VivaCité is a
Belgian
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* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...
public service radio station operated by
RTBF. The station launched on 29 February 2004 from the merger of regional network ''Fréquence Wallonie'' and Brussels station ''Bruxelles Capitale''. VivaCité is the French-language equivalent of
VRT Radio 2.
Overview
VivaCité is a radio network, covering the
French-speaking regions of Belgium, via six regional stations (
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
,
Charleroi,
Hainaut,
Liège,
Namur/
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
/
Walloon Brabant
Walloon Brabant (french: Brabant wallon ; nl, Waals-Brabant ; wa, Roman Payis) is a province located in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region) and ...
). Its programming is a mix of
adult contemporary
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music with personality-driven shows and sports coverage in the evenings. All six stations air local programming in the morning between 5:30 and 8:30 weekdays, with evening drive coming from four locations (Luxembourg and Charleroi air neighbouring stations' shows).
''Radiolène'', a station based in Verviers was absorbed into the VivaCité network. ''Radiolène'' was created in 1982 as an experimental local station. It was severely reduced in 2004 by the ''Magellan Plan'' re-organisation of public radio,
then closed as an independent station with three morning opt-out news bulletins remaining as local output.
Slogans
* 2004: ''La nouvelle radio''
* 2004-2006: ''On a plein de choses à se dire''
* 2006: ''Au cœur de vos émotions''
* 2007-2009: ''En toute complicité''
* 2009: ''La radio complice''
* 2009: ''Et la vie va!''
* 2011: ''Ma radio complicité''
Reception
FM
VivaCité Brabant wallon
*
Wavre
Wavre (; nl, Waver, ; wa, WÃ¥ve) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, capital of the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
Wavre is in the Dyle valley. Most inhabitants speak French as their mother tongue and are called "Wavriens" and " ...
: 97.3
VivaCité Bruxelles
*
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
: 99.3
VivaCité Liège
*
Liège: 90.5
*
Malmedy
Malmedy (; german: Malmünd, ; wa, Måmdiy) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2018, Malmedy had a total population of 12,654. The total area is 99.96 km2 which gives a populati ...
: 91.6
*
Spa: 94.6
*
Verviers
Verviers (; wa, Vervî) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Ensival, Heusy, Lambermont, Petit-Rechain, Stembert, and Verviers. It is also ...
: 103.0
*
Welkenraedt
Welkenraedt (; Ripuarian: ; wa, Welkenrote) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2018, Welkenraedt had a total population of 9,920. The total area is 24.47 km² which gives a population d ...
: 89.4
VivaCité Charleroi
*
Charleroi: 92.3
*
Chimay: 95.4
VivaCité Hainaut
*
La Louvière: 99.5
*
Mons: 97.1
*
Hainaut: 101.8
VivaCité Namur
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Couvin
Couvin (; wa, Couvén) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 13,782 inhabitants. Couvin is the second largest municipality of Belgium by surface area, after Tourna ...
: 94.2
*
Namur (centre): 89.1
*
Namur (province): 98.3
VivaCité Luxembourg
*
Ardennes and
Luxembourg
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: 91.5
*
Bouillon
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Food
* Bouillon (broth), a simple broth
** Court-bouillon, a quick broth
* Bouillon (soup), a Haitian soup
* Bouillon (restaurant), a traditional type of French restaurant
**Bouillon Chartier, a bouillon restaurant foun ...
: 98.1
*
Houffalize
Houffalize (; german: Hohenfels; wa, Oufalijhe) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.Sven Vrielinck: De territoriale indeling van België 1795-1963 Volume 1. Universitaire Pers Leuven 2000. page 48 ...
: 91.8
*
La Roche-en-Ardenne: 88.2
*
Marche-en-Famenne
Marche-en-Famenne (, literally ''Marche in Famenne''; wa, MÃ¥tche-el-FÃ¥mene, ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Aye, Hargimont, Hum ...
: 95.2
AM
* 621 kHz - shared time with
La Première, everyday between 20:00-23:00, within a radius of about from
Wavre
Wavre (; nl, Waver, ; wa, WÃ¥ve) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, capital of the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
Wavre is in the Dyle valley. Most inhabitants speak French as their mother tongue and are called "Wavriens" and " ...
* 1125 kHz - within a radius of about from
La Louvière
DAB+
Since the end of 2018, each local stations are available on DAB+ on their provincial block.
Until 2018, VivaCité was broadcast on DAB Block 12B (225.648 kHz). These were programmes that are broadcast by VivaCité Bruxelles which covers all of the
French Community of Belgium
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.
Satellite
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Astra 19.2°E
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- 12343.50 H (encrypted) Audio: 137
Digital terrestrial television
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UHF channel 56, 66 and 45
Internet
Listen to VivaCité
See also
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Classic 21
Classic 21 is a Belgian public FM radio station, part of the RTBF broadcasting organisation. The station, based in Mons, was the only Classic rock radio in Belgium until 2008 when they switched to adult-contemporary and pop. The station plays pre ...
*
La Première
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Musiq'3
Musiq'3 is a Belgian public-service radio station operated by RTBF. Its output is centred on classical music. The current director is Bernard Meillat.
The channel first went on air – as the ''Troisième Programme'' of the then existing RTB (Rad ...
*
Pure
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* A pure function
* A pure virtual function
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*
RTBF International
References
External links
RTBFVivaCitéVivaCité Bruxelles streamingVivaCité Liège streamingVivaCité Namur - Brabant Wallon streamingVivaCité Hainaut streamingVivaCité Charleroi streamingVivaCité Luxembourg streamingVivaCité Radiolène streaming
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2004 establishments in Belgium
French-language radio stations in Belgium
Mass media in Brussels
Radio stations established in 2004