Radio Proto

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]

Radio Proto
CityNicosia
Broadcast areaCyprus
Frequency99.3 MHz (National)
89.4 MHz (Larnaca and Paphos)
87.9 MHz (Limassol and Famagusta)
BrandingRadio Proto (Ράδιο Πρώτο)
Slogan"This is your First!" (Αυτό είναι το Πρώτο σου!)
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

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, Lazaros Mavros and Maria Sfetsou whose jointly-presented program, was extremely successful. It is worth noting, that Dimitris Kallergis continues to present his Sunday lunchtime satirical comedy show, the only one that has been on the air ever since the station’s launch in September 1990.[4][5]

Programming

Journalists of the Dias Group present short hourly live news bulletins on Radio Proto every weekday from 7:00-18:00, and at weekends from 08:00-13:00. The first-morning program with two presenters to be extremely popular, despite its brief duration, featured Roula Georgiadou and Stella Sourmeli and was on the air from 09:00-10:30. The most successful program with two presenters in this history of Cypriot radio featured Roula Georgiadou and Zacharias Philippides, which was broadcast from January 1993 until January 2010.[6][7]

Presenters & Producers
  • Giota Apostolidou
  • Giota Damianou
  • Andreas Dimitropoulos
  • Maria Gunther
  • Theodoros Kafkaridis
  • Giorgos Karampatakis
  • Lazaros Mavros
  • Christos Mixalaros
  • Zacharias Philippides
  • Marios Poullados
  • Phaedra Sarikaki

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.
  6. "Η Ρούλα και οι άντρες της". Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  7. "Νέο πρόγραμμα, νέα πρόσωπα στο Ράδιο Πρώτο". Retrieved 9 March 2013.

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