VRT Canvas

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)

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.