Press Gang
Pugwall's Summer
Quaq Quao
The Raggy Dolls
The Rainbow Fish
Renford Rejects
Robinson Sucroe
Rocko's Modern Life (In Afrikaans)
Rugrats
Salty's Lighthouse
Samurai Pizza Cats
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Shining Time Station
The Shoe People
Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown
The Slow Norris (In Afrikaans)
Supermodels
Teddy Trucks (In Afrikaans)
Toad Patrol
Tots TV
Transformers: Energon
Truckers
Tube Mice
Victor & Hugo: Bunglers in Crime (In Afrikaans)
The Wild House
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
One piece japan
Comedy
ALF (In Afrikaans)
The Critic
The Nanny
The Sinbad Show
The Tony Danza Show
Who's the Boss?
Drama
Counterstrike
Dellaventura
Magnum, P.I.
Miami Vice (In Afrikaans)
Xena: Warrior Princess
Magazine
Soap Opera
Talk Shows
Talk Shows
- UEFA Champions League
==Court Shows
- Judge Hatchett
- Judge Mathis
- Judge Hectic
References
- "The Media Development and Diversity Agency - a draft position paper". South African Government Information. November 2000. p. 68. Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- The Press and Apartheid: Repression and Propaganda in South Africa, William A. Hachten, C.Anthony Giffard Springer, 1984, page 222
- Communication and Democratic Reform in South Africa, Robert B. Horwitz, Cambridge University Press, 2001, page 68
- South Africa: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, Department of Information, 1992, page 131
- The voice, the vision: a sixty year history of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Malcolm Theunissen, Victor Nikitin, Melanie Pillay, Advent Graphics, 1996, page 127
External links
- SABC 2 (official site)