Television in Belgium

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Television in Belgium was introduced in 1953.

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[edit] Dutch-speaking channels operating in the Flemish Community

[edit] Terrestrial Stations

These channels are available as free-to-air digital and analogue broadcasts, but also on cable and satellite systems:

  • één (Flemish national broadcaster VRT
  • The second VRT channel hosts two stations:
  • Ketnet (Flemish national broadcaster VRT) - daytime children's network
  • Canvas (Flemish national broadcaster VRT) - after 8 p.m.

[edit] Cable Stations

These channels are available on cable:

  • vtm main channel of commercial TV in Flanders (commercial - VMMa)
  • 2BE young and alternative channel (commercial - VMMa)
  • JIM music station (commercial - VMMa)
  • VT4 young and alternative channel (commercial - ProSiebenSat.1 Media)
  • VIJFtv a channel aimed at women (commercial - ProSiebenSat.1 Media)
  • TMF Vlaanderen music channel (commercial - MTV/Viacom)
  • TMF Party (commercial - MTV/Viacom)
  • Nickelodeon/MTV (commercial - MTV/Viacom)
  • Kanaal Z finance channel (commercial - Roularta Media Group)
  • Actua TV political news channel (commercial - Actua TV BVBA)
  • Vitaya lifestyle channel (commercial - Media ad Infinitum NV)
  • Vitaliteit lifestyle channel, second channel of Vitaya (commercial - Media ad Infinitum NV)
  • Life! TV (commercial - Life!TV Broadcasting Company NV)
  • S televisie (commercial - Vlamex BVBA)
  • Liberty TV (commercial - Event TV Vlaanderen NV)
  • EXQI (commercial - Euro 1080 NV)

[edit] Pay TV

  • Prime One
  • Prime Action
  • Prime Fezztival
  • Prime Movies&Series
  • Prime Sport
  • Prime Sport 2
  • 11TV
  • ViaCalcio

[edit] Satellite stations

[edit] Regional cable stations

[edit] French-speaking channels operating in the French Community of Belgium

[edit] Terrestrial Stations

These channels are available as free-to-air digital terrestrial broadcasts

  • La Une (national broadcaster RTBF) (also analogue)
  • La Deux (national broadcaster RTBF) (also analogue)
  • La Trois, i.e. the programmes of RTBF Sat (national broadcaster RTBF) (digital only)
  • Euronews (digital only)

[edit] Cable Stations

These channels are available on cable:

  • RTL TVI main channel of commercial TV in Wallonia and Brussels (commercial - RTL Group)
  • Club RTL commercial station (commercial - RTL Group)
  • Plug TV commercial station (commercial - RTL Group)
  • AB3 commercial station (commercial - AB Group)
  • AB4 commercial station (commercial - AB Group)
  • MCM music station (commercial - MCM Group]])
  • Arte Belgique
  • Canal Z

[edit] Pay TV

  • BeTV bouquet (formerly Canal + Belgique):
  • Be 1
  • Be 1 +1
  • Be Cine 1
  • Be Cine 2
  • Be Sport 1
  • Be Sport 2

[edit] Satellite stations

[edit] Regional cable stations

[edit] German-speaking channels operating in the German-speaking Community of Belgium

[edit] Cable stations

[edit] Other Television Sources

Most cable and satellite systems in Belgium receive television stations from other European communities including the Netherlands, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. Most people are able to receive Nederland 1, 2, and 3 from Netherlands Public Broadcasting as well as ARD and ZDF, BBC One and Two, BBC World and BBC Prime and TF1, France 2 and France 3.

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