English-language TV, Radio and Press media

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English-language TV, Radio and Press media

English is widely spoken in Cyprus and fairly well represented in the local media - radio, television and print. 

Radio

There are several English-language radio channels, and some Greek ones with regular English-language news. However, there is no dedicated, English-language radio news service.  

BFBS Radio Cyprus is the British Forces Broadcasting Service, widely broadcast, with all programming in English 24 hours a day. BFBS Radio 1 Cyprus has a full programme of DJ-led music shows. BFBS Radio 2 Cyprus plays more "classic tracks". It also has programming from BBC Radio 4.

You can tune in on the following frequencies: 

Rock FM broadcasts 24 hours a day in Pafos on 98.5 FM and in Polis and Latchi on 106.7 FM, and on the Internet. Live presenters from 07:00 to late evening. The focus of the station is music, English rock and pop, with jazz, blues and show songs.

Coast FM is an independent Limassol-based music radio station on FM and via the Internet with live streaming.

Radio Pafos at 93.7 FM and 98.8 FM has an English show weekday evenings between 19:00 and 21:00 (after the Greek news). Live streaming radio available from the website.

BBC Radio stations are also available online. BBC World Service is available: 

• at 17.64 MHz, 15.57 MHz, 9.410 MHz, 6.195 MHz on SW
• at 1323KHz on AM
• on Hot Bird 6 satellite 
• on WorldSpace Afristar satellite (North-East beam) 
• on NileSat 102 satellite (7 degrees West)

CyBC Radio

CyBC (Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation) is a public broadcaster with four radio channels (called First, Second, Third, Fourth). CyBC Second provides some English-language programs. 

CyBC Second is also available:

• at 91.1, 92.4, 96.5 and 94.2 FM

Radio on the Internet

Many international radio stations are available streamed live on the Internet. A player is necessary to listen, usually RealPlayer (Real Player Basic, the free version, is hidden away on the real.com website, but it does exist) or Windows Media Player.

• For a fairly comprehensive list of the many stations available for online listening: Click here
• Directory of over 13,000 radio stations: Streema Online Radio Stations

Voice of America programming, which includes music, news and cultural shows, is available online. 

• For a list of available Voice of America programs in English: Click here 
• For Voice of America news: Click here 

Local Cyprus Internet News

Lintv (Local Internet News) Paphos is the first dedicated Internet news station in Cyprus with news from Paphos. Broadcasts have a focus on local politics, the arts, leisure, business and the environment. Also included are weather forecasts, foreign exchange updates and events listings for Paphos. The news bulletin is available from Monday to Friday from 19:30 (and online 24 hours a day).

• For the LinTV website: Click here

Television

There is no TV licence fee in Cyprus. The public broadcasting service is financed with a tax included in electricity bills from the Electricity Authority of Cyprus.

ANT1 Antenna 1 is a commercial broadcaster from Greece on channels 23, 24, 26, 35, 37, 41, 42, 48, 60, 63, 65 and 67.

BRT (Bayrak Radio Television Corporation) broadcasts some older movies and local news in English from Turkey. Those living near the border in the northern part of the island may be able to receive a signal. BRT also streams programming online.

CyBC (Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation), the public broadcasting service, has two television channels one of which does provide some English programming.

• CyBC 2 is an entertainment channel which transmits some films and news in English.

LTV (Lumiere Television) and sister channel Alfa TV (which provides sport and children's programming) are national terrestrial pay channels available by subscription. 

miVision is a service provided by the Cyprus telephone company CYTA whereby customers receive TV signals via a regular telephone landline. These are then converted through a set-top box (provided by CYTA)  into signals that can be transmitted through analogue and digital TVs. The service also includes optional video on demand. 

• OmegaTV
  Tel: 26 939 696

Pafos TV is a local TV station. Mostly Greek-language programming, it includes news in English (local, national and international) on Monday to Friday at approximately 20:30 and 23:15. Most evenings, one or two English-language films are screened.

Satellite TV

Mega Channel and Sigma TV are both nationwide commercial broadcasters offering movies, news, serials, comedies, talk shows and sports. Sigma TV offers live TV streaming from the website (best viewed with broadband). Sigma TV caters specifically to the younger, urban audience in the 18 to 45 age group and broadcasts many locally produced programmes.

• For a list of addresses of satellite TV channels in Cyprus see sat-address
• For a good (if not entirely comprehensive) list of what's on TV across Europe, see EuroTv

Local English-language Print Media

There are three English language newspapers on the island, a news daily, a news weekly and a business weekly. They are available in shops: 

• Cyprus Mail: An independent, daily newspaper in with news, features, reviews and a Sunday magazine insert, Seven Magazine
• The Cyprus Weekly: A weekly newspaper covering news, reviews, arts, sports and events. New week's issue is available Fridays
• The Financial Mirror: Business and financial news weekly published in English
• Scene The News: Monthly publication specifically for the Paphos region with sports, lifestyle news and restaurant reviews. Available from kiosks and larger supermarkets
• Intouch magazine: A monthly lifestyle magazine with regular contributions by Cyprus residents. Distributed free to selected outlets in Larnaca, Paralimni and Limassol
• The Cyprus News Agency produces the national daily newspaper in Greek (with some English).

International News Links

AngloINFO delivers an extensive English-language news service, drawn from sources around the world.

• Visit the AngloINFO Newsroom!

Also you can often read your favourite newspaper online:

UK

• The Belfast Telegraph
• The Daily Express
• The Daily/Sunday Telegraph
• The Financial Times
• The Guardian
• The Independent
• The Mirror
• The Scotsman
• The Sun
• The Times
• And many more, listed here

Ireland

• The Irish Independent
• The Irish News
• The Irish Times
• And many more, listed here

USA

• The Chicago Sun-Times
• The LA Times
• The New York Times
• The New York Post
• The San Francisco Chronicle
• The San Francisco Examiner
• The Seattle Times
• USA Today
• The Wall Street Journal
• The Washington Post
• And many more, listed here

Canada

• The Montreal Gazette
• The Toronto Star
• The Vancouver Sun
• The Globe and Mail
• And more, listed here

Australia

• The Sydney Morning Herald
• The Melbourne Age
• And many more, listed here

New Zealand

• The New Zealand Herald
• And many more, listed here

South Africa

• Business Day
• Die Burger (in Afrikaans)
• Independent Newspapers (The Star, The Cape Argus, etc.)
• The Weekly Mail & Guardian

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