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The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (Flemish Radio and Television Network), or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster
Public broadcasting

Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic mass media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public....
 of radio
Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
 and television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 in Flanders
Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
 (northern part of Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
).

Between 1960 until 1991, VRT was called BRT (Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep).






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The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (Flemish Radio and Television Network), or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster
Public broadcasting

Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic mass media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public....
 of radio
Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
 and television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 in Flanders
Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
 (northern part of Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
).

Between 1960 until 1991, VRT was called BRT (Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep). It is the successor of NIR (Belgisch Nationaal Instituut voor Radio-omroep), which was responsible for radio and television broadcasts from 1930 (and since 1953 for TV) until 1960. Politicians thought the name was no longer appropriate. BRT was only broadcasting Dutch language
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
 programs whereas RTBF
RTBF

RTBF or Radio t?l?vision belge de la communaut? fran?aise is the national broadcasting organisation of the government of the French-speaking southern part of Belgium, the counterpart to the Dutch language-speaking Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep in the northern part of the country....
 was only broadcasting French language
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 programs. That is why in 1991 the name BRTN (Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep Nederlandstalige Uitzendingen) was introduced. When the statute of BRTN changed in 1998 the name was changed to VRT.

This reorganisation changed the public broadcaster, since the TV monopoly and the creation of VTM
Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij

vtm or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium.It went live in 1989 and quickly became the Flemish market leader....
, into a dynamic and powerful service that is currently (2008) the market leader. Part of the success is the use of external production houses such as Woestijnvis
Woestijnvis

Woestijnvis is an independent Flanders television production company....
 that created successful formats such as The Mole (De Mol) and Man Bijt Hond (Man Bites Dog).

Since 1950 VRT is together with its French counterpart RTBF, a joint member of the European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union

The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 75 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 43 associate broadcasters from a further 25....
. EBU is the European organisation of public broadcasters that also organises the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition....
.

Television channels

Television channels are transmitted from:

  • terrestrial
    Terrestrial television

    Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission. . The term is uncommon in the United States while more common in Europe....
     digital using DVB-T
    DVB-T

    DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting ?? Terrestrial; it is the Digital Video Broadcasting European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television....
     on UHF and VHF frequencies in Flanders
    Flanders

    Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
    .
  • on cable: analog and digital on all Belgian cable providers and some cable providers in The Netherlands;
  • on DSL lines they are available by Belgacom
    Belgacom

    The Belgacom Group, composed of Belgacom NV/SA and its subsidiaries Belgacom Mobile NV/SA , Skynet NV/SA, Telindus NV/SA and Belgacom International Carrier Services NV/SA, is the leading telecommunications company in Belgium....
     through IPTV
    IPTV

    IPTV is a system where a digital television service is delivered using Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure, which may include delivery by a broadband connection....
    ;
  • on Astra
    Astra

    Astra can refer to:...
     satellite
    Satellite

    In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an Physical body which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
     as TV Vlaanderen Digitaal
    TV Vlaanderen Digitaal

    TV Vlaanderen Digitaal is a provider of digital television via satellite for the Belgian market, using the SES Astra satellites at 19.2?E and at 23.5?E....
    , an encrypted subscriber service.
  • on satellite free-to-air
    Free-to-air

    Free-to-air television and radio broadcasts are sent Encryption and may be received via any suitable receiver:Free-to-view is, generally, available without subscription but is digitally encrypted and may be restricted geographically....
     worldwide as a participation in the Dutch/Flemish BVN-TV channel


Current channels

  • één
    EEN

    EEN may refer to:* Eastern Educational Television Network, the original name for American Public Television.* Elemental Energy, a Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game booster pack....
     (Dutch
    Dutch language

    Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
    : one
    1 (number)

    1 is a number, number names, and the name of the glyph representing that number.It represents a single entity, the unit of counting or measurement....
    ), the main channel, formerly known as VRT TV1. Started in 1953 on VHF channel 10. In PAL
    PAL

    PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a color-encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world. Other common analog television systems are SECAM and NTSC....
     color since 1971. In 1977 the transmission standard changed from Belgian 625 to European (CCIR
    CCIR

    CCIR is a four-letter abbreviation that may stand for:* Campaign for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, a Washington, DC organization for immigrant rights...
    ) standard.
  • Ketnet, the children's channel
  • Canvas
    Canvas TV Station

    Canvas is a Belgium television channel produced by the Flemish Region public broadcasting organization Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep . Specializing in in-depth news and politics, entertainment that is outside the mainstream, documentaries, art films and other cultural programming, Canvas is on air from 20.00 until around midnight to 1.00...
    , the quality TV channel
  • één+,Ketnet+,Canvas+, Additional content, occasionally available, through digital cable (Ketnet+ and Canvas+ also via DVB-T).
  • VRT HD Planned from the 2012 Olympic Games
    Olympic Games

    The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....
    , will be using the 720p
    720p

    720p is the shorthand name for a category of High-definition television video modes. The number 720 stands for the 720 horizontal scan lines of display resolution , while the letter p stands for progressive scan or non-interlaced....
     standard.


Ketnet and Canvas share a single TV channel, the former broadcasting from noon till the early afternoon, and the latter in the evening and night. The channel, formerly known as BRTN TV2, started in 1957

Previous channels

  • Sporza, the sports channel
Sporza was active as a separate channel during the summer of 2004, but has been removed from the air starting September 2004. Normal sports-programmes on the other channels now also carry the name Sporza due to the huge popularity of the channel. The radio station 927 Live for sports-programmes is now called Sporza. The online sports-news also goes by the name Sporza.

Radio channels

The VRT broadcasts radio channels in either analog format (FM
Frequency modulation

In telecommunications, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its frequency . In analog signal applications, the instantaneous frequency of the carrier is directly proportional to the instantaneous value of the input signal....
 and AM
Amplitude modulation

Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave....
) and digital format (using DAB
Digital audio broadcasting

Digital Audio Broadcasting , also known as EUREKA, is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in the UK and Europe....
 and DVB-T
DVB-T

DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting ?? Terrestrial; it is the Digital Video Broadcasting European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television....
). All channels are also broadcast live over the Internet.

International broadcasting
International broadcasting

International broadcasting is broadcasting that is deliberately aimed at a foreign, rather than a domestic, audience. It usually is broadcast by means of longwave, mediumwave, or shortwave radio, but in recent years has also used direct satellite broadcasting and the Internet as means of reaching audiences....
 is done via VRT's Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal
Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal

Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal is the international broadcasting service of Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep , the public broadcasting of the Flanders community in Belgium....
 (RVi).

Analog and digital

  • Radio 1
    Radio 1 (Belgium)

    Radio 1 is a Belgium Radio broadcasting of the Flanders public broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep .External links*...
    , news, information and cultural channel
  • Radio2
    Radio 2 (Belgium)

    Radio2 is a Belgium Radio broadcasting of the Flanders public broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep .As opposed to the more formal Radio 1 , Radio2 features a more populist schedule aimed at a general family audience and is currently, one of the most popular radio stations in Flanders....
    , popular channel
  • Studio Brussel
    Studio Brussel

    Studio Brussel is a radio station in Belgium, owned by the VRT. The music played is considered more Alternative music than the other big radio stations, and is aimed mainly at a youth audience....
    , young and alternative channel
  • Klara, classical music channel
  • Sporza, sports (radio & TV) [Sporza Radio only on Radio 1]
  • MNM, hit music (formerly radio Donna)
  • Radio Vlaanderen internationaal
    Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal

    Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal is the international broadcasting service of Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep , the public broadcasting of the Flanders community in Belgium....
     (RVi), the channel for foreign people in Belgium and for Belgian people in foreign countries (AM
    Amplitude modulation

    Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave....
     only, on shortwave). Also on satellite in the BVN-TV multiplex
    Multiplex

    Multiplex may refer to:...
    .


Digital-only channels

  • Radio 1 Classics, classic pop and rock, starting on January 27 2009
  • Radio 2 Topcollectie XL, easy listening music, with a focus on Flemish artists, starting on January 27 2009
  • Klara continuo, classical music radio channel without talks
  • Klara Jazz, starting on January 27 2009
  • StuBru Alternative Rock, starting on January 27 2009
  • Nieuws+, latest news programme continuously repeated
  • MNM Hitbits, continuous popular music


They also have a TMC
Traffic Message Channel

Traffic Message Channel is a technology for delivering traffic and travel information to drivers. It is typically digitally coded using the Radio Data System system on conventional FM radio Broadcastings....
 service transmitted on Radio 2.

See also

  • List of television channels in Belgium
    List of television stations in Belgium

    This is a list of TV services available on digital terrestrial, satellite, internet streaming and cable systems in Television in Belgium. Channels shown in green are available without a subscription, and are therefore free-to-air....
  • List of radio stations in Belgium and Luxembourg
    List of radio stations in Belgium and Luxembourg

    This is an incomplete list of radio stations in Luxembourg. Luxembourg, as a multilingualism country, has a range of media dedicated to each of the official languages: Luxembourgish language, French language, and German language....
  • Bert De Graeve
    Bert De Graeve

    Bert De Graeve is a Belgium businessman and since 20 May 2006 Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Bekaert, where he succeeded Julien De Wilde....
    , former CEO
  • Tony Mary
    Tony Mary

    Tony Mary is a Belgium businessman....
    , former CEO


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