List of radio stations in Cyprus
Cyprus has a thriving radio landscape, with 93% of Greek Cypriots tuning in every day.[1][2] Most stations broadcast in FM, and there's a mixture of state and private-run stations. This article lists all radio stations broadcasting in the southern part of Cyprus and overviews the major stations broadcasting from the part of Cyprus under Turkish Occupation. The British sovereign military bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia also operate radio transmitters. In addition to domestic broadcasts, Cyprus hosts international broadcast centres beaming content to the Middle East.
Republic of Cyprus
Public stations
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation charter mandates a diverse radio programme with national coverage. It currently produces 4 radio programmes. The table below only includes high-power transmitters and omits low-power transmitters that serve as gap-fillers for areas with difficult reception.[3]
FM Frequencies MHz | AM Frequencies kHz | Native Name | English Name | On air since | Description |
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97.2, 91.4, 92.4, 105.0 | 963, 693 | Πρώτο Πρόγραμμα ΡΙΚ[4] | CyBC Radio 1 | 1953 | News, talk, education, history, culture and tradition |
91.1, 93.1, 94.2, 97.9 | Δεύτερο Πρόγραμμα ΡΙΚ[5] | CyBC Radio 2 | 1953 | Turkish, Armenian and English programming aimed to Turkish Cypriots, Armenian Cypriots and non-Greek-speaking residents | |
94.8, 94.0, 96.0, 106.7 | 603, 1044 | Τρίτο Πρόγραμμα ΡΙΚ[6] | CyBC Radio 3 | 1990 | Flagship news, sports and entertainment |
88.2, 90.2, 90.5, 100.9 | Τέταρτο Πρόγραμμα ΡΙΚ[7] | CyBC Radio 4 | 2006 | 24hr classical, jazz and rock music |
National coverage
FM Frequencies MHz | Website | Native Name | Transcription | On air since | Description |
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87.7, 93.2, 102.5, 107.4 | Active FM 87,7 | 2017 | News and talk (ex. Choice FM Nicosia, Klik FM and Radio Diastasi) | ||
88.5, 89.0 | Kiss FM Cyprus | 1996 | Foreign music from 80s to the biggest current; located from Engomi | ||
90.8, 102.3, 104.6 | Mix FM Cyprus | 2002 | Foreign Adult Top 40, pop and dance music; located from Engomi | ||
92.8, 87.6, 105.3 | Ράδιο Άστρα | Radio Astra | 7 December 1994 | News; Progressive talk radio station located from Nicosia | |
93.3, 90.5, 101.9 | Αληθινός Λόγος | Alithinos Logos | 2018 | Religious radio with talk; rebroadcasting with Peiraiki Ecclesia | |
93.5, 100.1 | DeeJay FM 93.5 | 2002 | Foreign Adult Top 40, pop and dance music (ex. Heracles Radio) | ||
93.7, 95.5, 98.8 | Ράδιο Πάφος | Radio Paphos[8] | 1990 | Diverse with news, talk and Greek music; located from Paphos | |
95.0, 90.0 | Sport FM | 2017 | Sports and talk; rebroadcasting with Sport FM 94,6 Athens | ||
96.1, 101.4 | Capital FM | 1991 | Greek and foreign pop music; located from Limassol | ||
96.4, 99.0 | Ράδιο Ζενίθ | Zenith Radio | 1991 | Greek and foreign pop music; located from Nisou | |
98.2, 105.5, 103.0, 89.6 | Κλικ 98.2 | Klik 98.2 | 1 April 2002 (Local) 10 December 2011 (National) |
Greek pop music (ex. Flash Cyprus and Radio Limassol) | |
98.4, 92.6, 99.8, 102.1 | Κανάλι 7 | Kanali 7 | 1994 | Diverse radio with news, talk and music; located from Strovolos | |
99.0 | NRJ Cyprus | 2017 | Adult Top 40 (ex. MyRadioArt, Music Radio, Eroticos & Free 944) | ||
99.3, 89.4, 87.9 | Ράδιο Πρώτο | Radio Proto | 3 September 1990 | Conservative talk and Greek music; located from Strovolos | |
99.5, 97.0, 92.2 | NJOY Cyprus | 2017 | Adult Top 40 and easy listening (ex. U Radio 99,6) | ||
100.3, 104.0, 93.3 | Supersport FM | 2004 | Sports and talk; rebroadcasting with Over FM 104,9 | ||
101.1, 101.6, 101.7, 101.9 | Δίεση FM 101,1 | Diesi FM 101,1 | 2018 | Rebroadcasting with Diesi 101,3 Greece (ex. Logos Radio) | |
103.2, 103.5, 105.7, 95.5, 94.4, 93.3, 90.5 | Русское Радио | Russian Radio | 2020 | Russian-speaking radio (ex. Russian Wave, Extra, Asteras 102.2) | |
103.7, 102.7 | ANT1 Radio Cy | 1998 | Greek Adult Top 40, pop and dance music; located from Strovolos | ||
104.3, 98.2, 89.8 | Choice 104,3 | 2003 | Foreign pop, rock and hip hop music; located from Limassol | ||
104.8, 103.4, 95.7 | Super 104,8 | 1998 | Greek and foreign pop music; located from Nicosia | ||
105.7, 103.3, 100.7, 98.1, 88.7 | Love 105,7 | 2012 | Greek and foreign pop music (ex. Radio Athina) | ||
106.4, 96.8, 94.2, 107.9 | Sfera FM | 2003 | Greek pop music; rebroadcasting with Sfera 102,2 | ||
106.7, 102.9, 100.5, 100.3 | Δρόμος | Dromos | 2012 | Greek pop music; rebroadcasting with Dromos FM 89,8 | |
107.0, 106.9, 106.0, 98.6 | Κανάλι 6 | Kanali 6 | 30 September 1991 (Local) 2002 (National) |
Diverse with news, talk and music; located from Limassol | |
107.6, 97.6 | Πολίτης FM | Politis FM | 2010 | News, talk and 24hr Music (ex. Energy and Radio Helios) |
Nicosia
FM Frequencies MHz | Website | Native Name | Transcription | On air since | Description |
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91.4 | The G.C. School Radio | 2006 | Low-power student radio station | ||
93.7 | Άγιος Δημήτριος | Agios Demetrios | 2000 | Orthodox radio with religious interest and talk | |
95.2 | UCy Voice 95,2 | 2006 | Low-power student radio by the University of Cyprus | ||
99.9 | TOP FM Cyprus | 2001 | Greek traditional and pop music; located from Nicosia |
Limassol
FM Frequencies MHz | Website | Native Name | Transcription | On air since | Description |
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89.2 | Rock FM Limassol | 2002 | Playing today's best mix in pop and rock plus an entertaining program in English | ||
91.4 | Greek Choice FM | 2019 | Greek pop, rock and dance music (ex. Russian Hit FM and Coast FM) | ||
91.6 | Cool Radio 91.6 | 2018 | Foreign dance and pop music (ex. Play FM, Fresh and Evrithmo) | ||
93.7 | Ράδιο Νέα Πόλις | Radio Nea Polis | 2020 | Diverse radio station with news and talk (ex. Sports One) | |
94.5, 107.9 | Απόστολος Ανδρέας | Apostolos Andreas | 2002 | Religious station; rebroadcasting with Ecclesia FM 89.5 | |
95.2 | CUT Radio Limassol | 2013 | Low-power radio by Cyprus University of Technology | ||
Pissouri Chariandry | 2021 | Low-power community news radio from Pissouri | |||
96.6 | Radio Cherry 96,6 | 2018 | Amateur radio with foreign electronica music | ||
103.1, 103.9 | London Greek Radio | 2019 | Relays of the namesake radio station from UK | ||
104.5 | Viva FM Limassol | 2020 | Playing the greatest hits from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and beyond | ||
107.2 | Σολ FM 107,2 | Sol FM 107,2 | 2018 | Low-power music and entertainment station; located from Limassol |
Larnaca
Stations broadcasting in the Larnaca District usually can be received in Famagusta as well.
FM Frequencies MHz | Website | Native Name | Transcription | On air since | Description |
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91.9 | Τάγμα Οδοιπόρων Αγάπης | Order of Pilgrims of Love | 1992 | Religious Interest (Orthodox), Kition Bishopric Scouts | |
93.0 | London Greek Radio | 2019 | Relays of the namesake radio station from UK | ||
93.7 | Star FM 93,7 | 2005 | 24hr Greek Music (ex. Radio Larnaca) | ||
97.0 | Όλα 97 FM | Ola 97 FM | 2016 | 24hr Greek Music (ex. Radio Lux 97 FM) | |
98.6 | Mega Radio | 1997 | Eclectic Greek Music, headline news and talk |
Paphos
FM Frequencies MHz | Website | Native Name | Transcription | On air since | Description |
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87.7, 87.9, 105.6 | Ράδιο Πύργος | Radio Pyrgos | 2010 | Greek folk music; located from Paphos | |
95.2, 91.4 | Κόσμος FM | Cosmos FM | 1991 | Diverse radio, associated with local newspaper Adesmevtos | |
98.5, 106.7 | Rock FM | 2002 | Playing today's best mix in pop and rock plus an entertaining program in English | ||
104.3 | Viva FM | 2020 | Playing the greatest hits from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and beyond |
Famagusta
FM Frequencies MHz | Website | Native Name | Transcription | On air since | Description |
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93.0 | London Greek Radio | 2019 | Relays of the namesake radio station from UK | ||
106.3 | Ράδιο Νάπα 106.3 | Radio Napa 106.3 | 1995 | Foreign pop and rock music | |
106.7 | Πολιτεία FM | Politeia FM | 2000 | Entertainment |
International broadcasters
Four medium wave stations broadcast to the Middle East from Cyprus. The BBC Arabic service transmitter is located at Zygi, Limassol. Another BBC MW transmitter is located within the area of the sovereign bases. The rest broadcast from Cape Greco, Famagusta. Although not the target audience, all stations can be received from within Cyprus.
Funding Country | AM Frequencies kHz | Native Name | English Name | On air since | Description |
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UK | 693 | بي بي سي العربية | BBC Arabic | 1957 | BBC World Service |
USA | 990 | رادیو سوا | Radio Sawa | 2002 | US External Service |
France | 1233 | مونت كارلو الدولية | Monte Carlo Doualiya | 1972 | Radio France Internationale |
UK | 1323 | BBC World Service | 1957 | World Service in English |
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Two FM radio stations broadcast from the Eastern and Western Sovereign Base Areas and through relays in areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus, operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service.
FM Frequencies MHz | Native Name | On air since | Description |
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91.7, 99.6, 89.9, 107.3 | BFBS Cyprus[9] | 1979 | Locally produced |
92.1, 95.3, 89.7 | BFBS Radio 2[10] | 1979 | Produced in London |
Occupied Cyprus
Public stations
When Turkish Cypriots withdrew from all official positions in the Republic of Cyprus in the aftermath of the Cypriot intercommunal violence, Bayrak assumed the role of the public broadcaster for the Turkish Cypriot enclaves first, and occupied Cyprus after 1974. It currently produces six radio programmes on FM[11] while Turkey's public broadcaster TRT emits in Northern Cyprus via Radyo 1 and Radyo 2, and also the radio station of the Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey called Diyanet Radyo.[12]
FM Frequencies MHz | Native Name | English Name | On air since | Description |
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88.4, 93.4, 102.5 | Bayrak Klasik | Bayrak Classic | 1997 | Classical and world music |
92.1, 98.1, 94.2, 88.8 | Bayrak FM | 1997 | Turkish popular music | |
92.6, 97.5 | Diyanet Radyo | Religious Radio | 2012 | Islam news and culture |
94.6 | Bayrak Türk Müziği | Bayrak Turkish Music | 1997 | Turkish popular music |
100.1 | Bayrak Radyo Haber | Bayrak News Radio | 1997 | News and culture |
101.5 | Radyo 2 | Radio 2 | 1964 | Turkish popular music |
102.0, 90.6, 89.6 | Bayrak Radyosu | Bayrak Radio | 1963 | News and culture |
103.8 | Radyo 1 | Radio 1 | 1927 | News and culture |
105.0, 87.8 | Bayrak International | 1966 | Diverse English programming, occasional shows in Greek and Arabic, News in English, Greek, Russian, French, German, and Arabic |
Private stations
FM Frequencies MHz | Website | Native Name | Transcription | On air since | Description |
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87.5, 104.3 | Radyo Vatan | Radio Vatan | 1999 | Anatolian rock and pop music | |
89.2, 90.4, 90.8 | Radyo Güven | Radio Trust | 2002 | Anatolian rock and pop music | |
89.5, 98.6 | Sim Radyo | Sim Radio | 2002 | Anatolian rock and pop music | |
90.0, 96.6 | First FM | 2013 | Anatolian rock and pop music | ||
90.9, 99.8 | Juke FM | 2012 | Anatolian rock and pop music | ||
91.3 | Diyalog FM | Dialogue FM | 2013 | Anatolian rock and pop music | |
91.5, 106.8 | Erkam Radyo | Erkam Radio | 2013 | Anatolian rock and pop music | |
93.1, 100.0 | Enerji Radyo | Energy Radio | 2004 | Pop music (ex. NRG Türk) | |
93.8 | Capital FM | 2015 | Pop music | ||
94.4, 104.5 | Radyo Türkü | Folk Radio | 2008 | Pop music | |
95.5, 95.1 | Dance Radyo | Dance Radio | 1998 | Pop music | |
96.0, 101.3 | Radyo Mayıs | May Radio | 2004 | Pop music | |
96.2 | Kıbrıs Ada | Cyprus Island | 2004 | Pop music | |
96.6, 88.6 | Radyo T | Radio T | 2011 | Pop music | |
97.0 | Sara FM | 2014 | Pop music | ||
97.4 | LAÜ Radyo | EUL Radio | 2002 | Pop music | |
100.4, 89.8 | Radyo Nihavent | Radio Nihavent | 2006 | Pop music | |
100.9 | Hit FM Kıbrıs | Hit FM Cyprus | 2018 | Adult contemporary music | |
102.9, 107.2 | Play FM | 2013 | Adult contemporary music | ||
103.1 | ODTÜ | METU | 2008 | Adult contemporary music | |
103.4 | Kıbrıs Radyo | Cyprus Radio | 1997 | Adult contemporary music | |
104.2, 102.8 | Dream Live Urban | 2020 | Adult contemporary music | ||
106.2, 99.7 | Enerji Slow | Energy Slow | 2017 | Easy listening (ex. Smooth) | |
106.5 | DAÜ FM | EMU FM | 1999 | Adult contemporary music | |
106.9 | Kral FM | King FM | 1993 | Adult contemporary music | |
107.1 | Capital Türk | Capital Turkish | 2017 | Pop music | |
107.8 | Radyo Havadis | Radio Havadis | 2013 | Adult contemporary music |
Defunct stations
References
- "Έρευνα: "σχεδόν όλοι οι Κύπριοι ακούνε ραδιόφωνο" (Survey: Almost all Cypriots listen to radio)". 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- "Πότε και που ακούνε ραδιόφωνο οι Κύπριοι (When and where Cypriots listening to the radio)". 2014-01-16. Archived from the original on 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- "CyBC Radio Frequency and Broadcasting Power List". www.cybc.com.cy.
- "CyBC Radio 1". www.cybc.com.cy.
- "CyBC Radio 2". www.cybc.com.cy.
- "CyBC Radio 3". www.cybc.com.cy.
- "CyBC Radio 4". www.cybc.com.cy.
- It is successor of the anti-Junta resistance station that was put together after CyBC was taken over by the military in 1974. "Radio Paphos - Η ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΜΑΣ".
- "BFBS Cyprus". British Forces Broadcasting Service.
- "BFBS Radio 2". British Forces Broadcasting Service.
- "BRTK Frekanslarımız".
- "Diyanet Radyo".