List of radio stations in Greece


Greece has over 1,000 radio stations operating with a certificate of temporary legality. Most broadcast on the FM band; the AM band has been almost entirely abandoned by broadcasters, with the exception of State-run media and a few other stations.
In March 2001, the Greek government closed approximately 60 of 90+ FM stations operating in the Athens area, citing potential interference to frequencies to be used by the new Athens International Airport. There are some who believe that the government shut down these stations as a political favor to powerful publishing and media groups, whose stations, for the most part, remained on the air; others argued that the licensing process was legally inconsistent.
The Greek broadcast licensing process came under legal scrutiny as a result, and in 2002, eight of the closed stations reopened. In 2004 and 2005, several more stations reopened as the result of a judicial order. Stations have continued to open since then. Most of them are unlicensed and lack legal permission to broadcast; many of these stations were among those shut down by the Greek government in 2001. Throughout the country, no radio station is operating with a formal license as of March 2019; instead, stations are operating with temporary permits of legality with no expiration date, or simply operate without any legal status whatsoever.
The following is a list of major FM stations in Greece; this list is being upgraded.

Radio stations in Attica

Most stations in Athens broadcast from Mount Ymittos to the east of the city. A smaller minority of stations operate from Mount Parnitha, northwest of the city, or Mount Egaleo, bordering the west of the city. Many stations also have repeaters on the island of Aegina, south of Athens in the Saronic Sea, to cover coastal regions of Athens, including Glyfada and Vouliagmeni, which due to the topography of the region, cannot receive clear signals from the other locations.
Most stations broadcast in stereo and several employ the Radio Data System technology. Most stations also broadcast with wattage ranging from 2 kW to 15-30 kW; official data on this is not made publicly available. Currently, 44 private radio stations are legally permitted to broadcast in Athens, in addition to the state radio broadcast stations. Focus Bari was chosen as the official company to measure audience listening data and ratings for stations in the Athens region. Previous to that, Focus Bari had been one of several companies tracking audience ratings.
FrequencyNameOn air sinceDescription
87.5 MHzKriti FM 87.51/1/2000Music of Crete
87.7 MHzEn Lefko 87.71998Foreign music
88.0 MHzMenta 88 FM2013Greek laïko and art music
88.3 MHzMeraki 88,318/4/2014Greek laïko, rebetiko and folk music
88.3 MHzVFM 88,32008Foreign electronica, pop and rock music
88.6 MHzLegend2019Foreign music
88.9 MHzHit FM 88,92014Foreign pop and rock music
89.2 MHzMusic FM 89.27/6/2010Foreign pop and rock music
89.5 MHzEcclesia FM 89,519/2/1989National; Orthodox christian church radio station by the Church of Greece
89.8 MHzDromos FM 89.82007Greek and foreign music
90.1 MHzParapolitika FM28/4/2014News, talk and entertainment
90.4 MHzKanali Ena FM9/2/1987Piraeus Municipal radio station with news and talk
90.6 MHzART FM 90.61990News and talk; Popular Orthodox Rally radio station
90.7 MHzCosmos Agrinio1992News and talk with Greek pop music; rebroadcasting with Dromos FM 89,8 Athens
90.9 MHzThird Programme1954National; classical music; third station of Greek state radio
91.2 MHzPeiraiki Ecclesia10/1988Orthodox christian church radio station by the Holy Metropolis of Piraeus
91.4 MHzLyra 91,4 FM2016Music of Crete
91.6 MHzFirst Programme1938National; news and talk; first station of Greek state radio
91.8 MHzAnonymous R/S2020Amateur radio station with italo disco music
92.0 MHzGalaxy 92 Athens11/1989Foreign electronic music
92.3 MHzLampsi FM Athens1/1/1996Greek art, laïko, pop and rock music
92.6 MHzBest Radio 92.62001Foreign electronic, alternative rock and soul music
92.9 MHzKiss FM 92.91/5/1993Foreign new wave, pop and rock music from the eighties
93.2 MHzEllinikos FM8/2015Greek laïko and art music
93.6 MHzKosmos 93.62001Foreign jazz and world music; fifth station of Greek state radio
93.8 MHzRadiozones FM2002Self-organized expressive pirate radio station with small coverage area
94.0 MHzEpikinonia 94 FM24/3/1989Irakleio Municipal radio station with news, talk and music
94.3 MHzEllada FM Stereo2019News and talk; Self-managed station
94.6 MHzSport FM 94.68/6/1996National; sports, news and talk
94.9 MHzRythmos 9.4913/5/2001Greek pop and rock music
95.2 MHzAthens DeeJay1999Foreign pop and rock music
95.6 MHzThird Programme1954National; classical music; third station of Greek state radio
96.0 MHzFlash 96 Radio1989News and talk; Self-organized radio
96.3 MHzRed 96.32004Foreign rock, alternative rock and heavy metal music
96.6 MHzPepper 96.62011Foreign jazz, funk, reggae, swing, soul, pop and rock music
96.9 MHzRock FM Athens1989Foreign rock, alternative rock and heavy metal music
97.2 MHzEasy 97.2 FM29/10/2012Foreign music
97.5 MHzLove Radio 97.53/7/1996Greek and foreign music
97.8 MHzReal FM 97.83/9/2007News and talk
98.1 MHzGroove FM 98,11998Foreign music
98.3 MHzAthens 98.4 FM31/5/1987News and talk; Athens Municipal radio station
98.5 MHzStudio Apollon2017Amateur radio with Greek laïko and art music; located from Oropos
98.6 MHzMousikos FM25/9/2017Greek laïko and art music
98.9 MHzAlpha 98.91999News and talk
99.2 MHzMelodia 99.21991Greek laïko and art music
99.5 MHzPeiratikos FM16/12/2017Greek laïko music
99.8 MHzAstro FM 99,81996Greek laïko
100.3 MHzSkai 100.31988News and talk; Deutsche Welle, BBC World Service, Voice of America relays
100.6 MHzNostos2016Foreign pop and rock music
100.9 MHzERA Sport1993National; sports, news and talk; fourth station of Greek state radio
101.3 MHzDiesi FM 101.32004Greek and foreign music
101.6 MHzParadise FM1993Greek music; rebroadcasting with Arena 89,4 Thessaloniki
101.8 MHzERA Sport1993National; sports, news and talk; fourth station of Greek state radio
102.0 MHzSKAI Argolida1984News and talk; rebroadcasting with Skai 100.3 from Athens
102.2 MHzRadio Sfera 102.21996National; Greek music
102.3 MHzPlanet FM 102,32013Greek laïko, art, pop and rock music
102.5 MHzAthens Voice2017Foreign electronic music
102.7 MHzPalmos FM 102,72004Greek music
102.9 MHzSecond Programme1952National; Greek laïko music; Second station of Greek state radio
103.1 MHzMarios Blackman2004Pirate radio station with Greek laïko and rebetiko music
103.3 MHzSport24 Radio12/1/2015Sports, news and talk
103.7 MHzSecond Programme1952National; Greek laïko music; Second station of Greek state radio
104.0 MHzParty FM 104 Athens12/4/2016Greek and foreign pop and rock music
104.3 MHzRadio Ermionida1989Greek pop music; based in Argos and studio from Kranidi
104.3 MHzChristianity1993Religious by the Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost
104.6 MHzThema 104.620/11/2017News
104.9 MHzStyle FM Stereo11/2005Laïko music
105.2 MHzAtlantis FM 105.21990Foreign pop and rock music
105.5 MHzSto Kokkino 105.56/2/2006Syriza political party news and talk radio station
105.8 MHzFirst Programme1938National; news and talk; first station of Greek state radio
106.2 MHzMAD Radio22/11/2006Foreign pop and rock music
106.4 MHzArgosaronikos3/10/1984Greek pop and rock music
106.5 MHzLaikos FM2017Pirate radio with Greek laïko
106.7 MHzERT Open2013Self-organized news, talk and culture station of Greek state radio
107.0 MHzKosmos 93.62001Foreign jazz and world music; fifth station of Greek state radio
107.2 MHzBlue Space Radio2005Foreign pop and rock music
107.4 MHzMythos FM 107.42009Pirate radio with Greek laïko music
107.6 MHzDias FM 107.62017Pirate Radio with Music of Crete
107.8 MHzStar FM 107,82006Pirate radio with Greek pop music
108.0 MHzHxorama FM2000Pirate radio with Greek pop music

Radio stations in Thessaloniki

In the Thessaloniki region a licensing bid for 27 FM frequencies has been on hold for several years, while engineering studies have shown that up to 19 more radio stations could possibly broadcast safely in the region, though how many if any, additional frequencies will be tendered remains uncertain.
Most radio stations in Thessaloniki broadcast from Mount Chortiatis, slightly northeast of the city. A very small minority broadcast from or have repeaters in other points throughout the region. Most stations broadcast in stereo, but a small number uses the Radio Data System. Like in Athens, most stations use excessively high wattage. Temporarily, most, but not all, stations are broadcasting with legal "permission" from Greek National Council for Radio and Television, until and if new licenses are issued.
FrequencyNameOn air sinceDescription
87.6 MHzLaikos FM 87,62001Greek laïko music
88.0 MHzFirst Programme1938National; news and talk; first station of Greek state radio
88.3 MHzRadio Agapi 88,31976Greek laïko and rebetiko music
88.5 MHzMakedonia 88Miso1993Foreign pop and rock music; located from Thessaloniki
88.7 MHzSohos FM 88.71994Greek art, pop and rock music; located from Sochos
89.0 MHz89 Rainbow2005Foreign pop and rock music
89.4 MHzWe Radio 89.42020Foreign pop and rock music
89.7 MHzImagine FM 89.72007Foreign soul, funk, pop and rock music
90.0 MHzSecond Programme1952National; Greek music; Second station of Greek state radio
90.4 MHz904 Left on FM1989News and talk; Local program of the Communist Party of Greece
90.8 MHzZOO Radio 90.82003Foreign pop and rock music
91.1 MHzVFM 91.12013Foreign pop and rock music
91.4 MHz91,4 sto Kokkino2019News and talk; rebroadcasting with 105.5 sto Kokkino
91.7 MHzRSO 91.71995Foreign pop and rock music from 80's and 90's
92.0 MHzThird Programme1954National; classical music; third station of Greek state radio
92.4 MHzKaramela Radio2015Greek pop and rock music
92.8 MHzYellow / Naousa2015Sports, news and talk
93.1 MHzBlue Radio 93.12015Greek art music
93.4 MHzMythos FM 93,42000Greek art music
93.7 MHzGnomi FM Stereo1993News, talk and Greek pop music; located from Thessaloniki
93.9 MHzERA Sport 93.9 FM1993National; sports, news and talk; fourth station of Greek state radio
94.2 MHzLydia Philippisia 94.21993Orthodoxy christian church radio station
94.5 MHzRadio Thessaloniki1986News and talk with Greek pop and rock music; located from Neo Rysio
94.8 MHzEroticos FM 9.481994Greek laïko, art, pop and rock music; located from Neo Rysio
95.1 MHzCosmoradio 95.11987Greek pop and rock music; located from Thessaloniki
95.5 MHzAthletic Metropolis1989Sports, news and talk; located from Pylaia
95.8 MHzMacedonia 95,8 FM1994Entertainment and culture; Local station of Greek state radio
96.1 MHzFresh Salad 96.12019Greek laïko and pop
96.5 MHzAlpha FM 96.52003News and talk; rebroadcasting with Alpha 98.9 from Athens
96.8 MHzVelvet 96.82009Foreign classical music
97.1 MHzStar FM 97.11989Self-managed radio with foreign pop and rock music
97.3 MHz1431AM2001Student radio station by the Aristotle University
97.5 MHzEasy 97.5 FM2014Foreign music; rebroadcasting with Easy FM 97.2
98.0 MHzNorth 98 Radio2012News and talk; rebroadcasting with Parapolitika FM
98.4 MHzPanorama 9.841986Greek pop and rock music; located from Thessaloniki
98.6 MHzRadio Live FM12/1990Greek and foreign pop music; located from Asprovalta
98.7 MHzAthlitika Nea2008Sports, news and talk
99.0 MHzRadio 11989Greek laïko, pop and rock music; located from Thessaloniki
99.4 MHzFlash 99.41989News and talk with Greek pop music; located from Thessaloniki
99.8 MHzRadio Ekrixi1994Greek laïko-pop music with sports and talk; located from Evosmos
100.0 MHzFM 1001987First station of the municipal radio network; rebroadcasts Athens 98.4 FM
100.3 MHzTransistor FM2019Greek pop and rock music
100.6 MHzFM 100.61990Entertainment and culture; Second station of Thessaloniki municipal radio network
100.8 MHzMygdonia FM1999News, talk, culture and Greek pop music
101.3 MHzLelevose Pontos2012Traditional Pontic Greeks music; rebroadcasting of the namesake radio station from Kavala
101.7 MHzKalamaria FM2008Greek laïko music; located from Kalamaria
102.0 MHz102 FM by ERT31988News, talk and Greek music hits; Local station of Greek state radio
102.3 MHzAkrites tou Pontou1993Traditional Pontic Greeks music; located from Stavroupoli
102.6 MHzPlus Radio 102.62004Foreign dance, pop and rock music
103.0 MHzMore Radio 1032013Foreign dance, pop and rock music
103.6 MHzFocus FM 103.62014News, talk and sports
103.8 MHzFantasy Radio2019Amateur radio station with Greek and foreign music
104.0 MHzFLY 104 Salonica2016Foreign dance music
104.4 MHzRadiokymata 104.41989Greek laïko, pop and rock music; located from Eleftherio-Kordelio
104.7 MHzRock Radio 104.71999Foreign rock music
104.9 MHzPraktoreio 104,92015Athens-Macedonian News Agency and Thessaloniki International Fair radio station
105.2 MHzApopsi 105,21996Religious radio by the Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost; located from Thessaloniki
105.5 MHz1055 Rock2001Foreign rock and heavy metal music
105.8 MHzChroma 105,82013Greek art and pop music; rebroadcasting with Chroma 98,5 from Lamia
106.1 MHzCITY International1989News, talk and entertainment; rebroadcasting with Skai 100.3 Athens
106.5 MHzLove FM Thessaloniki2018Greek music
106.8 MHzOrthodox Presence1988Religious radio; rebroadcasting with Ecclesia 89,5 of Athens
106.8 MHzFantasy Radio2019Amateur radio station with Greek and foreign music
107.1 MHzReal FM 107,12007News and talk; rebroadcasting with Real FM of Athens
107.4 MHzAthlitikos Libero2004Sports, news and talk
107.7 MHzStatus FM 107.72019News and talk

Radio stations in the Aegean islands

Prefecture of Chios

Prefecture of Cyclades

Prefecture of Dodecanese

Prefecture of Lesbos

Prefecture of Samos

Radio stations in the Ionian islands

Prefecture of Corfu

Prefecture of Kefallinia

Prefecture of Lefkada

Prefecture of Zakynthos

Radio stations in the Peloponnese

Prefecture of Achaia

Prefecture of Argolis

Prefecture of Arkadia

Prefecture of Ilia

Prefecture of Korinthia

Prefecture of Lakonia

Prefecture of Messinia

Radio stations in Central Greece

Prefecture of Aitoloakarnania

Prefecture of Evia

Prefecture of Evrytania

Prefecture of Fokida

Prefecture of Fthiotida

Prefecture of Viotia

Radio stations in Crete

Prefecture of Chania

Prefecture of Heraklion

Prefecture of Lasithi

Prefecture of Rethymno

Radio stations in Epirus

Prefecture of Arta

Prefecture of Ioannina

Prefecture of Preveza

Prefecture of Thesprotia

Radio stations in Macedonia

Prefecture of Chalkidiki

Prefecture of Drama

Prefecture of Florina

Prefecture of Grevena

Prefecture of Imathia

Prefecture of Kastoria

Prefecture of Kavala

Prefecture of Kilkis

Prefecture of Kozani

Prefecture of Pella

Prefecture of Pieria

Prefecture of Serres

Radio stations in Thessaly

Prefecture of Karditsa

Prefecture of Larissa

Prefecture of Magnesia

Prefecture of Trikala

Radio stations in Thrace

Prefecture of Evros

Prefecture of Rodopi

Prefecture of Xanthi

Medium Wave (MW band)

On the AM band, there are few licensed stations left, all of which are state-run. Unlicensed broadcasting is tolerated as the majority of listeners have abandoned the MW band. A number of unlicensed radio stations have taken advantage of that, thus avoiding the "crowded" FM band. A number of pirate radio enthusiasts use the expanded upper part of the AM band for "experimental" transmissions. When MW pirate radio broadcasting occurred, there was a formal division between the AM and FM, in Athens and Thessaloniki. On the MW/AM band most radio pirates in Athens were broadcasting foreign music whereas in FM most radio pirates broadcast Greek popular music. In Thessaloniki, and most of the rest of Greece, on MW/AM pirates were playing Greek popular music, and foreign pop and rock on FM. Currently, with several exceptions, nearly all MW/AM radio pirates play Greek popular music to a limited audience.

In Athens

All the state-run radio stations still broadcast their programs on the MW band, except the ERA 3 which gave its frequency to an AM the only station ERA Filia. The program is shared with another state station KOSMOS. Since unlicensed broadcasting on the AM in Greece is illegal but tolerated, some pirate radio stations broadcast full-fledged radio programs, some with commercials and some experimental. An example is on 1098 kHz, broadcasting experimentally in C-QUAM, AM Stereo, one of the few AM Stereo radio stations in Europe. Other unlicensed radio stations on the MW include those on 909 kHz, 1017 kHz, 1035 kHz, 1188 kHz.
FrequencyNameOn air sinceDescription
729 kHzFirst Programme1938News & talk; first station of Greek state radio
801 kHzStudio 1 Athens1985Amateur station with Greek laïko music
828 kHzStudio 54 Athens2010Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
846 kHzCannibal Radio Athens2011Amateur station with Greek laïko music
882 kHzHB 1990Amateur station with Greek laïko music
891 kHzNick Santana – Stavros Emerson2011Amateur station with foreign pop and rock music
945 kHzGalatsi Music Radio Visitor1991Amateur station with foreign pop and rock music
954 kHzTakis A5 Piraeus2013Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
972 kHzMichael FBI2006Amateur station with Greek laïko music
981 kHzERA Sport1993Sports; fourth station of Greek state radio
990 kHzRadio Astrikos1990Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1017 kHzStavros Planet AM2015Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1044 kHzThanasis Daffy Duck1990Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1071 kHzMesogeia Radio1990Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1071 kHzRadio Dulton1990Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1071 kHzChris MS191990Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1080 kHzGeorge Frank1990Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1089 kHzTasos Omega 10891993Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1098 kHzNick Aquarius Galatsi1993Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1107 kHzRadio 322 of Mesogeia2011Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1116 kHzRadio Junior of Athens2011Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1125 kHzAthens Radio Miniwatt2011Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1134 kHzAnamniseis/Margariti2017Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1143 kHzPiraeus Galaxy AM2011Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1170 kHzRadio Anemos2015Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1170 kHzRadio Bolero2020Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1188 kHzNikolas from Elata2013Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1206 kHzAthens Radio Meral1995Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1224 kHzWest Champions2014Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1242 kHzRadio Apollon1998Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1251 kHzHawaii Radio1978Amateur station with foreign pop and rock music
1260 kHzKowalski1976Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1296 kHzInterval AM2006Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1323 kHzVangelis A182007Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1341 kHzStar FM Athens2015Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1350 kHzStudio 20002007Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1359 kHzIlias LMG1974Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1368 kHzVasilis Thomson1974Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1368 kHzRadio Argosaronikos3/10/1984Greek pop and rock music
1386 kHzAthens Radio Painter1977Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1386 kHzSecond Programme1952Greek music; Second station of Greek state radio
1395 kHzInvisible Magician1977Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1395 kHzPaul of 22 Watt1977Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1422 kHzRadio Players1977Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1431 kHzAD of Athens1977Amateur station with Greek pop and rock music
1449 kHzEdisson 14492015Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1467 kHzThanasis A552007Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1476 kHzSuper Stathmos2015Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1485 kHzRadio Makrineia2015Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1512 kHzLaika Dromena2015Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1584 kHzAiakos Radio2015Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1650 kHzThree Figure2012Amateur station with Greek laïko music

In Thessaloniki

The two official state-run radio programmes still broadcast their programmes on the MW: the first programme of the Radio Station of Macedonia on 1044 kHz and the second programme on 1179 kHz. A notable unlicensed radio station in Thessaloniki is the 1431AM, a free radio station broadcasting regularly from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki campus in the centre of the city. Other pirate radio stations in the Thessaloniki area are using the 1566 kHz and the AM expanded band.
FrequencyNameOn air sinceDescription
1224 kHzRadio 92018Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1260 kHzNorth Sound2018Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1260 kHzSeven AM Radio2018Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1368 kHzChalastra Radio2014Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1386 kHzMakedonia MW2014Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1431 kHz1431AM2001Student radio station from the AUTH
1476 kHzRadio Veteranos2015Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1521 kHzGiannis Epouranios2015Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1539 kHzNorth Sound2018Amateur station with Greek laïko music
1620 kHzRadio Devil2018Amateur station with Greek laïko music

The rest of Greece

State-run ERA radio stations broadcast the ERA International Network programme to the Mediterranean and south-east Europe on 765 kHz, 927 kHz, 1008 kHz, 1260 kHz, 1404 kHz and 1512 kHz in Greek. Other regional radio stations still broadcast in AM their programs, such as Kavala and Kozani on the same frequency and Heraklion Crete. Numerous pirate stations, many of them high powered, broadcast irregularly throughout Greece. Most are from the central-northern part of the country but there are AM radio pirates in Thrace, Crete, Cyclades and Peloponnese as well. On the AM expanded band numerous radio pirates transmit experimentally without a regular schedule, or program, mostly Greek popular music along with Q code QSO.

Ionian Islands

Peloponnese

Macedonia

Thessaly

Komotini

Agrafa

Other areas

Short Wave (SW band)

Digital and Internet Radio

Occasional experimental DAB broadcasts were reported in the Athens and Thessaloniki areas on channels 13A, 13B, 13C since 2003. Since January 2018, ERT transmits a DAB+ multiplex on channel 12C from their transmitter site on Mount Ymittos, near Athens. The multiplex contains: "First Programme", "Second Programme", "Third Programme", "ERA Sport", "ERA Kosmos", "Voice of Greece" and "ERA 7".
Most radio stations in Greece stream their audio on the Internet.

List of digital radio stations

List of internet radio stations