RTVE will launch its channel in Catalan on October 13: this is La 2Cat

La2Cat (RTVE) will double the corporation's Catalan programming in Catalonia up to 70% with a wide range of original content programming promoted from Sant Cugat that will begin broadcasting on October 13.

In the presentation of new channel Recognized faces have participated along with new ones additions, next to authorities and members of the RTVE Board of Directors. Jose Pablo Lopez, president of RTVE, highlights that "it is RTVE's commitment to multilingualism. We will offer information, current affairs, entertainment, sports, culture and cinema, all done from the RTVE center in Catalonia and in Catalan."

Oriol Nolis, director of La 2Cat, has explained the three objectives of RTVE's latest initiative: "A channel that comes to add value. We want to be complementary to the current offer of television in Catalan. We want to be the mirror of a diverse and plural Catalonia with public service programming and content. We want to value RTVE's audiovisual legacy in Catalan and project ourselves into the future. And we want it with humility, but also with great ambition. Linear programming makes sense if we do it in direct.” To achieve this, La 2Cat will have a programming that combines “continuity and novelty”, “proximity and universality” and will bet on live strips every morning and every afternoon, next to new formats.

The daily programming of La2 Cat

From Monday to Friday, La2 Cat will bet on a proposal marked by topicality and proximity. Mornings start at 07:50 with Coffee of ideas, directed and presented by Gemma Nierga, con Lorena Amo as host of the informative part. In its sixth season, the program continues to focus on a central interview with prominent personalities of current political and social events. Then, the debate and the various sections with collaborators such as Víctor Amela, Ada Parellada, Queco Novell and Manu Simarro.

At 10:35 a.m. one of the new features of the season takes over, The second coffee, presented by the journalist Cristina Villanueva. This space gives continuity to some current topics and discovers new ones, where the information becomes closer and more experiential: news with a human tone, everyday stories and testimonies that provide depth and emotion. At 1pm another premiere. Presented by Marco Chiazza, The Loudspeaker in the yard It will be the political talk show that will conclude the morning with the analysis of current events that we have been following since 07:50 in the morning, offering a rigorous and plural look at the issues that mark the day. With a large screen, live connections and graphics designed to facilitate understanding, the program will provide context and depth to the political debate, becoming the space where the morning news takes perspective and meaning.

Los Information services from RTVE Catalunya are one of the pillars of the new stage of La 2Cat. Monday to Friday, at 1:55 p.m. Aina Galduf lead The midday news, a space that summarizes the pulse of the morning with proximity and rigor, which can also be seen on La 1 and Canal 24 Horas. The space is completed with Sònia Papell and Sergi Loras, which continue to offer weather information in The Time. On the weekend, La 2Cat maintains the informative references. Laura Mesa hosts the weekend edition of The Informative, which airs at 2 p.m., also on La 1 and Canal 24 Horas, edited by Adriana Monclús. Albert Font offers all the latest sports news.

Sports information will close the morning information from Monday to Friday. At 2:20 p.m., From face to tent, directed and presented by Marc Martin, will analyze everything that interests you in the world of sports. It will go further with a marked line of lifestyle and trends related to the practice of physical exercise. It will feature discussions, live connections with the hot spots in sports news and the opinion of specialists.

The afternoons of La 2Cat start with the mythical Know and Win, the reference contest presented by Jordi Hurtado. Immediately afterwards, at 4:35 p.m., The Loudspeaker, con Danae Boronat, which premieres its third season. The magazine maintains the spirit that has consolidated it: dealing with current social events from an open perspective, giving voice to citizens and traveling the territory to give prominence to the concerns, challenges and joys of Catalan society.

Another novelty is Here the earth, con Jacob Petrús, the version for La 2Cat of this successful program consolidated on La 1. Every afternoon, from Monday to Friday, and at 7:30 p.m. the geographer specialized in climatology will offer an unprecedented and entertaining look at our planet from the Catalan reality. At 7:50 p.m., a delicious novelty, Brutal Kitchen, a healthy cooking program with a fun, dynamic and casual touch presented by the Chef Grove. Evening news, led by Ruben Urdiales and edited by Sandra Morales, offers the last hour of the day and analyzes current news every day with the presence of specialists. From Monday to Friday, at 8:30 p.m., on La 2Cat and Canal 24 Horas.

New looks, in the prime time from 2Cat

In it prime time new proposals are incorporated that combine culture, reflection, history and humor. They will be programs presented by recognized professionals such as Jordi Basté, Candela Peña, Xavi Bundó, Laura Fa and Lorena Vázquez (Les Mamarazzis), Judit Martín, Patrick Urbano and Montse Soto, among others.

Xavi Bundó proposes an intimate, historical and emotional journey to The year you were born on Tuesdays at 10 p.m., starting October 14. This innovative format that relives the childhood of two well-known figures on the national scene, born the same year, based on conversations with the presenter using surprising images of NO-DO. At 11 p.m., it also premieres time back, with the cultural journalist Montse Soto in front. A program that highlights the important archive and audiovisual memory of RTVE de Catalunya. Each chapter recovers pioneering reports, spaces and programs from the production center of Catalonia, structured in thematic blocks.

Mamarazzis Pop&Cor It is another of the new features of the season. On Wednesdays, live, starting at 10 p.m., the journalists Laura Fa y Lorena Vazquez, queens of current affairs of the heart, make the leap to television with an agile, ironic and shameless program, loaded with exclusives. On the other hand, Candela Pena premiere An afternoon with..., co-directed by Bob Pop, which will offer on Wednesdays at 11pm a fresh and authentic collage of characters and places that show a diverse and welcoming Catalonia. Also, Thursday nights are the time for The cinema of La 2, a space where you can see some of the best contemporary cinema proposals in Catalan.

2Cat is also preparing a batch of premieres that invite you to think, live experiences and discover the closest reality from unexpected perspectives. sequence plan, con Jordi Basté, will offer interviews “without filters or editing” for 50 minutes; Judit Martin will combine humor and sensitivity to portray the Catalonia of the suburbs in All these were fields; the journalist Patrick Urbano will offer in And you, what would you do?? a space for reflection and critical thinking in the face of the great moral and social dilemmas of our time, and the singer and presenter Nina, with pianist Laura Andrés as an accomplice, will review key moments in the guests' careers through music with Great Tonino. The afternoons of La 2Cat will also have a new contest where “only the language can be saved.” Presented by actor Peter Vives, in each show, three contestants will compete in various language tests and letter games.

Weekend at La 2Cat

The weekends of La 2Cat will be marked by the culture, memory and dissemination, in the words of RTVE itself. The analysis of political and parliamentary news on RTVE Catalunya will be led by Lluís Falgàs in Here we talk, a format that will take place every Saturday at 11:30 a.m. on La 2Cat and at 8:30 p.m. on Canal 24 Horas. The usual date with culture, points of view, arrives on Saturdays at 2:25 p.m. One more season, Tania Sarrias He continues to lead the program, which maintains the essence and incorporates new sections. The Tertúlia d’actualitat cultural”; “Imperdibles”, with Rita Roig; “Pa i trago”, with Maria Nicolau, and the “Reading Club” by Isabel Ojeda.

kaleidoscope, the program that invites the viewer to take a journey through shared history through the treasures of the RTVE archive, continues its journey with a new presenter, Laura Vives, and a renewed image. It will be broadcast on Sundays at 11:20 a.m., after Mass in Catalan, which can be seen every week at 10:30 a.m.

Sundays at 2:25 p.m. is the time for in-depth interviews with proper names, directed and presented by Anna Clare. In its 12th season, it continues to offer conversations in a warm and intimate atmosphere, to discover new characters and new talents from all areas of the public and private sphere. Who also continues in La 2Cat is Maria Gomez con It's green, the only plant program on national television. In the new season, which will be broadcast on Sundays at 7 p.m., you can find unpublished advice from the molys, friends who share their knowledge and skills with plants through social networks.

Then, on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Silvia April, what's next looking for the lost recipe. The fifth season brings new recipes and personal stories that allow us to know the historical and cultural context that surrounds the dishes. Great stories need to be explained and DOCU2 It is the space to know in depth the world around us. On Sundays at 8:30 p.m., the journalist Alicia Gomez presents documentaries that offer a deep and unique vision on the most diverse topics around culture, history and society.

The 2Cat also incorporates Talented people, a series of conversations between prominent personalities who have been recognized by the Princess of Girona Foundation. Four self-produced chapters in which scientists, cultural creators, experts in new technologies and social innovators share experiences, challenges and visions of the future. Likewise, the new grill incorporates Fes-me viral, an intergenerational contest presented by Nerea Sanfe in which two couples made up of grandparents and grandchildren compete to create the most viral video of a cultural event.

Coinciding with the Gaudí Centennial 2026, when Barcelona will become the World Capital of Architecture, will be released Fundamentals. Presented by architect Anna Solé, the program is a commitment to architecture. Each episode covers one of the most emblematic buildings in Catalonia, such as the Modelo prison, the Chimeneas, the Pedrera, the Palau de la Música and the Fundació Miró, to explore it from all perspectives: social, historical, artistic and architectural.