# BRF1

BRF1 is the first national radio station for the German community of Belgium, owned by Belgischer Rundfunk.

## Location

BRF has three sites, its headquarters in the town of Eupen and studios in Brussels and Saint Vith.

## History

BRF1 was created in 2001, after it was decided to split the BRF Radio into BRF1 for pop and rock music while BRF2 airs traditional and folk music, along with the creation of a joint venture between BRF and Deutschlandfunk, namely BRF-DLF in Brussels.

## Reception

BRF1 can be received via FM radio, DAB radio, Cable and xDSL providers and online

### FM reception

| Region | Town | Frequency in MHz |
| German Community | Lontzen & Welkenraedt | 89.0 |
| German Community | Eupen | 94.9 |
| German Community | Recht | 94.9 |
| German Community | Aubel | 92.2 |
| Wallonia Region | Liege | 88.5 |
| Wallonia Region | Namur | 97.7 |
| Brussels Region | Brussels | 95.2 |

### DAB reception

| Region | Multiplex name | Site(s) | Block | Frequency in MHz | Standard | Audio type | Bitrate | MOT |
| Brussels | Bruxelles 2 | Brussels Finance Tower (4.6 kW) | 6D | 187.072 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Flemish Brabant | Bruxelles 2 | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (1.3 kW) | 6D | 187.072 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Hainaut | Bruxelles 2 | Ronquières (1.3 kW) | 6D | 187.072 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Brabant Wallon | Bruxelles 2 | Wavre (1.7 kW) | 6D | 187.072 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Liège 2 | Avernas (1.8 kW) | 6B | 183.648 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Liège 2 | Bol d'Air (3.5 kW) | 6B | 183.648 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Liège 2 | Malmédy Bernister (1.2 kW) | 6B | 183.648 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Liège 2 | Spa Spaloumont (1.6 kW) | 6B | 183.648 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Liège 2 | Verviers Diston (1 kW) | 6B | 183.648 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Liège 2 | Vielsalm Fracture (1.3 kW) | 6B | 183.648 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Namur & Luxembourg 2 | Bouillon (1.1 kW) | 6C | 185.360 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Namur & Luxembourg 2 | Couvin (2.7 kW) | 6C | 185.360 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Namur & Luxembourg 2 | La Roche-en-Ardennes (2.7 kW) | 6C | 185.360 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Namur & Luxembourg 2 | Léglise Anlier (4.8 kW) | 6C | 185.360 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Namur & Luxembourg 2 | Marche Aye (2.7 kW) | 6C | 185.360 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Namur & Luxembourg 2 | Namur Centre (1.6 kW) | 6C | 185.360 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |
| Wallonia | Namur & Luxembourg 2 | Profondeville (3.1 kW) | 6C | 185.360 | DAB+ | Stereo | 48 kbps | Yes |

### DVB-T as an Audio only service

| Region | Target Area | Site | Frequency in MHz | UHF Channel | Polarisation |
| Brussels Region | Brussels | Finance Tower | 754 | 56 | V |
| Brabant | Wavre | Industrial Zone | 754 | 56 | H |
| Occidental Hainaut | Tournai | Froidmont, Marquain | 754 | 56 | V |
| Oriental Hainaut | Anderlues | Mont-Sainte-Geneviève | 754 | 56 | H |
| Namur Province | Profondeville | Godinne (7 Meuses) | 754 | 56 | H |
| Namur Town | Namur | Production site of the RTBF | 754 | 56 | H |
| Liège | Liège | Noncelles (Bol d'Air) | 666 | 45 | H |
| Luxembourg Region | Léglise | Vlessart | 762 | 57 | H |
| La Riche-en-Ardenne | La Roche | Nord | 762 | 57 | H |
| Famenne | Marche | Ayve, Marloie | 762 | 57 | H |
| Couvin | Couvin | Petigny | 698 | 49 | H |
| Malmedy and Stavelot | Malmedy | Bernister | 642 | 42 | H |

### Cable and xDSL Providers

| Region | Provider | Technology | Channel number |
| Brussels | Proximus | xDSL | 840 |
| Flanders | Proximus | xDSL | 840 |
| Wallonia | Proximus | xDSL | 840 |
| Brussels | VOO | DVB-C | 425 |
| Wallonia | VOO | DVB-C | 425 |
| Brussels | Orange | DVB-C | 901 |
| Flanders | Orange | DVB-C | 901 |
| Wallonia | Orange | DVB-C | 901 |
| Brussels | Telenet | DVB-C | 915 |
| Flanders | Telenet | DVB-C | 935 |
| Wallonia | Telenet | DVB-C | 935 |
| Brussels | SFR | DVB-C | |
| Flanders | SFR | DVB-C | |
| Hainaut | SFR | DVB-C | |