The Bulletin: Brussels' radio in English, 24 hours a day

Welcome to The Bulletin's 24/7 pop-up online radio station for Belgium's international community.

The Bulletin Radio is part of our ongoing mission to inform, engage and be closer to our audience. With many social and leisure activities cancelled and remote working still the norm, it’s never been more important to feel like part of a community.

As well as the latest news and practical information from The Bulletin editorial team, you'll hear in-depth reports and interviews, and information about clubs, associations and charitable initiatives that can provide support and assistance. Scroll down to see the full programme schedule.

This is a work-in-progress and we'd love your feedback. Send us a message any time. If you are involved with a community initiative that we should be mentioning, please get in touch.

How to listen live

• Via your web browser at www.thebulletin.be/radio and click on the player
• On your mobile phone via the free "Simple Radio" app for Android and iPhone
• On your Amazon smart speaker: ask Alexa to "enable Bulletin radio" (the first time) and then "open Bulletin radio" (thereafter)

How to listen back to our reports

• On Audioboom
• Via your preferred podcast provider. You'll find The Bulletin's podcasts on iTunes, Google or Spotify

Regular features (every hour from 6.00-22.00)

:00 - World news
Give us three minutes and we'll give you the world. The latest international headlines, with Feature Story News's team of correspondents reporting from bureaux worldwide.

:10 and :40 - The Bulletin reports
We meet the people and visit the places that make Belgium special. Richard Harris delves into The Bulletin's five-year archive of audio reports and interviews, from museum exhibitions and restaurants to individual expat tales and much more.

:20 and :50 - What's on this week
Our pick of Belgium’s best activities, online and off, with Lisa Bradshaw. Plus a look forward to some of the best cultural events scheduled for 2021.

:30 - The Brussels Minute
A bitesize roundup of Belgium's news, in English, in about a minute, with Nick Amies, Niall Macdonald and Paul McNally.

:35 - The Best of Belgium
This isn't the definitive guide to Belgian pop/rock - just a handful of tracks selected by The Bulletin's editorial team, showcasing some of our favourite Belgian contemporary musicians, from chart-toppers such as Stromae and Angèle to lesser-known acts. We'll be adding more to the list in the coming weeks and we'd love to hear your Belgian music tips. Get in touch here.

Other regular programmes

Every night from 22.00-6.00 - #Stayhome
Just relaxing music to accompany you overnight, plus international news on the hour.

Mondays 19.00 - Brussels Explained
Brussels Explained is an eye-opening and interactive set of online talks that aim to help us better understand the city in which we live, jointly organised by The Bulletin, Flemish-Dutch culture house De Buren, the non-profit Curieus vzw and freelance journalist Selma Franssen. Experts will deliver a short (10-minute) presentation on a different aspect of city life - from politics to parakeets. 

Fridays 16.00-18.00 - The Bulletin Weekend
Our new weekly discussion programme, with Niall, Alia, Gwendolyn and Paul. Join us as we attempt to make sense of the past week, have a chat about the stories that have caught our eye and discuss the highs and lows of living in Brussels (in a pandemic...)

Sunday 12.00-13.00 - The Bulletin on Bruzz
A live relay of our weekly magazine show in English on 98.8FM in Brussels.

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