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Flemish Parliament 2025-2026 – nr. 852 Media Passed

Flanders updates radio rules and prepares switch to digital broadcasting

Official title: Ontwerp van decreet tot wijziging van het decreet van 27 maart 2009 betreffende radio-omroep en televisie, wat betreft de radio-omroeporganisaties

Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘published in the Belgian Official Gazette’)

In plain language

  • Flanders is updating its radio broadcasting rules, introducing new DAB+ digital licences, and laying the groundwork for an eventual transition from FM to digital.
  • The changes primarily affect national, network, and local radio stations broadcasting over the airwaves.
  • You will eventually gain access to a broader variety of digital radio stations, while existing FM broadcasts remain available for now.

Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.

Official text (PDF) Parliamentary file

From proposal to law

  1. Submitted 13 May 2026
  2. Approved by parliament 8 July 2026
  3. Given royal assent by the government not yet
  4. Published in the Belgian Official Journal not yet
  5. In force not yet

After the vote, the government (or, for a European law, the Council) still has to sign the proposal. Then it appears in the official journal. This usually takes a few weeks; we check every day.

How parliament voted

Passed on 8 July 2026

59 for · 28 against · 23 abstention(s)

A parliamentary group is the group of members of parliament from one party. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.

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  • Against
  • Abstain
  • Dot: party colour
  • N-VA Voted for

    29 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • Vlaams Belang Voted against

    0 for · 27 against · 0 abstentions

  • cd&v Voted for

    16 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • Vooruit Voted for

    14 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • Groen Abstained

    0 for · 0 against · 9 abstentions

  • PVDA Abstained

    0 for · 0 against · 8 abstentions

  • Anders. Abstained

    0 for · 0 against · 5 abstentions

  • Onafhankelijke Voted against

    0 for · 1 against · 0 abstentions

  • Team Fouad Ahidar Abstained

    0 for · 0 against · 1 abstention

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