First air date 26 April 2008 Owner TDK Media Ltd | Format 1980s, 1990s and today Website www.nationalradio1.com | |
Broadcast area Cyprus: National Online | ||
National Radio 1 is an English speaking national online radio station operated by TDK Media Ltd in Cyprus, playing a mix from the 1980s, 1990s and today. The station is aimed at the English speaking residents and visitors to the island. National Radio 1 was launched on 26 April 2008 and operates 24 hours a day providing a programme of music, entertaining features, and Cyprus and world news.
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History
In early January 2007, a group of radio presenters, marketing consultants and investors came together with the idea ofbringing a new English speaking national radio station to Cyprus. Although there are a number of Greek/English stations throughout Cyprus there were no English only speaking stations transmitting nationally. English is widely spoken across the island and is taught as part of the education system from an early age in all schools.
On 26 April 2007 National Radio 1 switched over to its Dallas, Texas United States server and began broadcasting online across the country and to the rest of Europe. The first song played on National Radio 1 was Take That, Never Forget, chosen by the CEO of TDK Media Ltd in recognition of the hard work by the team to get that station off the ground.
National Radio 1 broadcasts 24 hours a day from Broadcasting House in Paphos, Cyprus, near Carrefour Supermarket.
Studio 1
Studio 1 is where the live programmes are produced, presented and broadcast 24 hours day.
Equipment used in studio 1
Monday - Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Studio 2 - news
Studio 2 is where the live news is research, produced and presented at the top of each hour between 6am & 6pm weekdays and 6am & 11am at weekends.
The news is gathered from across the island from:
News team
Studio 3 - Live Lounge
National Radio 1 hosts bands and acts from across the island as well as interviewing celebrities who perform in Cyprus.