RTBF

The ("Belgian Radio-television of the French Community"), shortened to RTBF (branded as rtbf.be), is a public service broadcaster for the French-speaking community of Belgium. Its counterpart in the Flemish Community is the Dutch-language VRT ( ), and in the German-speaking minority it is BRF ( ). The RTBF operates five television channels ( , , , and ) together with a number of radio channels, including , , , , , and . The organisation's headquarters in Brussels, which is shared with VRT, is sometimes referred to colloquially as Reyers. This comes from the name of the avenue where the RTBF/VRT's main building is located, the / .

The ("Belgian Radio-television of the French Community"), shortened to RTBF (branded as rtbf.be), is a public service broadcaster for the French-speaking community of Belgium. Its counterpart in the Flemish Community is the Dutch-language VRT ( ), and in the German-speaking minority it is BRF ( ). The RTBF operates five television channels ( , , , and ) together with a number of radio channels, including , , , , , and . The organisation's headquarters in Brussels, which is shared with VRT, is sometimes referred to colloquially as Reyers. This comes from the name of the avenue where the RTBF/VRT's main building is located, the / . ===Bye Bye Belgium=== On 13 December 2006, at 20:21 CET (19:21 UTC), the RTBF replaced an edition of its regular current affairs programme with a fake special news report in which it was claimed that Flanders had proclaimed independence, effectively dissolving the Belgian state. The programme had been preceded by a caption reading "This may not be fiction", which was repeated intermittently as a subtitle to the images on the screen. After the first half-hour of the 90-minute broadcast, however – by which point RTBF.be's response line had been flooded with calls – this was replaced with a caption reading "This is fiction". The video featured images of news reporters standing in front of the Flemish Parliament, while Flemish separatists waved the flag of Flanders behind them. Off to the side, Francophone and Belgian nationalists were waving Belgian flags. The report also featured footage of King Albert and Queen Paola getting on a military jet to Congo, a former Belgian colony. The RTBF justified the hoax on the grounds that it raised the issue of Flemish nationalism, but others felt that it raised the issue of how much the public can trust the press. ===Controversies=== In September 2024, French Community of Belgium Minister of Media Jacqueline Galant criticized RTBF for airing a segment titled "How to be less racist?", which in her opinion was biased and lacked pluralism. Galant was in turn criticized by the European Federation of Journalists for alleged editorial interference. RTBF notably caused controversy in January 2025 by delaying the broadcast of Donald Trump's second inaugural speech by two minutes, in order to prevent the live broadcast of statements inciting hatred. The decision was condemned as censorship by Reformist Movement party leader Georges-Louis Bouchez and prompted an investigation from Galant. ==Logo history== RTBF 1984.svg|RTBF's third logo from late 1982 –1994 RTBF 1991.svg|RTBF's fourth logo from 1994 –1997 RTBF logo old.svg|RTBF's fifth logo from 1997–2005 RTBF logo.png|RTBF's sixth and previous logo from 2005–2010. RTBF.be.svg|RTBF's seventh and previous logo from 2005–2025. ==Television channels== Television channels are transmitted: On Hotbird satellite on , an encrypted pay satellite service. On cable: analogue and digital on all Belgian cable providers, as well as on cable in Luxembourg; On DSL lines through IPTV to Proximus, Scarlet and Billi customers, as well as PostTV in Luxembourg; On satellite free-to-air worldwide as a participant in francophone channel; On digital terrestrial television using DVB-T on UHF and VHF frequencies in Brussels and Wallonia. ===Current channels=== (Channel One): the RTBF's main channel television, formerly known as RTBF1; began in 1953 on VHF channel 10; in PAL color since 1973 : formerly known as , , and ; began in 1977 (Channel Three): the quality TV channel; began in 2007; there are no commercial adverts on this channel : in collaboration with the Franco-German TV network ===Video on demand=== The Video on demand (VOD) offer of the RTBF is available on several platforms: Web: Free VOD has been collected under the RTBF brand since 2016. Offering Catch up TV, allowing viewers to see all programs from the RTBF channels during 7 days after broadcast. IDTV: Free catch-up TV and pay VOD Mobile device: and are available on several Belgian mobile networks. Video game consoles: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ==Radio channels== The RTBF broadcasts radio channels in either analogue format (FM and digital format (using DAB and DVB-T). All channels are also broadcast live over the Internet. ===Analogue and digital=== ===Digital-only channels=== : Focus on music of the hip hop, indie rock, electronic, new jazz, urban, soundtrack, folk acoustic, neo soul and world music genres : Focus on music of the "Golden Sixties" and the 1970s : Focus on live sports coverage and commentary ===Streaming-only channels=== : Focus on the "Golden Sixties" : Focus on music from the 1970s : Focus on hit music from the 1980s : Focus on new wave music from the 1980s : Focus on music from the 1990s : Focus on blues : Focus on live music : Focus on metal : Focus on rock : Focus on route 66 related music : Focus on soul : Focus on underground music : Focus on opera : Focus on jazz : Focus on classic music : Focus on urban music : Focus on music from the 1990s and 2000s They also have a TMC service transmitted on Classic 21. ==See also== VRT List of television channels in Belgium Public Francophone Radios ==External links==

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