Belgischer Rundfunk

Belgischer Rundfunk (BRF) ("Belgian Broadcasting") is the public-service broadcasting organization serving the German-speaking Community of Belgium. Based in Eupen, with additional studio facilities in Sankt Vith and Brussels, BRF produces one television and three radio channels.

History

German-language broadcasts were first started in Brussels by the "Nationaal Instituut voor Radio Omroep" / "Institut National de Radiodiffusion" (NIR/INR) on 1 October 1945. In 1960, the NIR/INR became "Belgische Radio en Televisie" / "Radio-Télévision Belge" (BRT/RTB) and in 1961 RTB began a German-language radio channel, broadcasting from Liège.

In 1977, the German-language service was separated from RTB – which became "Radio-Télévision Belge de la Communauté française" (RTBF) – and the new company, Belgischer Rundfunk, began broadcasting from Eupen. BRF, however, still uses the old logo of the BRT/RTB.

In October 1999 BRF-TV was created; it broadcasts by cable in the East Cantons. On 25 November 2001, BRF and Deutschlandfunk began BRF-DLF, a radio station in Brussels for German-speakers in that area.

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Radio

* BRF1 is the speech and entertainment network with pop and rock-music(Special progammes for Classic and Chanson).
* BRF2 is the popular music network(Schlagers and 'Volkmusik').
* BRF-DLF combines the speech output of BRF1 and that of Deutschlandfunk.

Television

* BRF-TV primarily rebroadcasts programming from the ARD stations, from ORF and from SRG. BRF-TV also broadcasts locally-produced news and documentary programmes.

External links

* [http://www.brf.be/ BRF's official website] (in German)
* [http://www.brf.be/brf1/audio Listen to BRF1 live]
* [http://www.brf.be/brf2/audio Listen to BRF2 live]