- Station name Station name
- BFBS 2
- Description Description
- Throughout its existence, the channel ran on a six-hour block to cater to several time zones. The channel closed down in March 2013 in favour of BFBS Extra.
- Launch date Launch date
- 2001
- Owner Owner
- British Forces Broadcasting Service
- Contact Contact
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BFBS 2
United Kingdom
Format
128kbps • MP3
BFBS 2 was a British television channel owned and operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service. The channel was positioned itself as the "lads' channel" and aimed at an all-male audience, featuring sports, reality shows and TV series.
At a glance
Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United Kingdom
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | forces.net |
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Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Coverage area
United Kingdom Ascension Island Bahrain Brunei Canada Cyprus Diego Garcia Estonia Germany Gibraltar Falkland Islands Nepal Singapore
Owner / network
British Forces Broadcasting Service
First air date
2001
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Station details
Station details
6 details
Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 20658 |
|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom |
| Owner | British Forces Broadcasting Service |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ascension Island Bahrain Brunei Canada Cyprus Diego Garcia Estonia Germany Gibraltar Falkland Islands Nepal Singapore |
| Launched | 2001 |
| Website | forces.net |
Stream health
Stream health
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Recent playback checks and any current warnings for this stream.
| Last check | 3 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | icy-e-05-gos.sharp-stream.com |
| Final host | icy-e-05-gos.sharp-stream.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | Icecast 2.4.0-kh8 |
| Latency | 82 ms |
Source information
Source information
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Where the station information came from, with useful related links.
| Current stream format | MP3 |
|---|
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Stream checked
3 hours ago
Last successful stream
3 hours ago
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About station About BFBS 2
BFBS 2 was a British television channel owned and operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service. The channel was positioned itself as the "lads' channel" and aimed at an all-male audience, featuring sports, reality shows and TV series.
Throughout its existence, the channel ran on a six-hour block to cater to several time zones. The channel closed down in March 2013 in favour of BFBS Extra.
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