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Belgium - Services on Air - History

29.09.2014

In the Flemish-speaking part of the country there are nine DAB audio programs (four of which are exclusive to DAB) broadcast by Norkring for the public broadcaster VRT.

In the French-speaking part of the country there are five DAB audio programs (simulcast) by the public broadcaster RTBF and two DAB audio programs (simulcast) by the German speaking public broadcaster BRF. Four simulcast DAB+ audio and data programs are also currently being tested. There is also a data channel for traffic information (TPEG) on both multiplexes.

21.05.2014

In the Flemish-speaking part of the country there are nine DAB audio programs (four of which are exclusive to DAB) broadcast by Norkring for the public broadcaster VRT.

In the French-speaking part of the country there are five DAB audio programs (simulcast) by the public broadcaster RTBF and two DAB audio programs (simulcast) by the German speaking public broadcaster BRF. Four DAB+ audio and data programs are also currently being tested. There is also a data channel for traffic information (TPEG) on both multiplexes.

25.09.2013

In the Flemish-speaking part of the country there are nine DAB audio programs (four of which are exclusive to DAB) broadcast by Norkring for the public broadcaster VRT.

In the French-speaking part of the country there are five DAB audio programs (simulcast) by the public broadcaster RTBF and two DAB audio programs (simulcast) by the German speaking public broadcaster BRF. Four DAB+ audio and data programs are also currently being tested. There is also a data channel for traffic information (TPEG) on both multiplexes.

Example of services on air

Classic 21+ is RTBF’s trial in DAB+ for its rock’n pop music station called Classic 21 (created in 2004). The trials are made in different audio bit rates (from 64 to 96 kbps, always with 16 kbps data included). The data is used for slide slows and they show illustrations related to the on air programme (e.g. music track name and artwork, presenter pictures, programme name and visuals and other content information) as well as traffic information, weather conditions and forecasts, hot news, listener’s tweets, self-promotion for other programmes, station events and much more.

‘PureFM+’ is RTBF’s trial in DAB+ for its young trendy ‘PureFM’ station (created in 2004).