Stöð 2

Stöð 2 (English: Channel 2) is an Icelandic television channel of 365 ljósvakamiðlar founded in 1986. It was the first privately owned television station in Iceland and it was established following the lifting of the state monopoly on television broadcasting.

Contents

1 List of programs (uncomplete)

1.1 News-related
1.2 Culture and entertainment
1.3 Imported shows

2 External links

List of programs (uncomplete)

News-related

NFS's evening news, every evening at 6:30 pm
Ísland í bítið, Iceland's only breakfast television show (weekdays between 6:58 and 9:00)
Ísland í dag, "Iceland Today", a daily magazine covering various aspects of life in Iceland such as politics, culture and entertainment. It also includes sport, news and weather
Silfur Egils, Sunday talkshow with interviews of those who made the news in the past week
Kompás, A weekly newsmagazine

Culture and entertainment

Eldsnöggt með Jóa Fel, cooking show
Sjálfstætt fólk, "independent people" interview program with Jón Ársæll Þórðarson and Steingrímur Jón Þórðarson
Idol Stjörnuleit, the Icelandic version of Pop Idol and related shows
Einu sinni var...', "Once Upon A Time", a history show
Strákarnir, comedy
Það var lagið, talent show
Kóngur um stund, a show on the Icelandic horse competition season.
Meistarinn, quiz show, hosted by Logi Bergmann Eiðsson
Stelpurnar, sketch show
Veggfóður, show about design and life style. Hosted by Vala Matt and Hálfdán Steinþórsson

Imported shows

Most of the shows on the channel are, however, imported from the United States, Australia or the UK. Foreign programmes are subtitled in Icelandic. Generally, American shows are no more than a few months behind the original American network presentation.

External links

[Stöð 2's website]

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