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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 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.
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
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 at 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
FM Frequencies MHz
Website
Native Name
Transcription
On air since
Description
87.7 , 93.2, 102.5, 107.4
[1]
Active FM 87,7
2017
News and talk (ex. Choice FM Nicosia, Klik FM and Radio Diastasi)
88.5 , 89.0
[2]
Kiss FM Cyprus
1996
Foreign music from 80s to the biggest current; located from Engomi
90.8 , 102.3, 104.6
[3]
Mix FM Cyprus
2002
Foreign Adult Top 40 , pop and dance music ; located from Engomi
92.8 , 87.6, 105.3
[4]
Ράδιο Άστρα
Radio Astra
7 December 1994
News; Progressive talk radio station located from Nicosia
93.3 , 90.5, 101.9
[5]
Αληθινός Λόγος
Alithinos Logos
2018
Religious radio with talk ; rebroadcasting with Peiraiki Ecclesia
93.5 , 100.1
[6]
Radio DeeJay
2002
Foreign Adult Top 40 , pop and dance music (ex. Heracles Radio)
95.0 , 90.0
[7]
Σπορ FM
Sport FM
2017
Sports and talk ; rebroadcasting with Bwin Sport FM 94,6 Athens
95.5 , 93.7, 98.8
[8]
Ράδιο Πάφος
Radio Paphos[ 8]
1990
Diverse with news, talk and Greek music ; located from Paphos
96.1 , 101.4
[9]
Alpha Κύπρου
Alpha Cyprus
2024
Diverse with news, talk and Greek music (ex. Capital Radio)
96.4 , 99.0
[10]
Ράδιο Ζενίθ
Zenith Radio
1991
Greek and foreign pop music; located from Nisou
98.2 , 105.5, 103.0, 89.6
[11]
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
[12]
Κανάλι Επτά
Kanali Epta
1994
Diverse radio with news, talk and music ; located from Strovolos
99.0
[13]
Русское Радио
Russian Radio
2020
Russian-speaking radio (ex. Russian Wave, Extra, Asteras 102.2)
99.3 , 89.4, 87.9
[14]
Ράδιο Πρώτο
Radio Proto
3 September 1990
Conservative talk and Greek music ; located from Strovolos
99.5 , 97.0, 92.2
[15]
NJOY Cyprus
2017
Adult Top 40 and easy listening (ex. U Radio 99,6)
100.3 , 104.0, 93.3
[16]
Supersport FM
2004
Sports and talk ; rebroadcasting with Ellada Sports 94,3
101.1 , 101.6, 101.7, 101.9
[17]
Δίεση FM 101,1
Diesi FM 101,1
2018
Rebroadcasting with Diesi FM 101,3 Greece (ex. Logos Radio )
103.2 , 103.5, 105.7, 95.5, 94.4, 93.3, 90.5
[18]
NRJ FM Cyprus
2017
Adult Top 40 (ex. MyRadioArt, Music Radio, Eroticos & Free 944)
103.7 , 102.7
[19]
ANT1 Radio Cy
1998
Greek Adult Top 40 , pop and dance music ; located from Strovolos
104.3 , 98.2, 89.8
[20]
Choice 104,3
2003
Foreign pop, rock and hip hop music; located from Limassol
104.8 , 103.4, 95.7
[21]
Super 104,8
1998
Greek and foreign pop music; located from Nicosia
105.7 , 103.3, 100.7, 98.1, 88.7
[22]
Love 105,7
2012
Greek and foreign pop music (ex. Radio Athina)
106.4 , 96.8, 94.2, 107.9
[23]
Sfera FM
2003
Greek pop music; rebroadcasting with Sfera 102,2
106.7 , 102.9, 100.5, 100.3
[24]
Δρόμος FM
Dromos FM
2012
Greek pop music; rebroadcasting with Dromos FM 89,8
107.0 , 106.9, 106.0, 98.6
[25]
Κανάλι 6
Kanali 6
30 September 1991 (Local) 2002 (National)
Diverse with news, talk and music ; located from Limassol
107.2 , 106.7, 98.5, 93.7
[26]
Rock Paphos
2002
Playing today's best mix in pop and rock music
107.6 , 97.6
[27]
Πολίτης FM
Politis FM
2010
News and talk (ex. Energy and Helios)
FM Frequencies MHz
Website
Native Name
Transcription
On air since
Description
89.2
[29]
Rock FM Limassol
2002
Playing today's best mix in pop and rock plus an entertaining program in English
91.4
Retro Radio 91.4
2024
Greek pop music (ex. Greek Choice Radio, Russian Hit FM and Coast FM)
91.6
[30]
Cool Radio Cyprus
2018
Foreign dance and pop music (ex. Play FM, Fresh and Evrithmo)
94.5 , 102.9, 107.9
[31]
Απόστολος Ανδρέας
Apostolos Andreas
2002
Religious station; rebroadcasting with Ecclesia FM 89.5
95.2
[32]
CUT Radio 95,2
2013
Low-power radio by Cyprus University of Technology
[33]
Pissouri Chariandry
2021
Low-power community news radio from Pissouri
103.1 , 103.9
[34]
London Greek Radio
2019
Relays of the namesake radio station from UK
104.5
[35]
Star FM Limassol
2001
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
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
87.7 , 87.9, 105.6
[39]
Ράδιο Πύργος
Radio Pyrgos
2010
Greek traditional music ; located from Paphos
95.2 , 91.4
[40]
Κόσμος FM
Cosmos FM
1991
Diverse radio, associated with local newspaper Adesmevtos
104.3
[41]
Viva FM
2020
Playing the greatest hits from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and beyond
FM Frequencies MHz
Website
Native Name
Transcription
On air since
Description
93.0
[42]
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
[43]
Πολιτεία FM
Politeia FM
2000
Entertainment
International broadcasters [ edit ]
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.
Akrotiri and Dhekelia [ edit ]
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
91.7 , 99.6 , 89.9
BFBS Cyprus[ 9]
1979
Locally produced
92.1 , 95.3 , 89.7
BFBS Radio 2[ 10]
1979
Produced in London
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
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 folk 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
FM Frequencies MHz
Website
Native Name
Transcription
On air since
Description
87.5, 104.3
[44]
Radyo Vatan
Radio Vatan
1999
Anatolian rock and pop music
88.0
[45]
YDÜ Radyo 88
NEU Radio 88
1999
Anatolian rock and pop music
89.2, 90.4, 90.8
[46]
Radyo Güven
Radio Trust
2002
Anatolian rock and pop music
89.5, 98.6
[47]
Sim Radyo
Sim Radio
2002
Anatolian rock and pop music
90.0, 96.6
[48]
First FM
2013
Anatolian rock and pop music
90.9, 99.8
[49]
Juke FM
2012
Anatolian rock and pop music
91.3
[50]
Diyalog FM
Dialogue FM
2013
Anatolian rock and pop music
91.5, 106.8
[51]
Erkam Radyo
Erkam Radio
2013
Anatolian rock and pop music
93.1, 100.0
[52]
Enerji Radyo
Energy Radio
2004
Pop music (ex. NRG Türk)
93.8
[53]
Capital FM
2015
Pop music
94.4, 104.5
[54]
Radyo Türkü
Folk Radio
2008
Pop music
95.5, 95.1
[55]
Dance Radyo
Dance Radio
1998
Pop music
96.2
[56]
Ada FM Kıbrıs
Island FM Cyprus
2004
Pop music
97.4
[57]
LAÜ Radyo 97.4
EUL Radio 97.4
2002
Pop music
100.4, 89.8
[58]
Radyo Nihavent
Radio Nihavent
2006
Pop music
100.9
[59]
Hit FM 100.9
Hit FM 100.9
2018
Adult contemporary music
101.3, 96.0
[60]
Mayıs FM
May FM
2004
Adult contemporary music
102.9, 107.2
[61]
Play FM
2013
Adult contemporary music
103.1
[62]
ODTÜ
METU
2008
Adult contemporary music
103.4
[63]
Kıbrıs Radyo
Cyprus Radio
1997
Adult contemporary music
104.2, 102.8
[64]
Dream Live Urban
2020
Adult contemporary music
106.2, 99.7
[65]
Enerji Slow
Energy Slow
2017
Easy listening (ex. Smooth)
106.5
[66]
DAÜ FM
EMU FM
1999
Adult contemporary music
106.9
[67]
Kral FM
King FM
1993
Adult contemporary music
107.1
[68]
Capital Türk
Capital Turkish
2017
Adult contemporary music
107.8
[69]
Radyo Havadis
Radio Havadis
2013
Adult contemporary music
Sovereign states States with limited recognition