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: 

Coast FM: is an independent Limassol-based music radio station on FM and via the Internet streaming live to your computer.

• Coast FM: 91.4 FM

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

• Radio Pafos: 92.5 FM and 98.8 FM

BBC World Service is available at 17.64 MHz, 15.57 MHz, 9.410 MHz, 6.195 MHz on SW or 1323KHz on AM

CyBC Radio

CyBC (Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation) is a public broadcaster with three radio channels providing some English-language services.

CyBC Second Radio Channel caters to English (and Turkish and Armenian speaking listeners). The English programming involves three daily 10-minute English news bulletins at 13:30, 20:00 and 22:00, a live evening magazine programme from 18:00 with a focus on culture and entertainment and an evening DJ-led show of music and chat until 22:00. Evening programming runs to midnight with music and announcements in Greek and English. Programming is extended in summer, starting earlier in the evening, and incorporates more European languages.

• CyBC Second Radio Channel transmits on 91.1, 92.4, 96.5 and 94.2 FM

CyBC radio stations 1, 2 and 3 are available via the Internet streaming live to your computer through RealPlayer (see Radio on the Internet, below).

Radio on the Internet

Many international radio stations are available streamed live on the Internet. You typically need RealPlayer (Real Player Basic, the free version, is rather hidden away on the real.com website, but it does exist) although sometimes a feed is available in Windows Media format, compatible with the players that have shipped with recent versions of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer. 

For a fairly comprehensive list of the many stations who provide this service, click here.

Alternatively, select one of the stations below for (relatively) instant access to live radio!

• To reach links to any of the BBC Radio stations, click here: BBC Radio
• The BBC World Service (RealPlayer) (Windows Media)
• Voice of America on VOA NewsNow

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).

Television

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

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

• CyBCTWO is an entertainment channel which transmits some films and news in English. Daily English-language news is broadcast at 21:00.
• CyBC TV is available online streaming  

miVision is a service provided by the Cyprus telephone company CYTA whereby you receive TV signals via your regular telephone landline. These these are then converted through a set-top box into signals that can be transmitted by analogue and digital TVs. The service also includes video on demand, depending on which rate you sign up for; you will receive your set-top box when you subscribe.

Omega TV: Paphos-based television station with news in English at 20:00 and repeated later. Live breakfast chat show on Friday mornings at 09:00 and other English-language shows and films throughout the day.

BRT-2 (Bayrak Radio Television Corporation): If you live close to the northern part of the island, you may be able to receive a TV signal. BRT-2 shows many older movies and local news in English. 

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. This allows you to watch TV live on your computer, although it's only advisable if you are connected to the Internet by broadband. Sigma TV caters specifically to the younger, urban audience in the 18 to 45 age group and broadcasts many locally produced programmes.

ANT1 Antenna 1: Commercial broadcaster from Greece on channels 23, 35, 41, 48, 60 and 65.

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

• 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

Cyprus 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 Patricia Jordan, Nigel Howarth and Nathan Morley. Distributed free to selected outlets in Larnaca, Paralimni and Limassol
  Tel: 993 26788
• Cyprus Lion: A local Forces newspaper sold throughout the SBA and in shops

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 Mail/Mail on Sunday
• The Daily/Sunday Telegraph
• The Financial Times
• The Guardian
• The Independent
• The Mirror
• The Sun
• The Scotsman
• 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 Los Angeles 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 Sunday Times
• The Weekly Mail & Guardian

Further information

• The Cyprus Radio - Television Authority is the overseeing government group for all broadcasting in Cyprus.
• Circom regional the European Association of Regional Television

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