RDS2 is a Canadian French language discretionary sports specialty channel, acting as the secondary feed of French language television network Réseau des sports, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc. The channel was launched on October 7, 2011, to coincide with the start of the 2011 MLB post-season; its launch night programming included coverage of the Division Series and a documentary on the Montreal Expos.

RDS2
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNational
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerCTV Specialty Television
(Bell Media 80%
ESPN Inc. 20%) (Branding licensed from Disney Branded Television)
Sister channelsNoovo
RDS
RDS Info
TSN regional feeds
History
LaunchedOctober 7, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-07)
Links
Websiterds2.ca

As with its English-language equivalent TSN2, it is a secondary outlet for programming that cannot be aired on the main network, and operates under the same Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licence as RDS itself.

RDS2 HD logo
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