Joe is a commercial Belgian radio station broadcasting in Dutch, and is mainly dedicated to pop music from the

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. Since 2007 the radio station has been owned by DPG Media. Joe mainly plays hit music from the 1980s to the present. According to the latest figures from the CIM, Joe achieved an average market share of 11% on a daily basis.

History

In 2001, Joe's predecessor 4fm was launched. Together with Q-music, it was the first commercial radio station to be licensed as a national broadcaster in the

Flemish Community The Flemish Community ( nl, Vlaamse Gemeenschap ; french: Communauté flamande ; german: Flämische Gemeinschaft ) is one of the three institutional communities of Belgium, established by the Belgian constitution and having legal responsibilitie ...

. The station was purchased by Talpa Media in 2005. In May 2007, 4fm was taken over by DPG Media - then known as the Vlaamse Media Maatschappij. In 2008, 4fm started broadcasting a news-focused breakfast show named ''4fm actueel'' that was simulcast on KANAALTWEE, owned by former Joe owner, Medialaan. It was axed a few months later. On 19 February 2009, the hosts of 4fm announced that the station would relaunch as Joe FM on 1 April 2009. The station's format largely stayed the same. On Saturdays and Sundays, a show called Joekes broadcast excerpts of standup sets and comedy skits. In August 2012, Joe FM changed its slogan to ''Your Greatest Hits'' and implemented several new programmes.

Frequencies

Joe broadcasts in the

( Flanders and Brussels) on the following frequencies: * Aalst: 104.2 MHz *

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

: 103.4 MHz * Beringen: 98.4 MHz * Bree: 93.5 MHz * Brussegem: 95.6 MHz * Brussels: 103.4 MHz *

Dendermonde Dendermonde (; french: Termonde, ) is a city in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Dendermonde and the towns of Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, Mespelare, Oudegem, Schoonaarde, and Sint-Gillis-b ...

: 92.2 MHz * Diest: 103.3 MHz * Egem: 104.1 MHz * Geel: 93.5 MHz * Genk: 103.4 MHz * Ghent: 92.8 MHz *

Herzele Herzele () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of , Herzele proper, , , , , and . In 2021, Herzele had a total population of 18,414. The total area is 4 ...

: 90.9 MHz * Heusden-Zolder: 88.8 MHz * Holsbeek: 90.3 MHz * Kasterlee: 91.4 MHz *

Leuven Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ...

: 99.7 MHz * Lommel: 103.7 MHz *

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

: 96.7 MHz * Ninove: 99.7 MHz * Sint-Niklaas: 93.5 MHz *

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (; french: Leeuw-Saint-Pierre) is a Dutch-speaking municipality of Belgium located in the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region). The municipality comprises the towns of Oudenaken, Ruisbroek, Sint-Laureins-Berchem, Sint ...

: 95.5 MHz * Sint-Truiden: 89.2 MHz * Temse: 93.5 MHz * Tongeren: 89.1 MHz * Turnhout: 90.6 MHz *

Wuustwezel Wuustwezel () is a municipality located in the north of the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality as it is now originated in 1977, when Wuustwezel merged with the municipality of Loenhout. It now consists of three major villages, Wuustwez ...

: 103.7 MHz The station is also available via digital TV and online streams.

References

Dutch-language radio stations in Belgium Radio stations established in 2001 Vilvoorde {{Europe-radio-station-stub