M2 (TV channel)

M2 (M Kettő) is a Hungarian television channel owned and operated by Magyar Televízió. It is also transmitted in high definition.

M2
Launched	1971 22 December 2012 (as a children's channel at daytime hours) 15 March 2015 (as M2 Petőfi TV at nighttime)
Owned by	Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (Government of Hungary)
Picture format	576i (SDTV 16:9) 1080i (HDTV)
Country	Hungary
Sister channel(s)	M1 M3 Duna Duna World
Website	M2
Availability
Terrestrial
MinDigTV	LCN 2
Cable
UPC Romania	Channel 752
UPC Hungary	3

On 22 December 2012, M2's daytime hours became dedicated to children's programming. Since 15 March 2015, the night-time programming is called M2 Petőfi.

Similar to TVP ABC in Poland, CBeebies, CBBC Newsround and BBC Three in the UK, M2 broadcasts children's programming during the day while M2 Petőfi targets youth audiences as they broadcast at night with music videos (local and abroad), music-related (music concerts) and youth-related programming, as well as exclusive content from its radio counterpart, Petőfi Rádió.

Programming

Current programs

• 64 Zoo Lane
• Aladdin
• ALVINNN! and the Chipmunks
• Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
• Bob the Builder
• I Got a Rocket
• Chuggington
• Fireman Sam
• Franklin and Friends
• Inami
• Kick Buttowski
• Max & Ruby
• Messy Goes to Okido
• Nutri Ventures – The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms
• Peppa Pig
• Peter Rabbit
• Shaun the Sheep

Former programs

See also

• Eastern Bloc information dissemination

External links

• M2
• M2 presentation at TVARK