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

Nicosia
Broadcast area	Cyprus
Frequency	99.3 MHz (National) 89.4 MHz (Larnaca and Paphos) 87.9 MHz (Limassol and Famagusta)
Branding	Radio Proto (Ράδιο Πρώτο)
Programming
Language	Greek
Format	News and Music
Ownership
Owner	Dias Publishing House Ltd.
History
First air date	September 3rd, 1990
Technical information
ERP	40 dBW (National Coverage) 30 dBW (Paphos/Limassol) 37 dBW (Larnaca) 23 dBW (Famagusta)
Links
Webcast	Radio Proto
Website	Official Website

Old logo (2018–2021)

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 Sotirellis
• Froso Violari
• Lazaros Mavros
• Nikolas Ioannidis
• Panagiotis Kyriacou
• Marios Poullados
• Petros Athanasiou
• Themis Constantinou
• Anna Priga
• Cosmas Develegas
• Giorgos Karampatakis