Radio 2 (Belgium)
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Radio 2 is a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 radio channel operated by 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. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...

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

 (VRT).

In contrast to the more formal VRT Radio 1
Radio 1 (Belgium)
Radio 1 is a Belgian radio channel operated by the Flemish public broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep .-External links:* *...

, Radio 2 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

Radio 2 has five regional opt-out stations in the provinces of Antwerp, 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...

, 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...

, West Flanders, and Limburg
Limburg (Belgium)
Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...

. Each of these stations produces seven regional news bulletins per day and dedicated programmes for its own province at breakfast time (Ochtendpost Mon–Fri), midday (Middagpost Mon–Fri) and drivetime (Avondpost Mon–Sat).

Radio 2 Antwerpen

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

Radio 2 Vlaams-Brabant

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

Radio 2 Oost-Vlaanderen

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

Radio 2 West-Vlaanderen

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

Radio 2 Limburg

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