{{Infobox television channel | name = TV SLO 2 | logo = Logo of TV SLO 2 HD (2012-).png | logo_upright = 0.40 | launch_date = {{Start date and age|1970|6|1|df=yes}} | picture_format = 1080i (16:9) (HDTV) | owner = {{lang|sl|Radiotelevizija Slovenija|i=no}} (RTVSLO) | country = Slovenia | headquarters = Ljubljana | sister_channels = {{Unbulleted list|TV SLO 1|TV SLO 3|TV Koper-Capodistria|TV Maribor}} | former_names = {{Unbulleted list|TV Ljubljana 2 (1970–1991)}} | website = {{URL|https://www.rtvslo.si/tv/vzivo/tvs2}} | terr_serv_1 = Digital | terr_chan_1 = Channel 2 }}
'''TV SLO 2''', or '''TV Slovenija 2''' is a Slovenian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by {{lang|sl|Radiotelevizija Slovenija|i=no}} (RTVSLO). It is the organization's second television channel, and is known for specialized programming, aiming at limited audiences, as well as airing television series and sporting events.
==History== Initially, TV Ljubljana 2 was part of a joint network with RTV Belgrade and RTV Zagreb.<ref>{{cite book |title=Jugoslovenska Radiotelevizija Yearbook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nEs8AAAAIAAJ&q=%22TV+Ljubljana+2%22 |date=1973 | publisher=Yugoslav Institute of Journalism }}</ref> In 1979, it became an independent channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://igorfuna.com/transmitting-sites/slovenia/krim|title=Krim|website=igorfuna.com|accessdate=12 May 2025}}</ref>
HD broadcasts began on 1 June 2012, following the closure of TV SLO HD.<ref name="uporabna2012">{{Cite web|url=https://www.blog.uporabnastran.si/2012/06/09/slo-1-hd-in-slo-2-hd-sta-postala-realnost-s-1-6-2012-a-le-pri-iptv-in-kabelskih-operaterjih/|title=SLO 1 HD in SLO 2 HD sta postala realnost s 1.6.2012, a le pri IPTV in kabelskih operaterjih|first=Uporabna|last=Stran|date=9 Jun 2012|accessdate=12 May 2025}}</ref>
Between 2015 and 2019, its viewing share rose from 0.2% to 2.9%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.si/mnenja/odgovor-direktorja-rtvs-na-pismo-bralca-janeza-turka-2244808/|title=Odgovor direktorja RTVS na pismo bralca Janeza Turka|date=2 Oct 2019|website=www.dnevnik.si|accessdate=12 May 2025}}</ref> With the lockdown in March 2020, TV SLO 2 started airing a program produced by Radio Val 202, featuring performances from Slovenian musicians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.si/nedeljski/prosti-cas/magazin/v-prihodnjih-dneh-kultura-z-domacega-naslonjaca-2229622/|title=V prihodnjih dneh kultura z domačega naslonjača|date=15 Mar 2020|website=www.dnevnik.si|accessdate=12 May 2025}}</ref> On 20 February 2023, Rajko Gerič was appointed its editor-in-chief, for a period of four years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://n1info.si/novice/slovenija/rajko-geric-bo-odgovorni-urednik-drugega-programa-tv-slovenija/|title=Rajko Gerič bo odgovorni urednik drugega programa TV Slovenija|date=16 Feb 2023|website=N1|accessdate=12 May 2025}}</ref>
The channel stopped airing infomercials for natural supplements disguised as talk shows in early 2025, alongside Radio Val 202.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://n1info.si/novice/slovenija/tudi-tv-slovenija-reze-sporne-oglasne-oddaje-na-enem-programu-jih-ni-vec/|title=Tudi TV Slovenija reže sporne oglasne oddaje, na enem programu jih ni več|date=31 Jan 2025|website=N1|accessdate=12 May 2025}}</ref> The move came after one of the companies involved, Biostile, was investigated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://n1info.si/novice/slovenija/val-202-ukinja-sporne-oglasne-oddaje/|title=Val 202 ukinja sporne oglasne oddaje|date=28 Jan 2025|website=N1|accessdate=12 May 2025}}</ref>
== Logos and identities == <gallery> File:Logo_of_TV_SLO_2_(1993-1997).png|1992 to 1996 File:Logo_of_TV_SLO_2_(1997-2002).png|1996 to 2000 File:Logo_of_TV_SLO_2_(2002-2007).png|2000 to 2007 File:Logo_of_TV_SLO_2_(2007-2012).png|2007 to 2012/2013 File:Logo_of_TV_SLO_2_HD_(2007-2012).jpg|2007 to 2012/2013 (HD variation) File:Logo_of_TV_SLO_2_HD_(2012-).png|Since 2012/2013 </gallery>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.rtvslo.si/tv/vzivo/tvs2}} {{in lang|sl}}
Category:Television channels in Slovenia Category:Television channels and stations established in 1970 Category:1970 establishments in Yugoslavia Category:Mass media in Ljubljana Category:Radiotelevizija Slovenija