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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 Northern part of the island (occupied by Turkey since 1974). 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.[3] The table below only includes high-power transmitters and omits low-power transmitters that serve as gap-fillers for areas with difficult reception.[4]
FM Frequencies MHz
AM Frequencies kHz
Native Name
English Name
On air since
Description
97.2 , 92.4, 91.4, 105.0
963 , 693
Πρώτο Πρόγραμμα ΡΙΚ
CyBC 1st Programme
1953
News , talk , education , history , culture and tradition
91.1 , 93.1, 94.2, 97.9
None
Δεύτερο Πρόγραμμα ΡΙΚ
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
CyBC 3rd Programme
1990
Flagship news , sports and entertainment
88.2 , 90.2, 90.5, 100.9
None
Τέταρτο Πρόγραμμα ΡΙΚ
CyBC 4th Programme
2006
24hr Greek and foreign music station
Private stations
National coverage
FM Frequencies MHz
Website
Native Name
Transcription
On air since
Description
89.0 , 88.5
[1]
Kiss FM
1996
Foreign music from 80s to the biggest current; located from Engomi
92.8 , 87.6, 105.3
[2]
Ράδιο Άστρα
Radio Astra
7/12/1994
Progressive talk /news , politics , culture , sports ; located from Nicosia
93.3 , 90.5, 101.9
[3]
Άγιος Δημήτριος
Agios Demetrios
2000
Orthodox radio with religious interest and talk ; located from Nicosia
93.5 , 95.0, 99.9, 100.1
[4]
DeeJay Cyprus
2002
Foreign Adult Top 40 Pop and Dance music (ex. Heracles Radio)
93.7 , 95.5, 98.8
[5]
Ράδιο Πάφος
Radio Paphos[5]
1990
Diverse with news , talk and Greek music ; located from Paphos
95.0 , 90.0
[6]
Sport 95 FM
2017
Sports and talk ; Student radio station by Frederick University
96.4
[7]
Ράδιο Ζενίθ
Zenith Radio
1991
Greek and foreign pop and rock music ; located from Nisou
96.8 , 94.2, 106.4, 107.9
[8]
Sfera 96,8
2003
Greek music ; rebroadcasting with Sfera 102,2 Greece
98.4 , 92.6, 99.8, 102.1
[9]
Κανάλι 7
Channel 7
1994
Diverse with news , talk and music ; located from Strovolos
99.0 , 94.4
MyRadioArt
2014
Dance and house music (ex. Music Radio, Eroticos, Free FM)
99.3 , 89.4, 87.9
[10]
Ράδιο Πρώτο
Radio Proto
3/9/1990
Conservative talk , sports and Greek music ; located from Strovolos
100.5 , 100.3, 102.9, 106.7
[11]
Δρόμος FM
Dromos FM
2012
Greek pop music ; rebroadcasting with Dromos FM 89,8 Greece
100.7 , 105.7, 103.3, 98.1, 88.7
[12]
Love FM
2012
Greek and foreign pop music (ex. Radio Athina 100,7 Stereo)
101.1 , 101.6, 101.7, 101.9
[13]
Δίεση 101,1
Diesi 101,1
2018
Rebroadcasting with Diesi 101,3 Greece (ex. Logos Radio )
101.4 , 96.1
[14]
Русское Радио
Russian Radio
2018
Russian-speaking radio with music (ex. Capital FM Limassol)
102.3 , 104.6, 90.8
[15]
Mix FM
2002
Foreign Adult Top 40 , pop and dance music ; located from Engomi
102.7 , 103.7
[16]
ANT1 Radio
1998
Greek Adult Top 40 , pop and dance music ; located from Strovolos
104.0 , 100.3, 93.3
[17]
Supersport FM
2004
Sports and talk ; rebroadcasting with Sport24 103,3 from Greece
104.8 , 103.4, 95.7
[18]
Super FM
1998
Greek and foreign pop and rock music ; located from Nicosia
105.5 , 103.0, 98.2, 89.6
[19]
Κλικ FM
Klik FM
1/4/2002 (L) 10/12/11 (N)
Greek music (ex. Flash FM - Cyprus and Radio Limassol)
105.7 , 103.2, 95.5, 94.4, 93.3, 90.5
[20]
Русская Волна
Russian Wave
2006
Russian-speaking radio with music (ex. Extra FM 105,6)
106.0 , 107.0, 106.9, 98.6
[21]
Σταθμός Κανάλι 6
Stathmos Kanali 6
09/1991 (L) 2002 (N)
Diverse with news , talk and music ; located from Limassol
107.4 , 102.5, 93.2, 87.7
[22]
Active Cyprus
2017
News (ex. Choice FM Nicosia, Klik FM and Radio Diastasi)
107.6 , 97.6
[23]
Πολίτης FM
Politis FM
2010
News , talk and 24hr Music (ex. Radio Helios and Energy FM)
Local coverage
Nicosia
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
91.9
[37]
Τάγμα Οδοιπόρων Αγάπης
Love Travel Guild
1992
Religious Interest (Orthodox ), Kition Bishopric Scouts
93.0
[38]
Prima Scala FM Κύπρου
Prima Scala FM Cyprus
2005
Eclectic Greek Music with headline news
93.7
[39]
Star FM 93,7 Κύπρου
Star FM 93,7 Cyprus
2005
24hr Greek Music (ex. Radio Larnaca)
97.0
[40]
Ράδιο Όλα 97 FM
Radio Ola 97 FM
2016
24hr Greek Music (ex. Radio Lux 97 FM)
98.6
Mega Radio
1997
Eclectic Greek Music, headline news and talk
99.0
[41]
Radio 99
1989
Eclectic Greek Music, headline news and talk
102.1
Magic FM
1991
Eclectic Greek Music, headline news and talk
107.2
Ράδιο Ζήνων
Radio Zenon
1991
Low-power news radio; located from Larnaca
Paphos
FM Frequencies MHz
Website
Native Name
Transcription
On air since
Description
87.9 , 92.4, 105.6
[42]
Ράδιο Πύργος
Radio Pyrgos
2010
Greek folk music; located from Paphos
90.8
[43]
Sunshine Radio
2014
Music, News, Talk and Entertainment in English
95.2 , 91.4
[44]
Cosmos FM 95,2
1994
Diverse, associated with local newspaper Adesmevtos
96.1
Ράδιο Λυσός 96,1
Radio Lysos 96,1
2011
Low-power news and music station; located from Lysos
98.5 , 106.7
[45]
Rock FM Paphos
2002
Playing today's best mix in Pop and Rock plus an entertaining program in English.
99.5 , 97.0
[46]
NJOY Radio Cy
2017
Adult Top 40 and Easy Listening (ex. U Radio Station owned by University of Nicosia )
100.3 , 100.5
Γιαλούσα 71 Επιλογή
Gialousa 71 Epilogi
1992
Entertainment with Greek and international pop and rock music; located from Paphos
104.3
Point FM
2001
Greek music; located from Paphos
Famagusta
FM Frequencies MHz
Website
Native Name
Transcription
On air since
Description
92.2
[47]
NJOY Radio
2017
Adult Top 40
106.3
Ράδιο Νάπα
Radio Napa
1995
Foreign Music
106.7
[48]
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 sovereign bases area . The rest broadcast from Cape Greco , Famagusta . Although not the target audience, all stations can be received from within Cyprus.
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,[6] operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service . The BBC MW Limassol Relay is also located in the WSBA.
FM Frequencies MHz
AM Frequencies kHz
Native Name
English Name
On air since
Description
91.7 , 99.6 , 89.9, 107.3
BFBS Cyprus
1979
Locally produced
92.1 , 95.3 , 89.7
BFBS Radio 2
1979
Produced in London
720
بي بي سي العربية
BBC Arabic
1957
BBC World Service
Northern Cyprus
Public stations
When Turkish Cypriots withdrew from all official positions in the Republic of Cyprus in the aftermath of the intercommunal clashes in 1963-1964 , Bayrak assumed the role of the public broadcaster for the Turkish Cypriot enclaves first, and northern Cyprus after 1974. It currently produces 6 radio programmes on FM.[7]
FM Frequencies MHz
Native Name
English Name
On air since
Description
102.0 , 90.6
Radyo 1 (Bayrak Radyosu)
Radio 1 (Bayrak Radio)
1963
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
92.1 , 98.1, 88.8
Bayrak FM
1997
Turkish folk and pop music hits
88.4 , 93.4, 102.5
Bayrak Klasik
Bayrak Classic
1997
Classical and world music
94.6
Bayrak Türk Müziği
Bayrak Turkish Music
1997
Turkish folk music
100.1
Bayrak Radyo Haber
Bayrak News Radio
1997
News
Private Stations
FM Frequencies MHz
Website
Native Name
Transcription
On air since
Description
87.5, 104.3
[49]
Radyo Vatan
Radio Vatan
1999
Turkish Pop and Anatolian Rock
88.0
[50]
YDÜ Radyo
NEU Radio
1999
Turkish Pop and Anatolian Rock
89.1, 90.4, 90.8
[51]
Radyo Güven
Radio Trust
2002
Turkish Pop and Anatolian Rock
89.4, 98.6
[52]
SIM - 89.5 FM
2002
Turkish Pop and Anatolian Rock
89.7, 100.4
[53]
Radyo Nihavent
Radio Nihavent
2006
Turkish Pop and Anatolian Rock
90.0, 96.6
[54]
Kıbrıs First Radyo
Cyprus First Radio
2013
Turkish Pop and Anatolian Rock
90.9, 99.8
[55]
Kıbrıs Radyo Juke
Cyprus Radio Juke
2012
Turkish Pop and Anatolian Rock
92.6, 97.5
[56]
Cool Radyo 92,6
Cool Radio 92,6
1999
Turkish Pop and Anatolian Rock
93.1
[57]
NRG Türk 93,1
NRG Turkish
2004
Turkish Pop (ex. Radyo Enerji)
93.8
[58]
Capital Radio
2015
Pop Music
94.4, 104.6
[59]
Radyo Türkü
Radio Songs
2008
Pop Music
95.5
[60]
Dance 9,55
1998
Pop Music
96.0, 101.3
[61]
Mayıs 96
May 96
2004
Pop Music
96.6
[62]
Radyo T
Radio T
2011
Pop Music
97.0
[63]
Sara FM
2014
Pop Music
97.4
[64]
LAÜ FM
EUL FM
2002
Pop Music
98.8
[65]
SUPER
1992
Foreign Music
99.1
[66]
NRG FM
2017
Foreign Music
101.8
[67]
Radyo Fog
Radio Fog
2009
Adult Contemporary
102.8
[68]
Play Radyo
Play Radio
2013
Adult Contemporary
103.1
[69]
Radyo ODTÜ
Radio METU
2008
Adult Contemporary
103.4
[70]
Kıbrıs FM 103,4
Cyprus FM 103,4
1997
Adult Contemporary
103.7, 107.4
[71]
Disc Radyo Kıbrıs
Disc Radio Cyprus
2007
Adult Contemporary
104.0
[72]
Metro FM Kıbrıs
Metro FM Cyprus
1992
Adult Contemporary
106.2
[73]
NRG Türk Slow FM
NRG Turkish Slow
2017
Easy Listening (ex. Smooth)
106.5
[74]
DAÜ Radyo Kıbrıs
EMU Radio Cyprus
1999
Adult Contemporary
106.9
[75]
Kral FM Kuzey Kıbrıs
King FM Northern Cyprus
1993
Adult Contemporary
107.2
[76]
U.K.Ü. Radyo Kuzey Kıbrıs
C.I.U. Radio Northern Cyprus
2009
Adult Contemporary
107.8
[77]
Radyo Havadis Kuzey Kıbrıs
Radio Havadis Northern Cyprus
2013
Adult Contemporary
Defunct stations
References
Sovereign states States with limited recognition