RIK 1
Television channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Television channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RIK 1 (Greek: ΡΙΚ 1) is a Cypriot television channel owned and operated by Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. It was launched in 1957.
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| Country | Cyprus |
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| Broadcast area | Cyprus |
| Headquarters | Aglandjia, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister channels | RIK 2 |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 October 1957 (CBS) 1 January 1959 (CyBC TV) 21 March 1992 (CyBC One) |
| Former names | CBS |
| Links | |
| Website | www.cybc.com.cy |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| RIK | RIK 1 Live |
The channel opened in 1957 as CBS TV, in 1959, the corporation changed its name to CyBC, RIK in Greek.
Until 1992, RIK was the only television channel in the country, a position it held for 34 1/2 years until March 1992, when RIK 2 started, and later in April, the private channel O Logos. By the early 90s, RIK opened at 5pm and its programming was still relatively limited.[1] RIK subtitled its foreign imports only in Greek, as RIK believed that adding Turkish subtitles would fill the screen with lines of text. As of 1979, the majority of the programming was in English and Greek, with Turkish-language programming being limited to daily news bulletins and a twice-weekly current affairs magazine programme. The Turkish-speaking output is now carried on RIK 2.[2]
In the last week of 2023, RIK 1 had an audience share of 9.2%, behind Omega Channel, ANT1 Cyprus and Alpha.[3]
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