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Belgium has three public broadcasters, one for each national language. The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) for the Dutch-speaking Flemish Community (); The Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) for the French Community of Belgium (Wallonia and Brussels)
Recognizing the potential effect that Radio Belgique could have on their control of information in the occupied country, the Germans rapidly created collaborationist radio stations, also aimed at a Belgian audience, using the remaining assets from the INR, [2] the Francophone Radio Bruxelles ("Radio Brussels") and Dutch language Zender Brussel. [4]
Founded in 1923 as a privately-run station called Radio Belgique, it was acquired by the state-run Belgian National Broadcasting Institute (INR/NIR) in 1930. It is a " generalist " station carrying a wide range of principally spoken-word and information-based programming, and is RTBF's main radio news channel.
Staff of Radio Belgique in September 1944. Geersens is at the microphone, with Victor de Laveleye seated to the left. Fernand (Nand) Geersens [1] (Borgerhout, 21 October 1895 – Ixelles, 9 February 1959) was the Dutch-language voice of Radio België, the channel of the Belgian National Radio Broadcaster (BNRO) during World War II which broadcast from London.
BRT [2] (Belgische Radio en Televisie), now VRT (Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie), for the Flemish community and 1978, RTB [3] (Radiodiffusion-télévision belge), now RTBF, for the Walloon (Francophone) community. There were also radio programmes for German-speaking Belgians who since 1965 have a separate organisation now known as ...
The communications tower at RTBF's headquarters in Brussels.. Originally named the Belgian National Broadcasting Institute (French: INR, Institut national belge de radiodiffusion; Dutch: NIR, Belgisch Nationaal Instituut voor de Radio-omroep), the state-owned broadcasting organisation was established by law on 18 June 1930, [citation needed] and from 1938 was housed in Le Flagey, formerly ...
BBC First is an entertainment subscription television channel featuring comedy, crime, drama and film programming, originating from UK and mostly from the BBC. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Studios .
During the first half of 1984, the other community radio station trials take place. The station airdates are BBC Radio Bury (late 1983/early 1984), BBC Radio Oldham, BBC Radio Rochdale (eight weeks from 14 May 1984), BBC Radio Trafford and BBC Radio Skelmersdale (summer 1984). [4] 1985. 23 April – BBC Radio Shropshire launches.