Radio 1 (Belgium)

Radio 1

Broadcast area	Belgium
Frequency	91.7–99.9 MHz
Programming
Language(s)	Dutch
Format	News, talk, sport
Ownership
Owner	VRT
History
First air date	18 June 1930 (1930-06-18)
Links
Website	www.radio1.be

Radio 1 is a Belgian radio channel operated by the Flemish public broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT).

The channel focuses on news (with bulletins every half hour), together with discussion and debate on public policy and social issues. Radio 1 also carries live coverage of sporting events, branded "Sporza Radio".

Radio 1's musical content is a mix of contemporary and classic pop and rock music (focusing on Flemish productions), with specialist music programming in the evening schedules.

Logos and identities

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  VRT Radio 1's previous logo used until January 2014.
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  Previous phase of VRT Radio 1's previous logo used until 2003.
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  VRT Radio 1's current logo since January 2014.

Guest programmes

Radio 1 regularly allocates a limited amount of airtime for the transmission of so-called "guest programmes": that is to say, programmes produced by associations and organizations representing faith and other socio-philosophical communities recognized by the Flemish Government as having the right to make such broadcasts. At the present time (February 2014) these are:

• Centraal Israëlitisch Consistorie van België – representing Belgian Judaism
• Evangelische Radio en Televisie Omroep – Evangelical Christian broadcaster
• Radio Gezinsbond by the Gezinsbond – defending the interests of the family
• Het Vrije Woord by the Humanistisch-Vrijzinnige Vereniging – representing secularism and free thought
• Het Braambos by the Katholieke Televisie en Radio Omroep – Catholic broadcasting organization
• Moslim Televisie en Radio Omroep – Muslim broadcasting organization
• Orthodoxe Kerk in België – the Orthodox Church in Belgium
• Protestantse Omroep – Protestant Christian broadcaster

External links

Media related to Radio 1 (VRT) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Dutch)