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.

VivaCité

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

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, 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

• Ardennes and Luxembourg: 91.5
• Bouillon: 98.1
• Houffalize: 91.8
• La Roche-en-Ardenne: 88.2
• Marche-en-Famenne: 95.2

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

See also

• Classic 21
• La Première
• Musiq'3
• Pure
• RTBF International

External links

• RTBF
• VivaCité
• VivaCité Bruxelles streaming
• VivaCité Liège streaming
• VivaCité Namur - Brabant Wallon streaming
• VivaCité Hainaut streaming
• VivaCité Charleroi streaming
• VivaCité Luxembourg streaming
• VivaCité Radiolène streaming