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TG2

Italian state-owned TV Rai news

Also known as Telegiornale - Edizione del 2º (1961-1970) · Telegiornale del Secondo Programma (1970-1976) · TeleGiornale 2

Started: November 1961
Network: Rai 2
Genre: news broadcasting
Country of origin: Italy
Original language: Italian

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TG2 is the brand for the news programmes of Rai 2, the Italian state-owned television channel. The programmes are shown several times throughout the day — domestically on Rai 2, and across Europe, Africa, Americas, Asia and Australasia on Rai Italia. It was launched in 1961 as Telegiornale del Secondo Programma before adopting its current name on 15 March 1976.

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12 statements · 8% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Aspect ratio (W:H): 16:9
Date of first performance: 1961 subject named as: Telegiornale - Edizione del 2º (1961-1970), Telegiornale del Secondo Programma (1970-1976)
Website: rainews.it/notiziari/tg2 language: Italian
Different from: TG1-5

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