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VRT Canvas
	Latest logo used from 2023-present
Country	Belgium
Broadcast area	National, also distributed in:; Luxembourg; Netherlands
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	VRT
Sister channels	VRT 1; Ketnet;
History
Launched	1 December 1997
Former names	BRT TV2 (1977–1991); BRTN TV2 (1991–1997); Canvas (1997–2023)
Links
Website	www.canvas.be
Availability
Terrestrial
Norkring (FTA DVB-T2)	Channel 2 (SD)
Digitenne (Netherlands)	Channel 15 (HD)
Streaming media
Ziggo GO (Netherlands)	ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)
Belgacom TV Overal	Watch live (HD, Belgium only)
VRT MAX	Watch Live (Belgium only)

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VRT 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.

History

The channel was founded on 1 December 1997 as the successor to BRTN TV2 and timeshared with the children's channel Ketnet between 7 am and 8 pm until 30 April 2012. Ketnet has now moved to its own channel and Canvas became a standalone channel. During the weekend there are regular sports broadcasts on VRT CANVAS under the brand name Sporza

The current network director of VRT 2 is Bart De Poot.

Prior to the launch of OP12, VRT 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.

After the rebranding of VRT 1, Canvas rebranded as VRT Canvas on 4 September 2023.

Programming

Belgian

Terzake
VRT NWS Journaal

International

Logos and identities

Used from 1997 to 2008
Used from 2008 to 2015
Used from 2015 to 2020
Used from 2020 to 2023

External links

Official website (in Dutch)

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 ==History==
-The channel, launched in December 1997 and 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, VRT Canvas timeshared with the children's channel [[Ketnet]] between 7{{nbsp}}am and 8{{nbsp}}pm; Ketnet has thus moved to its own channel and Canvas became a standalone channel.
+The channel was founded on 1 December 1997 as the successor to [[BRTN TV2]] and timeshared with the children's channel [[Ketnet]] between 7{{nbsp}}am and 8{{nbsp}}pm until 30 April 2012. Ketnet has now moved to its own channel and Canvas became a standalone channel. During the weekend there are regular sports broadcasts on VRT CANVAS under the brand name ''[[Sporza]]''
+The current network director of VRT 2 is Bart De Poot.
-Prior to the launch of OP12, VRT Canvas broadcast from 8pm until around midnight to 1{{nbsp}}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.
+Prior to the launch of OP12, VRT Canvas broadcast from 8pm until around midnight to 1{{nbsp}}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.
 After the rebranding of [[VRT 1]], Canvas rebranded as VRT Canvas on 4 September 2023.