Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep Totally Explained

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The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisie-omroep, or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders (northern part 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 programs whereas RTBF was only broadcasting French language 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, into a dynamic and powerful service that's currently (2008) the market leader. Part of the success is the use of external production houses such as Woestijnvis 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. EBU is the European organisation of public broadcasters that also organises the Eurovision Song Contest.

Television channels

Television channels are transmitted from:

terrestrial antennas using UHF and VHF in PALplus B/G standard; digitally over DVB-T (in Flanders); PALplus transmission will end in november 2008.
on cable: analog and digital on all Belgian cable providers and some cable providers in The Netherlands;
on DSL lines they're available by Belgacom through IPTV;
on Astra satellite as TV Vlaanderen Digitaal, an encrypted subscriber service.
on satellite free-to-air worldwide as a participation in the Dutch/Flemish BVN-TV channel

Current channels

één (Dutch: one), the main channel, formerly known as VRT TV1. Started in 1953 on VHF channel 10. In PAL color since 1971. In 1977 the transmission standard changed from Belgian 625 to European (CCIR) standard.

Ketnet, the children's channel

Canvas, the quality TV channel

één+ en Canvas+, Additional content, occasionally available, through interactive digital cable only.

VRT HD Planned from summer 2008 (Bejing Olympics), will be using the 720p 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 1977

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 and AM) and digital format (using DAB and DVB-T). All channels are also broadcast live over the Internet. International broadcasting is done via VRT's Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal (RVi).

Analog and digital channels

Radio 1, information and cultural channel

Radio 2, popular channel

Studio Brussel, young and alternative channel

Donna, young and popular music channel

Klara, classical music channel

Sporza, sports radio channel (AM only)

Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal (RVi), the channel for foreign people in Belgium and for Belgian people in foreign countries (AM only, on various wavelengths in shortwave) Also on satellite in the BVN-TV multiplex

Digital-only channels

Klara continuo, classical music radio channel without talks

Donna HitBits, young and popular music channel without talks

Nieuws+, latest news programme continuously repeated They also have a TMC service transmitted on Radio 2.Further Information

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