TVE's new Catalan-language Channel 2 launches, but it's still unknown when it will be available in the Balearic Islands.

PalmThis Monday, La2Cat, the TVE channel, launches its entire programming in Catalan. However, the channel will only be available through Digital Terrestrial Television in Catalonia. Despite the agreement between the OCB and TVE and the approval of the Catalan Parliament, for technical and communication reasons between the parties involved, it is still unknown when this channel will be available in the Balearic Islands. However, islanders who want to enjoy the programming can now do so through the RTVE Play app.

The problem delaying its broadcast on DTT is purely technical, as the Catalan Parliament has approved measures to guarantee the channel's broadcast, and RTVE and its president, José Pablo López, have committed to guaranteeing the reception of the children's and youth channel Clan in Catalan, with Catalan being activated by default on R4 broadcasts.

Government sources assure that they have not received "any news or communication" regarding the channel's broadcast and assure that they are still waiting for RTVE to begin broadcasting this channel on the Balearic Islands' DTT. They emphasize that the launch of the service depends on Spanish public television and that it is they who must determine the technical aspects to activate it.

The OCB, for its part, is waiting to meet with the Government spokesperson, First Vice President and Minister of Economy, Finance and Innovation, Antoni Costa, and the director of the Institute of Balearic Studies, Llorenç Perelló. This Thursday they posted a tweet on the social network X where they demand the Government's collaboration to achieve this "technical solution" and offer the service to residents of the Archipelago.

A varied program with big names

RTVE completely revamps its La2Cat programming with a clear commitment to localization, a diversity of formats, and a Catalan perspective. The new season combines established programs with new news, cultural, and entertainment offerings that aim to connect with the region and highlight Catalan reality.

Mornings open with Ideas Cafe, with Gemma Nierga, followed by two new releases: The second coffee, hosted by Cristina Villanueva, and The Altaveo in the courtyard, with Marco Chiazza, who closes the morning segment with political analysis and debate.

The afternoon kicks off with the classic Know and win and gives way to the magazine The Speaker, by Danae Boronat, and new spaces such as Here the land, with Jacob Petrus, and Brutal kitchen, with chef Bosquet. A language competition hosted by actor Peter Vives will also debut. prime time bets on original formats such as The year you were born, with Xavier Bundó; Long ago, with Montse Soto, and Mamarazzis Pop&Cor, with Laura Fa and Lorena Vázquez. Thursdays will be dedicated to the best contemporary Catalan films.

Upcoming releases include Sequence plan, by Jordi Basté; All these were fields, with Judit Martín; And you, what would you do?, by Patrick Urbano, and Great Tonino, a musical program with Nina and Laura Andrés. The news services maintain their importance with The Midday News, presented by Aina Galduf, and the sports program Facing the hut, with Marc Martín. On weekends, programs such as Here we talk, Points of view and Proper names, in addition to the usual cultural and educational events.

With this new phase, RTVE Catalunya aims to consolidate La2Cat as its own platform for explaining and understanding the country's reality with rigor, diversity, and a vocation for public service.