OP12 (English: On 12) was the third channel of Belgium's VRT that featured evening broadcasts. The channel was launched on May 14, 2012 and closed on December 31, 2014. The channel's name was derived from the digital channel number that the station was assigned on most digital television platforms.

History

In December 1997, the VRT's second channel was split into two distinct channels:

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, aimed at an intellectual audience, and

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, a children's channel. Both channels were broadcast on the same frequency. Ketnet typically ran from 6 am until 8 pm, with Canvas broadcasting from 8 pm until the early hours of the morning. This setup remained in place until early 2012 when the VRT decided to extend the broadcasting hours of Canvas, to broadcast more documentaries, archival content, current affairs, and political coverage; as a result, on 1 May 2012, Canvas and Ketnet were split, with Ketnet moving to channel twelve on most television platforms. On 14 May 2012, OP12 began evening broadcasts: these were primarily aimed at young people and expatriates living in Flanders, with cultural events and sport also being broadcast. The aim of the third channel was also to further strengthen the public mission of the VRT. In its first year of broadcasting, the channel primarily broadcast sport and programmes aimed at young people; in the autumn of 2013 following a more comprehensive range of programming, albeit consisting largely of repeats. The OP12 name was often used in combination with some of the famous brands of the VRT; for example, concerts would often be broadcast under the name "

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op 12" (''Studio Brussel on 12''), and live sports broadcasts under the name "Sporza op 12" (''Sporza on 12''). Due to financial cutbacks, the VRT announced that evening broadcasts on OP12 would cease on December 31, 2014. The channel remains in use for overspill; for example, during major sporting events, and when extra programming from Eén and Canvas is broadcast, under the respective titles Een+ and Canvas+.

Programmes

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* Fans of Flanders * The New Generation * De nieuwe lichting * My Mad Fat Diary * An Idiot Abroad - The Seven Wonders * The Fades * Wolven with audio description * Buiten de zone * dasbloghaus.tv * De Ridder with audio description * In Vlaamse velden with audio description * Magazinski * Push-it *

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with audio description

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Official site

Gebruik van de naam OP12 - VRT-Taalnet
Television channels in Flanders Defunct television channels in Belgium Television channels and stations established in 2012 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2014 2012 establishments in Belgium 2014 disestablishments in Belgium {{belgium-tv-stub

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