# Radio Proto

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**Radio Proto** (Greek: Ράδιο Πρώτο) is a privately owned [radio broadcasting](/source/Radio_broadcasting) station in [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus). It was launched on September 3, 1990 in the capital [Nicosia](/source/Nicosia), but now has island-wide coverage. It belongs to the DIAS Group.[1][2]

## History

The radio station which is based in [Strovolos](/source/Strovolos) went on the air on 3 September 1990. Radio Proto transmits on three FM frequencies 99.3 (national coverage), 89.4 (for [Paphos](/source/Paphos), and [Larnaca](/source/Larnaca)) and 87.9 (for [Limassol](/source/Limassol) and [Famagusta](/source/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

## References

1. ["DIAS Publishing House"](https://www.diasmedia.com/about). Retrieved 9 July 2015.

1. ["DIAS Publishing House"](https://www.diasmedia.com/en/about). Retrieved 9 July 2015.

1. Vickers, John. ["Radio & TV Biography"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160324173921/http://jvickers.com/en/biography/radio-and-tv). Archived from [the original](http://jvickers.com/en/biography/radio-and-tv) on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

1. ["Radio Proto"](https://www.diasmedia.com/radiofona/radio-proto). Retrieved 9 July 2015.

1. ["Radio Proto"](https://www.diasmedia.com/en/radiofona/radio-proto). Retrieved 9 July 2015.

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