Radio 1

Radio 1 is Flemish public broadcaster VRT’s news radio. Radio 1 stimulates and inspires the media user with new insights. It presents general news and sports, and pays a lot of attention to politics, culture and science. It closely follows important developments in society and initiates social debate. Radio 1 is committed to strong informative audio on-demand content. In terms of music, it is the most diverse radio station in Flanders, with a mix of classic rock and contemporary pop, many Flemish and Dutch-language productions and other music genres.

Radio 1 is the VRT brand par excellence that guides its audience through the wide range of current events and inspires people with new discoveries, insights and experiences. Radio 1 is for everyone in Flanders who is curious about life and wants to get to know the world around them. The brand responds to that need for more with an extensive, reliable and diverse range of news: up-to-the-minute news and an explanation of how things in society really work. Radio 1 offers opportunities to discover the world, to know more, and to understand topics more deeply. The brand's programming is aimed at questioning the obvious and surprising the public with new insights and compelling stories.