SBC 2 is a Seychellois free-to-air television channel owned by the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation. It started test broadcasts in 2017, evolving into a full channel on 28 June 2018. The channel caters the education and information purpose of the SBC charter, and broadcasts a heavy amount of local programming, as well as the occasional sports and local live events.
History SBC 2 was first conceived in 2011, when the broadcaster signed an agreement with China Central Television at a time when the DTT service was in its testing phase; it was expected that the service would launch with more local programmes than the existing SBC channel.SBC to broadcast CCTV 24 hours daily, The Nation, 14 November 2011, retrieved 17 June 2026
SBC 2 was tested in 2017 when the digital terrestrial platform held test signals.SBC’s DTT project update - Soft roll out early December, The Nation, 30 October 2017, retrieved 17 June 2026 On 28 June 2018, full-time broadcasts began; as such, the channel housed repeats of local programming already carried on SBC 1. Like with the existing channel, it broadcast from 6am to midnight; overnight programming consisted of relays of foreign news channels SBC has the rights to.SBC goes digital, The Nation, 30 June 2008, retrieved 17 June 2026
At the time of launching, SBC lacked the manpower to fill its programming with a fully-local schedule; as such, it started looking at independent production houses to provide content.Production houses aim to create TV programmes in Creole, The Nation, 26 January 2018, retrieved 17 June 2026
Programming SBC 2 covers parliamentary hearings (which in October 2020 started using robotic cameras).SBC helps National Assembly to transit to robotic filming, The Nation, 29 October 2020, retrieved 17 June 2026
The channel also houses same-day repeats of the 8pm SBC Nouvel bulletin from SBC 1 at 10pm. A limited number of foreign content is broadcast,SBC2 TV PROGRAMME SCHEDULE SATURDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2025 as of May 2026, the channel was carrying the French dubs of the Brazilian telenovela Flor do Caribe and Terra e Paixão, programmes offered by Deutsche Welle (such as documentaries and its Afrimaxx programme), selected Premier League matches and the highlights show, and the Québécois series L'ombre de L'épervier. The channel shows a higher proportion of French-language programming compared to SBC 1, which airs more content in English; overall, SBC 2 has a higher amount of Creole programming.SBC2 schedule 9-15 May 2026, SBC, retrieved 17 June 2026
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