# HRT 2
**HRT 2** is the name shared by two national public channels of Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), Croatia's public broadcaster: the second television program (HRT – HTV 2, also written Hrvatska radiotelevizija 2) and the second program of Croatian Radio (HRT – HR 2). Both are headquartered in Zagreb and broadcast in Croatian.[1](https://radio.hrt.hr/stranica/drugi-program/o-postaji)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Television launch | Channel 2 of Television Zagreb began test broadcasts in 1966 and permanent broadcasting in 1972[2](https://o-nama.hrt.hr/hrt/o-hrt-2-1057) |
| Radio launch | HR 2 began in April 1964 as the second channel of Radio Zagreb, airing 7:00 to 19:30[1](https://radio.hrt.hr/stranica/drugi-program/o-postaji) |
| Round-the-clock radio | HR 2 has broadcast 24 hours since 1995; since 2013 it is a national network of mosaic entertainment, sports, and spoken-word programming[1](https://radio.hrt.hr/stranica/drugi-program/o-postaji) |
| TV profile | Sport, Croatian music, and high-quality drama and documentary content[3](https://api.hrt.hr/media/e7/38/program-rada-hrt-a-za-2022-godinu-20211213143741.pdf) |
| Audience share (TV) | 15.79% in 2005; an estimated trend model projects 5.51% in 2020 falling to 4.43% in 2023[4](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349929779_Changing_the_Market_Position_of_Public_Television_-_Case_of_Croatia_Slovenia_and_Hungary) |
| Satellite distribution | Eutelsat 16.0° East, frequency 11366 MHz, vertical polarization, symbol rate 30000, encrypted (Irdeto, Videoguard)[5](https://www.satindex.de/channeleng/39105/) |
## The television channel
Television Zagreb, the forerunner of Croatian Television, put a 10 kW VHF transmitter on Mount Sljeme in 1966 and began test broadcasts on Channel 2 with occasional programs in color; permanent broadcasting on the channel started in 1972.[2](https://o-nama.hrt.hr/hrt/o-hrt-2-1057) The channel's earlier names trace the broadcaster's own changes: it aired as Radiotelevizija Zagreb and TV Zagreb 2 before the organization was renamed Croatian Radio-[Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/television) by the Croatian Parliament in June 1990.[2](https://o-nama.hrt.hr/hrt/o-hrt-2-1057)
**Programming profile.** HRT's 2022 work program describes HTV2 as a channel to be profiled and branded around sport, Croatian music, and high-quality drama and documentary content.[3](https://api.hrt.hr/media/e7/38/program-rada-hrt-a-za-2022-godinu-20211213143741.pdf) A 2012 [Open Society Foundations](https://www.edgepedia.org/open-society-foundations) mapping similarly described the second channel as carrying more sport and entertainment content than the first, including a daily local (county) newscast at 3:30 p.m. with different news for each county and re-runs of current-affairs programs.[6](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/uploads/38713c2a-c2b6-429c-971c-68b925679b5e/mapping-digital-media-croatia-20120906.pdf) The channel also carries acquired series and films; a sample daily schedule lists foreign dramas such as *Professor T* and *The Brokenwood Mysteries*, documentary series, and the nightly *Noćni glazbeni program*, a music program that features a different genre each day alongside music videos and recordings of concerts and festivals.[7](https://tvepg.eu/en/croatia/c/hrt-2/login) Documentary premieres on HTV2 have included *Hrvatska starokatolička Crkva u znaku tradicije i suvremenosti* and *Sjećanje na Dražena Petrovića*.[8](https://vlada.gov.hr/UserDocsImages/2016/Sjednice/2019/136%20sjednica%20VRH/136%20-%2010.5.pdf)
**Distribution.** The channel broadcasts terrestrially within Croatia and by satellite across Europe. Current reception data show the channel on Eutelsat 16.0° East at 11366 MHz, vertical polarization, [symbol rate](https://www.edgepedia.org/symbol-rate) 30000, FEC 3/4, 8PSK, encrypted in Irdeto and Videoguard, within the [Telekom Srbija](https://www.edgepedia.org/telekom-srbija) package since 29 March 2025; its video, audio, and PCR PIDs were renumbered to 1161 and 1162 in April 2025.[5](https://www.satindex.de/channeleng/39105/) HRT's own distribution page lists HTV2 among the four terrestrial channels whose satellite versions are program-identical to the terrestrial MUX A and MUX broadcasts.[9](https://o-nama.hrt.hr/distribucija/emitiranje-putem-satelita-za-hrvatsku-europu-i-bliski-istok-3041)
## The radio channel
The Second Program of Croatian Radio began in April 1964 as the second channel of Radio Zagreb, on air from 7:00 to 19:30 with the third program using the same frequency in the evenings. It was launched as a "more relaxed" service with mosaic-style live entertainment shows, field reports, phone-in programs, and listener feedback, modeled on and developed in cooperation with European channels such as Radio Luxembourg and Radio Monte Carlo.[1](https://radio.hrt.hr/stranica/drugi-program/o-postaji) The restructuring of 1964–1965 that created Radio Zagreb 1, 2, and 3 with separate editorial boards is also recorded in HRT's institutional history.[2](https://o-nama.hrt.hr/hrt/o-hrt-2-1057)
The channel became known for programs including *Radio Jadran*, *Taksi za Babilon*, *Crvena Jabuka*, *25. sat*, *Sunčani sat*, *Eppur si muove*, *Meridijan 16*, *Zeleni megaherc*, *Sportski mikrofon*, *Porodica Veselić*, *Pod starim i novim krovovima*, and *Susreti i poznanstva*.[1](https://radio.hrt.hr/stranica/drugi-program/o-postaji) It has broadcast a full day since 15 May 1989, when the third program received its own frequency, and 24 hours a day since 1995; in 2013 it became a national radio network of mosaic entertainment and sports content, spoken-word programs following the day's events, culture, art, and science, and original works on social life.[1](https://radio.hrt.hr/stranica/drugi-program/o-postaji)
**News and service information.** HRT's news service produces *Novosti*, aired on HR 2 at the top of the hour and at half past during the day, with the morning *Jutarnja kronika* taken from the first program. Traffic and road-condition reports from the Croatian Automobile Club (Hrvatski autoklub) are a signature of the channel, which also carries regular and special weather and traffic reports throughout the day, notices about public services, and coverage of minority topics and civil-society organizations.[1](https://radio.hrt.hr/stranica/drugi-program/o-postaji)
## Audience and context
HRT's combined television share fell from 82.5% in 1999 to 27.6% in 2018 after the liberalization of the Croatian television market, and a fitted trend model for HRT 2 alone estimates a decline from 5.51% in 2020 to 4.43% in 2023.[4](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349929779_Changing_the_Market_Position_of_Public_Television_-_Case_of_Croatia_Slovenia_and_Hungary) In 2005, when HRT still held a majority of the audience, HRT 2 accounted for 15.79% of audience share against HRT 1's 38.18%.[10](https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?doi=861329b6691c365321bbae3fcb592cefb333c457&repid=rep1&type=pdf)
The channel has also drawn public attention for specific broadcasts. In June 2026 HRT 2 aired the recording of Marko Perković Thompson's July 2025 concert in Zagreb, and the Media Council found no breach of the law in the broadcast.[11](https://statemediamonitor.com/2026/10/hrvatska-radiotelevizija-hrt/) HRT as a whole, including its second channels, is funded mainly by a household license fee, set by the HRT Act at 1.5% of the average net salary in Croatia.[11](https://statemediamonitor.com/2026/10/hrvatska-radiotelevizija-hrt/) • [12](https://www.mediadelcom.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Deliverable-2-1-CS2-Final-corr.pdf)
## References
1. [O postaji – HRT – HR 2, Hrvatski radio](https://radio.hrt.hr/stranica/drugi-program/o-postaji)
2. [The Evolution of Croatian Radio and Television, HRT](https://o-nama.hrt.hr/hrt/o-hrt-2-1057)
3. [Program rada HRT-a za 2022. godinu, HRT](https://api.hrt.hr/media/e7/38/program-rada-hrt-a-za-2022-godinu-20211213143741.pdf)
4. [Changing the Market Position of Public Television – Case of Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349929779_Changing_the_Market_Position_of_Public_Television_-_Case_of_Croatia_Slovenia_and_Hungary)
5. [HRT 2 Frequency, Pids from Channel on Eutelsat 16.0° East, SatIndex](https://www.satindex.de/channeleng/39105/)
6. [Mapping Digital Media: Croatia, Open Society Foundations (2012)](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/uploads/38713c2a-c2b6-429c-971c-68b925679b5e/mapping-digital-media-croatia-20120906.pdf)
7. [HRT 2 TV guide, TVEpg.eu](https://tvepg.eu/en/croatia/c/hrt-2/login)
8. [Dokumentarni program na Hrvatskoj radioteleviziji, Vlada RH](https://vlada.gov.hr/UserDocsImages/2016/Sjednice/2019/136%20sjednica%20VRH/136%20-%2010.5.pdf)
9. [Emitiranje putem satelita za Hrvatsku, Europu i Bliski istok, HRT](https://o-nama.hrt.hr/distribucija/emitiranje-putem-satelita-za-hrvatsku-europu-i-bliski-istok-3041)
10. [Background information report, CiteSeerX](https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?doi=861329b6691c365321bbae3fcb592cefb333c457&repid=rep1&type=pdf)
11. [Croatian Radio Television (HRT) – State Media Monitor, MJRC (October 2026)](https://statemediamonitor.com/2026/10/hrvatska-radiotelevizija-hrt/)
12. [D-2.1 Final report: Approaching deliberative communication, MediaDelcom](https://www.mediadelcom.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Deliverable-2-1-CS2-Final-corr.pdf)
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