Radio 1 (Belgium)
# Radio 1 (Belgium)

Radio 1 is a Belgian radio channel operated by the Flemish public broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT).

The channel focuses on news (with bulletins every half hour), together with discussion and debate on public policy and social issues. Radio 1 also carries live coverage of sporting events, branded "Sporza Radio".

Radio 1's musical content is a mix of contemporary and classic pop and rock music (focusing on Flemish productions), with specialist music programming in the evening schedules.

## Logos and identities

* VRT Radio 1's previous logo used until January 2014.
* Previous phase of VRT Radio 1's previous logo used until 2003.
* VRT Radio 1's current logo since January 2014.

## Guest programmes

Radio 1 regularly allocates a limited amount of airtime for the transmission of so-called "guest programmes": that is to say, programmes produced by associations and organizations representing faith and other socio-philosophical communities recognized by the Flemish Government as having the right to make such broadcasts. At the present time (February 2014) these are:

* Centraal Israëlitisch Consistorie van België [nl] – representing Belgian Judaism
* Evangelische Radio en Televisie Omroep – Evangelical Christian broadcaster
* Radio Gezinsbond by the Gezinsbond [nl] – defending the interests of the family
* Het Vrije Woord by the Humanistisch-Vrijzinnige Vereniging – representing secularism and free thought
* Het Braambos by the Katholieke Televisie en Radio Omroep – Catholic broadcasting organization
* Moslim Televisie en Radio Omroep – Muslim broadcasting organization
* Orthodoxe Kerk in België – the Orthodox Church in Belgium
* Protestantse Omroep – Protestant Christian broadcaster
