SBS2
Australian free-to-air television channel
SBS2 is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS).
The channel first launched as SBS TWO on 1 June 2009, and was later branded as SBS 2 between 2013 and 2016. The channel was re-branded SBS VICELAND in 2016 through a partnership with Vice Media, which ended in 2026.
On 8 April 2017, the channel began simulcasting in high definition. On 17 June 2019, the standard definition broadcast was closed and replaced by SBS World Movies, leaving the channel to broadcast in HD only. The channel also supports audio description. When a film with audio description is played, a short sound plays and the audio description logo appears at the top.
History
As SBS TWO
From 2006–2009 SBS 2 was a Standard Definition channel on channel 31 which broadcast the same content as the SBS main channel. Extra information would be broadcast on this channel, for example sports highlights. The SBS 2 channel was available in all areas where SBS is currently broadcasting digital transmissions.
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Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7389006. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2009, 2013, 2016 and 2026.
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This entry incorporates text from “SBS2” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.