I have had access to Saudi TV2 since around 1999, when it still broadcast in analogue on the Arabsat 2A satellite at 26º East (and it still broadcast in SECAM, around 2001 it switched to PAL). I used to occasionally watch it since it had a lot of English-language imports with Arabic subtitles (albeit censored for religious sensitivities).
@AntarcticaTelevision A bit like MBC's channels today , only that Saudi 2 featured more older programmes rather than the more recent films and series you can see on the MBC channels (and back then, MBC still had only one channel in Arabic, what today is known as MBC 1).
However, Saudi 2 relaunched around 2006, and became a news channel of sorts. It still broadcasts mainly in English, though.
can someone please explain exactly what this channel is? where/when it broadcast?
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....and why a saudi channel is in english????
bigcherry99 3 weeks ago
@bigcherry99 I believe this is from the satellite outpose of the Saudi TV service.
The channel began in 1982, and can be found under "Saudi T.V. Channel II" on Wikipedia.
AidanLunn 3 weeks ago
And since this is an Islamic country, censorship is prevalent in Saudi Arabia.
pookerville 1 month ago
I have had access to Saudi TV2 since around 1999, when it still broadcast in analogue on the Arabsat 2A satellite at 26º East (and it still broadcast in SECAM, around 2001 it switched to PAL). I used to occasionally watch it since it had a lot of English-language imports with Arabic subtitles (albeit censored for religious sensitivities).
AntarcticaTelevision 10 months ago
@AntarcticaTelevision A bit like MBC's channels today , only that Saudi 2 featured more older programmes rather than the more recent films and series you can see on the MBC channels (and back then, MBC still had only one channel in Arabic, what today is known as MBC 1).
However, Saudi 2 relaunched around 2006, and became a news channel of sorts. It still broadcasts mainly in English, though.
AntarcticaTelevision 10 months ago