TOPradio
Radio station in Belgium
TOPradio is a Belgian radio station that plays dance and dancepop music. The station broadcasts on FM and DAB across Flanders from studios located in Ghent.
History
In mid-1981, four students from Ghent decided to launch an innovative radio concept. The new radio station aimed to focus on the age group from 15 to 35 years, and Flemish music was also forbidden. In February 1982 Ghent station launched under the name Radio One. Later, in 1987, a name change was implemented to Radio SIS.
In the frequency recognition round of 1990, Radio SIS was awarded a full frequency licence to broadcast every day on 102.8 MHz. The radio station identified by the further expansion a success in the region of Ghent. In 1994, a transmitter in Bruges and a transmitter from Kortrijk were added: from that moment, the three transmitters broadcast as Dansradio Vlaanderen ("Flanders Dance Radio").
In 1996 the name was changed to TOPradio. Two years later in 1998, a partnership was entered into with the VMMa, the current Medialaan.
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