La Première ("The First") is a national

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radio channel produced by the Belgian public broadcasting organization

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(RTBF). It is a "

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" station carrying a wide range of principally spoken-word and information-based programming, and is RTBF's main

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channel. It is broadcast on FM, and digital ( DAB and

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), as well as being streamed on the

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. It has been announced that the

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service on 621 kHz from the

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transmitter has already ceased on 31 December 2018.

References

External links

www.lapremiere.be
1923 establishments in Belgium French-language radio stations in Belgium Radio stations established in 1923 News and talk radio stations {{Europe-radio-station-stub

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