La 2

La 2 is a Spanish free-to-air television network that was launched in 15 November 1966 as the second television service of Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), Spain's state-owned broadcaster. Its programming is centred towards cultural TV shows and public service programmes in comparison with La 1, its sister network, which is a generalist channel. Some of the network’s filming and production of programmes are done on its headquarters in San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona.

The channel started broadcasting in 1966 on UHF frequencies. As RTVE was doing initial test broadcasts on that band, the channel was simply referred to in Spain as “UHF”. It also received other names, such as “Cadena II”, “Segunda Cadena”, “Segundo Programa” or “TVE-2” until it adopted the name “La 2” during the 1990s, with the launch of private television networks for the first time.