| Radio Proto | |
| City: | Nicosia |
| Area: | Cyprus |
| Language: | Greek |
| Branding: | Radio Proto (Ράδιο Πρώτο) |
| Airdate: | September 3rd, 1990 |
| Frequency: | 99.3 MHz (National) 89.4 MHz (Larnaca and Paphos) 87.9 MHz (Limassol and Famagusta) |
| Format: | News and Music |
| Erp: | 40 dBW (National Coverage) 30 dBW (Paphos/Limassol) 37 dBW (Larnaca) 23 dBW (Famagusta) |
| Owner: | Dias Publishing House Ltd. |
| Webcast: | Radio Proto |
| Website: | Official Website |
Radio Proto (el|Ράδιο Πρώτο) is a privately owned radio broadcasting station in Cyprus. It was launched on September 3, 1990 in the capital Nicosia, but now has island-wide coverage. It belongs to the DIAS Group.[1] [2]
The radio station which is based in Strovolos went on the air on 3 September 1990. Radio Proto transmits on three FM frequencies 99.3 (national coverage), 89.4 (for Paphos, and Larnaca) and 87.9 (for Limassol and Famagusta).
The first successful morning program was presented by Giorgos Gravaris every day from 06:00 to 09:00. Also noteworthy are the presenters and producers, that were with the station from the start, including Stella Sourmeli, Roula Georgiadou, John Vickers,[3] Zacharias Philippides, Stavros Sideras, Yianna Loizidou, Yiannis Adilinis, Dimitris Kallergis, Lazaros Mavros and Maria Sfetsou whose jointly-presented program, was extremely successful.[4] [5]