Gazet van Antwerpen

This article is about the newspaper. For the cyclo-cross race sponsored by the newspaper, see Cyclo-cross Gazet van Antwerpen.

The Gazet van Antwerpen (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣaːˈzɛt fɑn ˈɑntˌʋɛrpə(n)]; lit. 'Gazette of Antwerp'; popularly named De Frut)^[a] is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.

Gazet van Antwerpen

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Concentra
Editor	Luc Rademakers [nl]
Founded	1891; 134 years ago (1891)
Headquarters	Antwerp
Sister newspapers	Het Belang van Limburg
Website	www.gva.be

History and profile

Gazet van Antwerpen was established in 1891.^[2] Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the company NV De Vlijt took over the newspaper. Circulation rose to 25,000 in 1893 and 40,000 in 1896. Around World War I, its circulation was just short of 100,000.

In 1973, Gazet van Antwerpen reached its peak of 210,000. The NV De Vlijt merged into the Regionale Uitgeversgroep with Concentra Holding in 1996, the publisher of Het Belang van Limburg which became its sister newspaper.^[2] Concentra was listed on the Euronext Brussels until 2004.

Gazet van Antwerpen is published in tabloid format as its sister paper, Het Belang van Limburg.^[2]

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  Presentation of the first edition of the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy, 1987

Editors

• Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os (1891–1893),
• Jan van Kerckhoven (1893–1899)
• Frans Goris (1899–1938)
• Louis Kiebooms (1938–1949)
• Louis Meerts (1949–1985)
• Lou De Clerck (1985–1991)
• Jos Huypens (1991–1996)
• Luc Van Loon (1996–2004)
• Luc Rademakers (2004–2007 )
• Pascal Kerkhove (2007–present)

Circulation

Year	Copies in Circulation	Notes
2002	140,089[3]
2004	117,000[4][5]
2007	109,472	4th best-selling newspaper in the country[6]
2008	105,151[7]
2009	103,149[8]
2010	102,100
2011	99,150[7]

Notes

1. Frut is a word in the Antwerpian variety of Dutch which refers to head cheese, especially those of a lower quality.^[1]