Sýn (TV channel)
Icelandic television station
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Sýn is an Icelandic free-to-air television channel which replaced Stöð 2. It is operated by Sýn, an Icelandic mass media company, and distributed over IPTV systems, over-the-top steaming services and DVB-T2 terrestrial broadcast in Iceland. It broadcasts entertainment, movies and daily evening news programmes. In conjunction, Sýn+ provides a video-on-demand (VOD) streaming service, available as a separate service.
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| Type | Free-to-air television channel |
|---|---|
| Country | Iceland |
| Programming | |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sýn |
| Sister channels | Sýn Sport |
| History | |
| Launched | 2025 |
| Replaced | Stöð 2 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website  |
History
Sýn was launched in 1990 as a pay-TV channel broadcast over VHF in Iceland, available using a descrambler. It was a sports oriented channel which also aired movies and late-night erotic content.[1]
In 2008, the original Sýn branding was retired and the channel became Stöð 2 Sports 2.[2]
In 2018, Fjarskipti hf. (Og Vodafone) adopted the name Sýn as the parent company for Vodafone Iceland and Stöð 2, having previously owned the Sýn brand since its 2017 acquisition of 365.[3]
Stöð 2 rebranding to Sýn
Stöð 2 was established in 1986 as Iceland's first independent television station, as a pay-television service.
In 2025, the long-standing brand and channel, Stöð 2 (owned by Sýn), was relaunched and adopted the name Sýn for all its branding. All Stöð 2 content and programming was rebranded as Sýn, including sub-channels such as Stöð 2 Sport, now Sýn Sport. In conjunction, the new Sýn station is free-to-air and freely available, unlike the previously closed Stöð 2 broadcasts. Sýn continued broadcasting evening news and entertainment content as Stöð 2 had previously done.