France 2 is one of France's main public television channels, operated as part of France Télévisions, and its jingles are the short musical idents used to introduce programmes and mark the channel's on-air identity. Because the sound is instantly recognisable to French viewers, clips of it have circulated online as a shorthand for French television, news and broadcasting in general. Editors keep using it because it sets a scene in just a few seconds, giving a parody or compilation an authentic television framing without needing a logo or explanation.