Canal 2 (Salvadoran TV channel)
Canal Dos is a Salvadoran television channel of Telecorporacion Salvadoreña. The channel broadcasts on channel 2 nationwide.
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| Country | El Salvador |
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| Headquarters | Alameda Dr. Manuel Araujo Km. 6½ San Salvador |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Telecorporación Salvadoreña |
| Sister channels | Canal 4 Canal 6 TCS+ |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 November 1965 |
| Former names | YSR-TV 2 (1965–1995) |
| Links | |
| Website | TCSGO.com |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analog VHF (El Salvador) | Channel 2 |
| Streaming media | |
| TCS GO | TCS GO |
History
The channel started broadcasting on November 30, 1965. The channel's callsign is YSR-TV which is founded by Boris Eserski, owner of the YSR radio station.
Color transmissions commenced in 1973. It joined channels 4 and 6 in November 1986 to form Telecorporación Salvadoreña.
Currently it's one of the most popular channels of El Salvador.
Programming
The channel broadcasts between 05:25 and 01:00 on average. During the morning hours, channels 2, 4 and 6 transmit a networked morning block which consists of news bulletins, the so-called Cadena TCS.
At 12:00 PM (Local Time), the networked transmission ends and changed to a mix of lifestyle programming, news bulletins (Teledos) and telenovelas. In the middle of this mixture, the channel airs The Flintstones towards the end of the morning, one of the most popular animated series in the country, having been a "monument" on the channel.
The channel ends transmission 01:00 every night.
On weekends, the channel has a different focus, with TV shows taking most of the schedule.
Logos
Logo used from 1965 to 1984.
Logo used from 1984 to 1987.
Logo used from 1987 to 1995 (with slogan).
Logo used from 1995 to 2003.
Logo used from 2003 to 2005.
Current Logo since 2005.- Current Logo (with slogan).