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Broadcast media Belgium, in 31 editions.
The entry for Belgium published Broadcast media in 31 editions of 36, from 1995 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Broadcast media in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1995
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Radio” (1995), “Television” (1995), “Radio broadcast stations” (1996 to 2015), “Television broadcast stations” (1996 to 2015) and “Broadcast media” (2010 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Radio”
- broadcast stations:
- AM 3, FM 39, shortwave 0
- radios:
- NA
Published as “Television”
- broadcast stations:
- 32
- televisions:
- NA
broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 39, shortwave 0
radios: NA
broadcast stations: 32
televisions: NA
The same text in 3 editions, 1996 to 1998.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
AM 3, FM 39, shortwave 0
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
32 (1987 est.)
broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 39, shortwave 0radios: NA 32
broadcast stations:
televisions: NA
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
AM 5, FM 77, shortwave 1 (Belgium's single shortwave station, Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, transmits its programs internationally in Dutch, English, French, and German, using 21 shortwave frequencies)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
24 (in addition, there are Dutch programs on cable, TV-5 Europe by satellite relay, and American Forces Network by relay from Germany) (1997)
Rewritten: too little of the 1998 text remains to mark the changes.
AM 5, FM 77, shortwave 1 (Belgium's
single shortwave station, Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, transmits
its programs internationally in Dutch, English, French, and German,
using 21 shortwave frequencies)
24 (in addition, there are Dutch
programs on cable, TV-5 Europe by satellite relay, and American
Forces Network by relay from Germany) (1997)
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- FM 79, AM 7, shortwave 1 (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
24 (1997)
Rewritten: too little of the 1999 text remains to mark the changes.
FM 79, AM 7, shortwave 1 (1998)
24 (1997)
The same text in 6 editions, 2001 to 2006.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- FM 79, AM 7, shortwave 1 (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
- 25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
FM 79, AM 7, shortwave 1 (1998)24 25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
The same text in 3 editions, 2007 to 2009.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
- 25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
FM 79, AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998)
25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
- a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media;
- multiple TV channels exist for each community;
- additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries;
- each community has a public radio network co-existing with private broadcasters (2007)
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network co-existing with private broadcasters (2007)
Published as “Broadcast media”
- a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media;
- multiple TV channels exist for each community;
- additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries;
- each community has a public radio network co-existing with private broadcasters (2007)
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
- 25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network co-existing with private broadcasters (2007)
AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998)
25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
- a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media;
- multiple TV channels exist for each community;
- additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries;
- each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters (2007)
a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network co-existing coexisting with private broadcasters (2007)
AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998)
25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
The same text in 2017 and 2018.
- a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media;
- multiple TV channels exist for each community;
- additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries;
- each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters (2009)
a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters (2007) (2009)
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media;
- multiple TV channels exist for each community;
- additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries;
- each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters
a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters (2009)
- a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish-, French-, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media;
- multiple TV channels exist for each community;
- additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries;
- each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters
a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, (Flemish-, French-, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media;
- multiple TV channels exist for each community;
- additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries;
- each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters
a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish-, French-, (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) German speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters
- a segmented market with the three major linguistic communities (Flemish-, French-, and German-speaking) each responsible for their own broadcast media;
- multiple TV channels exist for each community;
- over 90% of households are connected to cable and can access TV broadcasts from neighboring countries;
- each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters
a segmented market with the three major linguistic communities (Flemish, French, (Flemish-, French-, and German speaking) German-speaking) each having responsibility responsible for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of over 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations broadcasts from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Belgium: Broadcast media.” The World Factbook, 1995–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/belgium/broadcast-media.