It was produced with the support of the Belgian government in exile and formed part of the BBC's European Service.

After 18 days of fighting, the Belgian army, along with King Leopold III, surrendered and the country was placed under German occupation.

[4] On 14 January 1941, the former Belgian cabinet minister Victor de Laveleye, known for inventing the V for Victory campaign, became the announcer on Radio Belgique and began encouraging the use of the V Symbol in occupied Belgium.

[6] In 1942, Charles de Gaulle gave a speech on Radio Belgique, celebrating Franco-Belgian friendship.

From March 1943, the BBC broadcast daily programmes from Radio Belgique at 19:15 (in French) and 20:30 (in Dutch).