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 | https://activeradio.com.cy/ | Active FM 87,7 | 2017 | News and talk (ex. Choice FM Nicosia, Klik FM and Radio Diastasi) | ||
| 88.5, 89.0 | https://kissfm.com.cy/ | Kiss FM Cyprus | 1996 | Foreign music from 80s to the biggest current; located from Engomi | ||
| 90.8, 102.3, 104.6 | https://www.mixfmradio.com/ | Mix FM Cyprus | 2002 | Foreign Adult Top 40, pop and dance music; located from Engomi | ||
| 92.8, 87.6, 105.3 | https://dialogos.com.cy/astra/ | Ράδιο Άστρα | Radio Astra | 7 December 1994 | News; Progressive talk radio station located from Nicosia | |
| 93.3, 90.5, 101.9 | https://logosradio.com.cy/ | Αληθινός Λόγος | Alithinos Logos | 2018 | Religious radio with talk; rebroadcasting with Peiraiki Ecclesia | |
| 93.5, 100.1 | https://www.mydeejay.com.cy/ | Radio DeeJay | 2002 | Foreign Adult Top 40, pop and dance music (ex. Heracles Radio) | ||
| 95.0, 90.0 | https://www.sportfmcy.com/ | Σπορ FM | Sport FM | 2017 | Sports and talk; rebroadcasting with Bwin Sport FM 94,6 Athens | |
| 95.5, 93.7, 98.8 | http://www.radiopafos.com/ | Ράδιο Πάφος | Radio Paphos[8] | 1990 | Diverse with news, talk and Greek music; located from Paphos | |
| 96.1, 101.4 | https://www.alpharadio.cy/ | Alpha Κύπρου | Alpha Cyprus | 2024 | Diverse with news, talk and Greek music (ex. Capital Radio) | |
| 96.4, 99.0 | https://zenithfm.com.cy/ | Ράδιο Ζενίθ | Zenith Radio | 1991 | Greek and foreign pop music; located from Nisou | |
| 98.2, 105.5, 103.0, 89.6 | https://klikfm.com.cy/ | 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 | https://www.kanali7.com/ | Κανάλι 7 | Kanali 7 | 1994 | Diverse radio with news, talk and music; located from Strovolos | |
| 99.0 | https://nrj.com.cy/ | NRJ Cyprus | 2017 | Adult Top 40 (ex. MyRadioArt, Music Radio, Eroticos & Free 944) | ||
| 99.3, 89.4, 87.9 | https://radioproto.com/ | Ράδιο Πρώτο | Radio Proto | 3 September 1990 | Conservative talk and Greek music; located from Strovolos | |
| 99.5, 97.0, 92.2 | https://www.njoyradio.com.cy/ | NJOY Cyprus | 2017 | Adult Top 40 and easy listening (ex. U Radio 99,6) | ||
| 100.3, 104.0, 93.3 | https://sport-fm.com.cy/ | Supersport FM | 2004 | Sports and talk; rebroadcasting with Ellada Sports 94,3 | ||
| 101.1, 101.6, 101.7, 101.9 | https://diesicyprus.com.cy/ | 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 | https://russianradio.cy/ | Русское Радио | Russian Radio | 2020 | Russian-speaking radio (ex. Russian Wave, Extra, Asteras 102.2) | |
| 103.7, 102.7 | https://www.soundis.gr/ant1radio | ANT1 Radio Cy | 1998 | Greek Adult Top 40, pop and dance music; located from Strovolos | ||
| 104.3, 98.2, 89.8 | https://www.choicefm.com.cy/ | Choice 104,3 | 2003 | Foreign pop, rock and hip hop music; located from Limassol | ||
| 104.8, 103.4, 95.7 | https://www.superfmradio.com/ | Super 104,8 | 1998 | Greek and foreign pop music; located from Nicosia | ||
| 105.7, 103.3, 100.7, 98.1, 88.7 | http://www.lovefm.com.cy/ | Love 105,7 | 2012 | Greek and foreign pop music (ex. Radio Athina) | ||
| 106.4, 96.8, 94.2, 107.9 | https://sfera.com.cy/ | Sfera FM | 2003 | Greek pop music; rebroadcasting with Sfera 102,2 | ||
| 106.7, 102.9, 100.5, 100.3 | https://www.dromoscy.fm/ | Δρόμος FM | Dromos FM | 2012 | Greek pop music; rebroadcasting with Dromos FM 89,8 | |
| 107.0, 106.9, 106.0, 98.6 | https://kanali6.com.cy/ | 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 | https://www.rockfm985.com/ | Rock Paphos | 2002 | Playing today's best mix in pop and rock music | ||
| 107.6, 97.6 | https://politis.com.cy/radio/ | Πολίτης FM | Politis FM | 2010 | News and talk (ex. Energy and Helios) |
| FM Frequencies MHz | Website | Native Name | On air since | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91.4 | The G.C. School Radio | 2006 | Low-power student radio station | ||
| 95.2 | https://www.ucyvoice.com/ | UCy Voice 95,2 | 2006 | Low-power student radio by the University of Cyprus | |
| 99.9 | TOP FM | 2001 | Greek traditional and pop music; located from Nicosia |
| FM Frequencies MHz | Website | Native Name | Transcription | On air since | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.2 | https://www.rockfm892.com/ | 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 | https://www.myradiocool.com/en/ | Cool Radio Cyprus | 2018 | Foreign dance and pop music (ex. Play FM, Fresh and Evrithmo) | ||
| 94.5, 107.9 | http://www.imlemesou.org/ | Απόστολος Ανδρέας | Apostolos Andreas | 2002 | Religious station; rebroadcasting with Ecclesia FM 89.5 | |
| 95.2 | https://cut.ac.cy/cut-radio | CUT Radio 95,2 | 2013 | Low-power radio by Cyprus University of Technology | ||
| https://pissouriradio952.wixsite.com/website | Pissouri Chariandry | 2021 | Low-power community news radio from Pissouri | |||
| 103.1, 103.9 | https://lgrcyprusradio.com/ | London Greek Radio | 2019 | Relays of the namesake radio station from UK | ||
| 104.5 | https://mystarcyprus.com/ | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91.9 | https://sites.google.com/site/toalarnacas/radio-toa-91-9fm | Τάγμα Οδοιπόρων Αγάπης | Order of Pilgrims of Love | 1992 | Religious Interest (Orthodox), Kition Bishopric Scouts | |
| 93.0 | https://lgrcyprusradio.com/ | 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 | https://ola97.com/ | 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 |
| FM Frequencies MHz | Website | Native Name | Transcription | On air since | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.7, 87.9, 105.6 | https://radiopyrgos.radio12345.com/ | Ράδιο Πύργος | Radio Pyrgos | 2010 | Greek traditional music
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| 95.2, 91.4 | https://www.cosmosnews.com.cy/cosmos-radio/ | Κόσμος FM | Cosmos FM | 1991 | Diverse radio, associated with local newspaper Adesmevtos | |
| 104.3 | https://vivafmcyprus.com/ | 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 | https://lgrcyprusradio.com/ | 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 | http://www.politiafm.com/ | Πολιτεία FM | Politeia FM | 2000 | Entertainment |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |