Television channels are transmitted on: •
Cable to all Belgian and Dutch cable providers; •
Satellite with paid
TV Vlaanderen subscription (encrypted
DVB-S2 using
SES Astra network). •
Terrestrial with paid
TV Vlaanderen subscription (encrypted
DVB-T2 using
Norkring network) in Flanders and paid
Digitenne subscription (encrypted DVB-T2) in the Netherlands. Free-to-air
DVB-T broadcast by the VRT was discontinued on 1 December 2018. •
IPTV to all major Belgian internet providers (
Proximus,
Orange,
Scarlet);
Current channels •
VRT 1, the main channel, formerly known as Eén and TV1. Started in 1953 on VHF channel 10. In
PAL colour since 1971. In 1977 the transmission standard changed from Belgian 625 to European
CCIR) standard. •
VRT Canvas, the quality TV channel. Began broadcasting in December 1997, originally timeshared with Ketnet before it became a standalone channel in May 2012. •
Ketnet, the children's channel launched in May 2012. Formerly timeshared with Canvas's channel from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. •
Sporza, is a multimedia brand and sports division. It is name given to the sport's programming broadcast on the above channels and as a program on
Radio 1. It was originally created as a third standalone channel that was broadcast temporarily for 96 days in summer 2004 and was also a radio station (the successor to 927Live) from May 2004 until October 2017. During major sports events (such as the Olympics) it is not uncommon for two or more channels to simultaneously air Sporza. •
VRT NWS, the news service. • '''''', the on demand service. The VRT's third television channel, known as '''''', was launched in May 2012. It is not a full-fledged television channel because it has no name, identity or logo. It broadcasts programs from the above channels in a shared schedule under the respective titles "Één+" and "Canvas+".
Former channels • ''''
, the broadcasters second channel, was launched on 26 April 1977 as BRT TV2. The channel offered a daily current affairs program (Terzake), an evening news bulletin (Het Journaal''), arts and cultural programs alongside extended broadcasts of major sporting events, such as the Olympic Games, football and cycling races. Children's programs and family-friendly films were broadcast in the morning and afternoon, ending around early evening often in collaboration with
Nederlandse Onderwijs Televisie (NOT; Netherlands Educational Television). It was broadcast until 30 November 1997, when TV2 was closed and ceased transmission. On 1 December 1997, BRTN TV2 was split into two distinct time-shared channels: BRTN Ketnet and BRTN Canvas. The two channels were part of BRTN until 1998 and were split in May 2012; Canvas and Ketnet are still broadcasting as part of
VRT2, the official umbrella name for the channels, Sporza and the small Flemish church broadcasters. •
OP12 (
Dutch for:
on twelve) was a third channel used as a backup in the event of primetime shortage, mostly used for excess sports and culture programs. It was launched in 2012 but due to financial cutbacks was discontinued in 2014. •
BVN was a joint
Dutch-Flemish TV station for international audiences; some VRT programmes aired as part of BVN's schedule. The VRT left the BVN venture in July 2021; the channel is currently owned exclusively by the Dutch public broadcaster
NPO and airs an exclusively Dutch schedule. ==Radio channels==