Studio Brussel

Studio Brussel
Broadcast area	Belgium; Netherlands (Zeelandic Flanders, North Brabant, Limburg); France (French Flanders);
Programming
Language(s)	Dutch
Format	Alternative rock, pop, dance, urban
Ownership
Owner	VRT
Sister stations	Radio 1; Radio 2; Klara; MNM
History
First air date	1 April 1983
Links
Website	studiobrussel.be

Studio Brussel is a Dutch-speaking radio station in Belgium, owned by the VRT. The music played is considered more alternative than the other big radio stations, and is aimed mainly at a youth audience. The channel is an initiative of the Flemish Government and is financed principally by taxes.

History

Studio Brussel started on 1 April 1983 as a regional Brussels radio station of the then-BRT. It began as a regional radio station broadcasting only during rush hour. Gradually, broadcasting times were expanded and Studio Brussel could be heard throughout all of Flanders. The first two presenters were Paul De Wyngaert and Jan Hautekiet. The radio station plays mostly alternative and more heavy music, mostly rock, but also metal, hip hop, house and techno.

At the end of 2002, Studio Brussel got a new look. The logo with the "wild" characters was replaced by a red ellipse with the name Studio Brussel in it.

On 24 April 2006, Wim Oosterlinck left Studio Brussel for Qmusic. Peter Van de Veire left Studio Brussel for the new radio station MNM in 2008.

Since 2007, Jan Van Biesen is the net manager of Studio Brussel. He was preceded by Isabelle Baele (2005–2007), Mark Coenen (2002–2005), Jan Hautekiet (1998–2002) and Jan Schoukens (1983–1998).

Studio Brussel has a market share of 9.8% in Flanders. It is also the most popular foreign radio station in the Netherlands.

On 4 February 2019, Studio Brussel introduced a new logo for the first time since 2002. It was designed by Base Design^[1] and the new "digital-first" inspired logo uses a custom font as well as an unlimited range of colours.

Timeless 100

Every year, there is a chart called the Tijdloze 100 (timeless 100), with 100 timeless tracks. It consists of 100 'timeless tracks'. In 2003, 2004 and 2005 the Belgian band Gorki was at the first place with "Mia". In 2006 until 2012, Nirvana was at number 1 with "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Thereafter, Led Zeppelin (Stairway to heaven), and Pearl Jam (Black) took the top-position. In 2021 Fleetwood Mac overtook Black with The Chain.

Frequencies

FM

Region	Frequency
Leuven	88.0 MHz
Ghent	94.5 MHz
Flemish Brabant	100.6 MHz
Antwerp, North Brabant (NL)	100.9 MHz
Limburg	101.4 MHz
West Flanders, Nord-Pas-de-Calais (F)	102.1 MHz
East Flanders	102.1 MHz

DAB

Region	Frequency
Flanders	VRT Channel 12A (223,936 MHz)

DVB-T

Region	Frequency
Antwerp	Channel 25 (506 MHz)
Flemish Brabant	Channel 22 (482 MHz)
Limburg	Channel 25 (506 MHz)
West Flanders	Channel 22 (482 MHz)
East Flanders	Channel 22 (482 MHz)

Logos

1998 to 2002
Used from 2003 to February 3, 2019
Used since February 4, 2019 till 11 november 2023

References

^ Brunfaut, Thierry; Vermeulen, Sander (4 February 2019). "Base Design rebrands iconic radio station Studio Brussel". basedesign.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] Brunfaut, Thierry; Vermeulen, Sander (4 February 2019). "Base Design rebrands iconic radio station Studio Brussel". basedesign.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[1]