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| Country | Germany |
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| Broadcast area | Europe |
| Affiliates | RTL II You |
| Headquarters | Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
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| Parent | RTL Deutschland |
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| History | |
| Launched | 6 March 1993 |
| Former names | RTL 2 (1993–1999) RTL II (1999–2019) |
| Links | |
| Website | rtl2 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel numbers vary in each region |
RTL Zwei (stylised as RTLZWEI), formerly spelled RTL 2 and RTL II, is a German-language television channel that is operated by RTL2 Television GmbH & Co. KG. RTL2 is a private television broadcaster with a full program (Vollprogramm) according to the Interstate Broadcasting Agreement (Rundfunkstaatsvertrag). For Austria and Switzerland, variants of the main programme are produced with nationally inserted advertising islands; these variants can be received via the cable networks in these two countries as well as via digital satellite. RTL Zwei is the second subsidiary of RTL Group in Germany.