BNT 2 () is a Bulgarian-language

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, operated by

Bulgarian National Television The Bulgarian National Television ( Bulgarian: Българска национална телевизия, ''Balgarska natsionalna televizia'') or BNT (БНТ), stylized as ·Б·Н·Т· since 2018, is a public television broadcaster of Bulgaria ...

. It is the successor to the defunct second program of the national television - Efir 2. Launched on October 16, 2011, the channel replaced the five regional television centers of BNT - BNT Pirin, BNT More, BNT Sever, BNT Plovdiv and BNT Sofia by combining their programs into one. Until 2018, BNT 2 broadcast original programs, newscasts and sporting events. The program includes a "regional programming bloc" with local opt-out broadcasts from BNT's regional television centers. Since 2018, BNT 2 has ended its newscasts and is only currently mostly broadcasting cultural programs and programs produced by BNT's regional television centers (which includes local-based newscasts instead of sending local news production to be broadcast nationally).

History

The second program of the

Bulgarian national television The Bulgarian National Television ( Bulgarian: Българска национална телевизия, ''Balgarska natsionalna televizia'') or BNT (БНТ), stylized as ·Б·Н·Т· since 2018, is a public television broadcaster of Bulgaria ...

was founded in 1975 and discontinued transmission on May 31, 2000, being replaced by the private bTV the following day. Efir 2's most popular program was its weekly magazine show "Vsyaka Nedelya" () and for broadcasting the Italian

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football games (which in fact were part of the same Sunday show). At 21:10 on May 31, 2000, Efir 2 said "Good-bye!" to the Bulgarian viewers with a documental film, produced by Ekaterina Genova, called "Efir 2 - a photo for a memory" (). After the movie, Efir 2 broadcast its last news and sports reports, as well as its final commercial break, another movie, and Ricky Martin's " One night only". 40 minutes after midnight, Efir 2's signal was switched off, replaced by bTV the following morning.

Programing

*''S opera na BNT 2'' (With the Opera at BNT 2) *'' Leka nosht, deca'' (Good Night, Children; since 2019) {{Bulgarian television Eastern Bloc mass media Television networks in Bulgaria Bulgarian-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 1974