Radio Proto
  • Nicosia
Broadcast areaCyprus
Frequency99.3 MHz (National)
89.4 MHz (Larnaca and Paphos)
87.9 MHz (Limassol and Famagusta)
BrandingRadio Proto (Ράδιο Πρώτο)
Programming
Language(s)Greek
FormatNews and Music
Ownership
OwnerDias Publishing House Ltd.
History
First air date
September 3rd, 1990
Technical information
ERP40 dBW (National Coverage)
30 dBW (Paphos/Limassol)
37 dBW (Larnaca)
23 dBW (Famagusta)
Links
WebcastRadio Proto
WebsiteOfficial Website
Old logo (2018-2021)

Radio Proto (Greek: 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]

History

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]

Presenters & Producers

  • Giota Damianou
  • Andreas Dimitropoulos
  • Memnon Sotirelis
  • Constantinos Iasonos
  • Froso Violari
  • Lazaros Mavros
  • Nikolas Ioannidis
  • Eleftheria Andreou
  • Marios Poullados
  • Petros Athanasiou
  • Kristiana Georgiou
  • Themis Constantinou
  • Theos Stylianou

References

  1. ↑ "DIAS Publishing House". Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "DIAS Publishing House". Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Vickers, John. "Radio & TV Biography". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Radio Proto". Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Radio Proto". Retrieved 9 July 2015.

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