Stöð 2

Stöð 2 is Iceland 's largest and oldest private television station. First broadcast was in 1986, the program is operated as a pay-TV. Stöð 2 can be received throughout most of Iceland via analog terrestrial transmitters, the operator speaks of a range of approximately 95 percent. Also, the digital antenna reception is progressing: In many parts of Iceland Stöð 2 is now also receive digital, known there under the name 'Digital Iceland '. In the capital region Stöð 2 is additionally distributed via a special transmission system via digital antenna.

As a pure financing through subscription fees is not sufficient to refinance the program, even advertising is disseminated. According to the operator 365 miðlar should have subscribed to more than 50 percent of all Icelanders Stöð 2.

Is broadcast unencrypted the newscast Fréttir the program at 18:30 clock. Furthermore, there are some exceptions, where the encoding is exposed / was. So the Icelandic version of Pop Idol, the coding was at Idol Stjörnuleit (in Germany known as Germany sucht den Superstar ), exposed.

Also in the program: the Icelandic version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ( German version: Millionaire? ). In the studio, sitting here only six players per shipment and not ten as in Germany. However, an Icelander, when he has become a millionaire, far from any rich person, since one million crowns corresponds to the equivalent of just 5885 euros.