What is MTV2?
{{Infobox TV channel | name = MTV2 | launch_date = August 1, 1996; 17 years ago | slogan = ''Man's Best Friend.'' | owner = [[ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks]] ([[ViacomCBS]]) | picture_format = [[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])<br> [[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]]/[[16:9]] [[letterbox]]) | country = United States | area = Nationwide (available in most areas) | language = English | former_names = M2 (1996–1997) | sister_channels = [[MTV]], [[MTV Jams]], [[MTV Hits]], [[mtvU]], [[Tr3́s]], [[VH1]], [[VH1 Classic]], [[VH1 Soul]], [[Palladia]] | web = [http://www.mtv.com/mtv2 www.mtv.com/mtv2] | sat_serv_1 = [[DirecTV]] | sat_chan_1 = 333 (SD only) (exp. 8/2/22)<br>1333 (VOD HD) (exp. 8/2/22) | sat_serv_2 = [[Dish Network]] | sat_chan_2 = 161 (SD only) | cable_serv_1 = Available on many U.S. cable providers | cable_chan_1 = Check local listings for channel numbers | iptv_serv_1 = [[Verizon FiOS]] | iptv_chan_1 = 211 (SD) 711(HD) | iptv_serv_2 = [[AT&T U-verse]] | iptv_chan_2 = 1504 (HD) (exp. 8/2/22)<br>504 (SD) (exp. 8/2/22) }} '''MTV2''' is a [[cable television|cable]] network in the [[United States]]. It was launched on August 1, 1996 as '''M2'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/08/business/mtv-listening-to-real-world-creates-a-spinoff.html|title=MTV, Listening To Real World, Creates a Spinoff|first=Bill|last=Carter|date=8 July 1996|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{tv-stub}} [[Category:American television channels]] [[Category:1996 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:Viacom]]