Ketnet is a Flemish public children's television channel in

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owned and operated by the VRT, Flemish public broadcaster. It broadcasts a mix of locally produced and imported productions on the VRT 3 channel from 6 am until 8 pm.

History

On 1 December 1997, BRTN 2 was replaced by

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and Ketnet. From the start of the channel, the program offering from Flemish soil has been diversified. The best-known and/or longest-running titles are ''Amika'', '' Dag Sinterklaas'', '' De Boomhut'', ''Karrewiet'', '' Kulderzipken'', '' Mega Mindy'', '' Samson en Gert'', '' Spring'', and ''W817''. In addition, various foreign series are also purchased. Ketnet started as a channel for 4 to 15-year-olds. Programs were broadcast to young teenagers such as ''Studio.Ket'', ''

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'', ''Ultratop'', ''Ready or Not'' and '' Married... with Children'', among others. In September 1999, the target group was changed to 4 to 12-year-olds, and no new teenage programs were purchased. Ultratop was last broadcast on 31 December 2000 and King of the Hill on 12 January 2001. Nowadays Ketnet broadcasts for 2 to 12-year-olds. Since Ketnet underwent a major renewal operation in April 2006, many old (regular) programs have disappeared from the programming, including ''

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'', ''Skippy'', ''Tintin'', '' Once Upon a Time...'', '' The Busy World of Richard Scarry'', '' Tik Tak'', ''Bassie and Adriaan'', '' Allemaal beestjes'', ''

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'', '' Hey Arnold!'', ''Liegebeest'', '' Postbus X'' and ''

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''. Many of these programs were also broadcast by the predecessor BRTN TV2 before the creation of Ketnet. On 1 May 2012, Ketnet has been moved on a new channel, timesharing with OP12. OP12 closed on 31 December 2014. The preschool programmes are broadcast on Ketnet Junior between 10 am to 7 pm on

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Presenters

As with VRT's main television station één, Ketnet employs in-vision continuity announcers. In the case of Ketnet, the announcers also present various programmes for the station and are known as ''Ketnetwrappers''.

Logos

Ketnet

File:VRT Ketnet logo (1997-2006).svg, The first Ketnet logo, used from 1997 - 2006. File:VRT Ketnet logo (2006-2010).svg, The second Ketnet logo, used from 2006 - 2010. File:Logo Ketnet (roos).png, The third Ketnet logo, used from 2010 - 2015. File:Ketnet Logo 2012.png, The fourth Ketnet logo, used from 2012 - 2015. File:Ketnet logo gewoon.png, The fifth Ketnet logo, used until 31 August 2015 File:VRT Ketnet logo.png, The sixth Ketnet logo, used from 2015 - 2021 File:VRT Ketnet wordmark.svg, The sixth Ketnet logo with text, used from 2015 - 2021 File:Ketnet 2021.svg, The seventh Ketnet logo, used from 2021 - 2024

Ketnet Junior

File:VRT Ketnet Junior logo (2018-).png, The second Ketnet Junior logo, used from 2018 - 2024

KetnetRadio

On 17 November 2007, Ketnet launched ''KetnetRadio'', an online radio station consisting of a looped 3-hour programme, broadcast for 24 hours. A new programme is produced and broadcast every day. KetnetRadio is presented by Ketnet presenter and continuity announcer Kristien Maes. Listeners can tune in on Ketnet's website.

References

External links

* {{Television in Belgium 1997 establishments in Belgium Children's television networks Television channels in Flanders Television channels in Belgium Television channels and stations established in 1997