Canvas (TV channel)

Canvas is a Belgian television channel of the Flemish public broadcasting organisation Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). Specialising in both original and adaptations from western Europe and North America, the channel offers: in-depth news and current affairs, non-mainstream entertainment, documentaries, arthouse films, other cultural programming, and most recently additional children's programming.

Canvas
Launched1 December 1997
Owned byVRT
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
CountryBelgium
Broadcast areaNational, also distributed in:
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Formerly calledBRT2 (1977-1991)
BRTN TV2 (1991-1997)
Sister channel(s)
Websitewww.canvas.be
Availability
Terrestrial
Norkring (FTA DVB-T2)Channel 2 (SD)
Digitenne (Netherlands)Channel 15 (HD)
Satellite
TV Vlaanderen Digitaal (Flanders)Channel 2 (HD)
Channel 101 (SD)
TéléSAT (Wallonia)Channel 601
Canal Digitaal (Netherlands)Channel 16 (HD)
Joyne (Netherlands)Channel 31
Telenet (Flanders)
  • Channel 4
Telenet (Brussels & Wallonia)Channel 103
Voo (Brussels)Channel 151
Ziggo (Netherlands)Channel 52 (HD)
Channel 949 (SD)
Caiway (Netherlands)Channel 30 (HD)
DELTA (Netherlands)Channel 28 (HD)
Kabel Noord (Netherlands)Channel 101 (HD)
IPTV
Proximus TV
  • Channel 2 (Flanders)
  • Channel 252 (Wallonia & Brussels)
KPN (Netherlands)Channel 30 (HD)
OrangeChannel varies
T-Mobile (Netherlands)Channel 22 (HD)
Tele2 (Netherlands)Channel 17
Streaming media
Ziggo GO (Netherlands)ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)
Belgacom TV OveralWatch live (HD, Belgium only)

The channel, launched in December 1997, is part of VRT's second network (VRT 2), which also carries occasional sports programming under the Sporza branding. The current network director of VRT 2 is Bart De Poot. Until 2012, Canvas timeshared with the children's channel Ketnet between 7 am and 8 pm; Ketnet has thus moved to its own channel and Canvas became a standalone channel.

Prior to the launch of OP12, Canvas broadcast from 8pm until around midnight to 1 am each evening. Since October 27, 2018, Ketnet Junior airs on Canvas every afternoon between 2 and 7 pm (Sunday until 6 pm), along with morning broadcasts on Ketnet.

Programming

Belgian

International

Logos
1997–2008 2008–2015 2015–2026

See also


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