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*VivaCité*
Brussels;
Broadcast area	Brussels and Wallonia
Programming
Language	French
Ownership
Owner	RTBF
History
First air date	29 February 2004
Links
Website	VivaCité

VivaCité is a Belgian 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, Charleroi, Hainaut, Liège, Namur/Luxembourg/Walloon Brabant). Its programming is a mix of adult contemporary 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,^[1] 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: 97.3

VivaCité Bruxelles

Brussels: 99.3

VivaCité Liège

Liège: 90.5
Malmedy: 91.6
Spa: 94.6
Verviers: 103.0
Welkenraedt: 89.4

VivaCité Charleroi

Charleroi: 92.3
Chimay: 95.4

VivaCité Hainaut

La Louvière: 99.5
Mons: 97.1
Hainaut: 101.8

VivaCité Namur

Couvin: 94.2
Namur (centre): 89.1
Namur (province): 98.3

VivaCité Luxembourg

AM

621 kHz - shared time with La Première, everyday between 20:00-23:00, within a radius of about 400 km (250 mi) from Wavre
1125 kHz - within a radius of about 100 km (62 mi) 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.

Satellite

Astra 19.2°E - 12343.50 H (encrypted) Audio: 137

Digital terrestrial television

UHF channel 56, 66 and 45

Internet

Listen to VivaCité

References

^ "RTBF Radiolène: Pommepom... : Verviers, Vesdre". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-27.

External links

[1] "RTBF Radiolène: Pommepom... : Verviers, Vesdre". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-27.

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