BFBS 2

BFBS 2
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast area
  • United Kingdom
  • Ascension Island
  • Bahrain
  • Brunei
  • Canada
  • Cyprus
  • Diego Garcia
  • Estonia
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Falkland Islands
  • Nepal
  • Singapore
NetworkBFBS Television
HeadquartersBroadcasting House, London, United Kingdom
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Picture format1080p (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerBritish Forces Broadcasting Service
Sister channels
History
LaunchedDecember 2001 (2001-12)
Closed27 March 2013 (2013-03-27)
Availability
Terrestrial
BFBS's DTT serviceChannel 2 (usually)

BFBS 2 was a British television channel owned and operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service. The channel was positioned itself as the "lads' channel" and aimed at an all-male audience, featuring sports, reality shows and TV series. Throughout its existence, the channel ran on a six-hour block to cater to several time zones.

The channel closed down in March 2013 in favour of BFBS Extra.