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Radio 2 (Belgium)

Radio 2 (Belgium)

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Radio2 is a Belgian
Belgium
The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...

 radio station of the Flemish
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands...

 public broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep
Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep , or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders ....

 (VRT).
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Radio2 is a Belgian
Belgium
The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...

 radio station of the Flemish
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands...

 public broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep
Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep , or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders ....

 (VRT).

As opposed to the more formal Radio 1
Radio 1 (Belgium)
Radio 1 is a Belgian radio station of the Flemish public broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep .-External links:* *...

, Radio2 features a more populist schedule aimed at a general family audience and is currently, one of the most popular radio stations in Flanders.

Regional opt-outs


Radio2 operates five regional opt-out stations in the provinces of Antwerp
Antwerp
||-||-||-||}Antwerp is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp province in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's total population is 472,071 and its total area is , giving a population density of 2,308 inhabitants per km²...

, Limburg
Limburg (Belgium)
Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders , and is located west of the Maas river. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp. Its capital is Hasselt...

, East Flanders
East Flanders
East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...

, Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven...

 and West Flanders
West Flanders
West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, also named Flanders, in Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands, the Flemish province of East Flanders and the Walloon province of Hainaut in Belgium, on France, and the North Sea. Its capital is Bruges...

. Each opt-out station produces seven regional news bulletins per day and dedicated programmes for its province at breakfast (Ochtendpost), lunchtime (Middagpost) and drivetime (Avondpost).

Radio2 Antwerp

  • Frequencies: 97.5 FM
  • Presenters: Els Broekmans, Luc Schoeters, Dirk Ghys and Nathalie Allard

Radio2 Limburg

  • Frequencies: 97.9 FM
  • Presenters: Eva Droogmans, Leen Paredis, Iris Van Hoof and Kaat Mendonck

Radio2 East Flanders

  • Frequencies: 89.8, 90.7 and 98.6 FM
  • Presenters: Ilse De Roeck, Geert Houck, Sandra Stacius, Nico Teirlinck and Joyce Verdonck

Radio2 Flemish Brabant

  • Frequencies: 88.7, 92.4 and 93.7 FM
  • Presenters: Kristel Smout, Dimitri Stuer, Sonny Vanderheyden, Lennart Segers and Xavier Taveirne

Radio2 West Flanders

  • Frequencies: 100.1 FM
  • Presenters: Maggy Van Herreweghe, Nico Blontrock, Peter Hermans and Charlotte Crul