Ketnet is a Dutch-language public children's television channel in Belgium owned and operated by the VRT, Flemish public broadcaster. It broadcasts a mix of locally produced and imported productions on the VRT3 channel from 6am until 8pm. On 1 December 1997, BRTN 2 was replaced by

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and Ketnet. On 1 May 2012, Ketnet has been moved on a new channel, timesharing with

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. Op 12 closed on 31 December 2014. The preschool programmes are broadcast on Ketnet Junior between 10am to 7pm on

. Its French-language counterpart is Ouftivi on

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Presenters

As with VRT's main television station één, Ketnet employs in-vision continuity announcers. In the case of Ketnet, the announcers also present various programmes for the station and are known as ''Ketnetwrappers''.

Logos

File:VRT Ketnet logo (1997-2006).svg, The first Ketnet logo, used from 1997 - 2006. File:VRT Ketnet logo (2006-2010).svg, The second Ketnet logo, used from 2006 - 2010. File:Logo Ketnet (roos).png, The third Ketnet logo, used from 2010 - 2015. File:Ketnet Logo 2012.png, The fourth Ketnet logo, used from 2012 - 2015. File:Ketnet logo gewoon.png, The fifth Ketnet logo, used until August 31, 2015 File:VRT Ketnet logo.png, Ketnet logo, used from 2015 - 2021 File:Ketnet 2021.svg, Ketnet logo, used since 2021 File:Ketnet HD logo.png, Old Ketnet HD logo

Programming

Belgian

*AbraKOdabra *Amika *Back to School met Zita *Bol & Smik, the Flemish version of

Big & Small ''Big & Small'' is a children's television series aimed at preschoolers following the lives of puppets, including the eponymous Big and Small. ''Big & Small'' is a co-production between Kindle Entertainment and 3J's Productions produced in asso ...

*Boris en Binti *Campus 12 *D5R *Daar is Dobus *Dag Sinterklaas (every year November and early December) *De elfenheuvel *Galaxy Park *Go Go Stop *Go IV *Ghostrockers *

Hopla ''Hopla'' is a Belgian CGI-animated series for toddlers, created by Bert Smets in 2000, and produced by Bert Smets Productions. The cartoon features the rabbit Hopla and his friends – the pig Onki, the bear Nina, and the kitten Lola. Each epis ...

Ketnetpop Ketnetpop is a series of pop concerts organized and performed by former candidates from the Belgian preselections of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The first edition which consisted of three concerts took place in April 2008; a second edition w ...

*Kwiskwat, the Flemish version of

Kerwhizz ''Kerwhizz'' (strapline: ''The Quiz with added Whizz'') is a live-action animated British children's television game show which originally aired on CBeebies between 2008 and 2011. The series uses a mix of CGI and Live action, and is targeted tow ...

*#LikeMe * Mega Mindy * Musti *NT van Ketnet - Presented by Peter and Heidi, the show is broadcast in Belgium and the Netherlands. * Piet Piraat * ROX *

Samson en Gert ''Samson & Gert'' is a Flemish children's television series produced by Eline van Noppen, centered on the talking dog Samson and his owner Gert. In its entire run, the show was originally aired on TV1 from Christmas Day 1989 until 1 December 19 ...

*Sintressante Dingen (every year November and December) *

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*Stafari * Tip en Tap *

Van-a-1, Van-a-2 {{unreferenced, date=August 2009 Van-a-1, Van-a-2 was a Belgian children's television programme. The programme premiered on Monday, 5 September 1994, the day where TV2 received a major revamp in its programme line-up and so as their idents. It was s ...

(formerly aired from BRTN TV2 until 1 December 1997 on Monday) *W817

International

* 6teen *

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; ar, علاء الدين, ', , ATU 561, ‘Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of ...

Alfred J. Kwak ''Alfred J. Kwak'' is a Dutch-Japanese children's animated comedy-drama television series based on a Dutch theatre show by Herman van Veen, produced by Telecable Benelux B.V. in co-production with VARA, ZDF, TVE, TV Tokyo and animated by Tele ...

* Angry Birds Toons * The Backyardigans *

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is an American animated science fiction action-adventure comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It serves as a spin-off of the ''Toy Sto ...

* Code Lyoko * Degrassi: The Next Generation *

The Emperor's New School ''The Emperor's New School'' is an American animated television series created by Mark Dindal that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons between January2006 and November2008. It is the second sequel to the 2000 film ''The Emperor's New Groove ...

* Famous 5: On the Case * Fish Hooks *

FloopaLoo, Where Are You? FloopaLoo, Where Are You? (french: Flapacha, où es-tu?, also simply called ''Floopaloo'') is a French animated series based on an original idea by Xilam's producer, Marc du Pontavice, and developed by Fabien Limousin with designs by Aurore Daman ...

Gaspard and Lisa Gaspard et Lisa, more commonly known as Gaspard and Lisa, are two fictional characters appearing in a series of children's books created by wife and husband Anne Gutman and Georg Hallensleben. The books center on two friends: Gaspard (black wi ...

George of the Jungle ''George of the Jungle'' is an American animated television series produced and created by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who also created ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show''. The character George was inspired by the story of Tarzan and a cartoon char ...

* Goof Troop * Goosebumps * Hercules * Hey Arnold! *

Hubert and Takako Hubert and Takako (known as ''Hubert et Takako'' in French) is a French animated comedy series which was produced by Marc du Pontavice at Xilam and created and directed by Hugo Gittard and premiered in France on November 3, 2013 on Canal+.. 78 ep ...

Jacob Two-Two ''Jacob Two-Two'' is a series of children's books written by Canadian author Mordecai Richler: ''Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang'' (1975), ''Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur'' (1987) and ''Jacob Two-Two's First Spy Case'' (1995) written by Mor ...

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, ...

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while coping wi ...

* Larva * Little Einsteins * The Little Prince *

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies ''Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies'' is an animated educational wildlife children's television series. The live action footage comes from the BBC Natural History Unit archives, as well as the National Geographic Society. The series originally aired o ...

* Max & Ruby * Mickey Mouse Clubhouse *

Miss BG ''Miss BG'' (short for Big Girl) is a 3D animated series based on the French children's book series " Gudule" authored by Fanny Joly, illustrated by Roser Capdevila and published by Hachette-Jeunesse. The original English version was later du ...

My Friends Tigger & Pooh ''My Friends Tigger & Pooh'' is an American computer-animated children's television series on Disney Channel as part of the Playhouse Disney block. It was inspired by A. A. Milne's ''Winnie-the-Pooh''. The series was developed by Walt Disney T ...

Oggy and the Cockroaches ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (french: Oggy et les Cafards) is a French comedy-adventure animated television series produced by Gaumont Multimedia (first two seasons) and Xilam Animation (third season onwards), and created by Jean-Yves Raimbaud, ...

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

* Phineas and Ferb *

Pinkalicious & Peterrific ''Pinkalicious & Peterrific'' is an educational animated children's television series on PBS Kids, based upon the ''Pinkalicious'' book series by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann. The series is produced by Sixteen South in association with WGBH Kids ...

* Ready or Not * Round the Twist *

The Adventures of the Bush Patrol ''The Adventures of the Bush Patrol'' (also known simply as ''Bush Patrol'') is an Australian children's television series which first screened in 1996 on the Seven Network. Plot The series follows the adventures of Tracey, her brother Ben and t ...

* The Sarah Jane Adventures * Scooter: Secret Agent * The Secret World of Alex Mack * Shaun the Sheep *

SheZow ''SheZow'' is an animated superhero series and sitcom. It features the adventures of a boy who inadvertently inherits the role of a superheroine, which imposes an explicit feminine theme to his costumed appearance and equipment. It began air ...

* Skippy the Bush Kangaroo *

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and in ...

* Spirou et Fantasio *

Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry shortcake may refer to: * Strawberry shortcake (dessert), a shortcake served with strawberries * "Strawberry Shortcake, Huckleberry Pie," a song published in 1956; a version by The Brother Sisters was released by Mercury Records in 196 ...

The Three Friends and Jerry ''The Three Friends and Jerry'' ''( sv, De tre vännerna och Jerry)'' is a children's animated television series produced by Happy Life and TMO Film GmbH (Germany) in association with Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Germany. The show was created b ...

* Tweenies * Vic the Viking * Wallace and Gromit *

Wild Kratts ''Wild Kratts'' is a live action/Flash-animated educational children's television series created by the Kratt brothers, Chris and Martin. The Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Media Group produce the show, which is presented by PBS Kids in the ...

Zoé Kézako ''Zoé Kézako'' is a French animated television series, adapted from Véronique Saüquière's book series published by Frimousse. The first season was produced by Corinne Kouper at Sparkling; the second season was produced at TeamTO. Zoe Kezako a ...

Shorts

Crime Time Crime Time is a series of animated shorts produced by Future Thought Productions, produced by Jay Zaveri and Steve Kasper, directed by Nassos Vakalis Premise Shifty (The Criminal) perpetrates crimes from the sublime to the ridiculous - and n ...

* Pat & Stan

KetnetRadio

On 17 November 2007, Ketnet launched ''KetnetRadio'', an online radio station consisting of a looped 3-hour programme, broadcast for 24 hours. A new programme is produced and broadcast every day. KetnetRadio is presented by Ketnet presenter and continuity announcer Kristien Maes. Listeners can tune in on Ketnet's website.

References

External links

* {{Television in Belgium 1997 establishments in Belgium Children's television networks Television channels in Flanders Television channels in Belgium Television channels and stations established in 1997