AKTINA FM GREEK AMERICAN RADIO
Entering its 31st year on the air in 2024 (EST. 1993), AKTINA FM reaches over 1M listeners in New York and over 2.5M nationwide and worldwide delivering exceptional programs of Culture, Enlightenment and Entertainment. Streaming every day 24 hours 7 days a week from this website and simultaneously from 12 related websites which carry the AKTINA FM Name Brand as well as from a wide variety of other online platforms and applications, AKTINA FM continues to be a leading radio voice in the promotion of the rich cultural heritage of Greece and Cyprus for the benefit of Greek Americans of all generations and ages and of its wide and diverse audience. Broadcasting in English and with an innovative bilingual format (English - Greek), AKTINA FM also delivers news, information, community - oriented programs and engaging segments on a wide variety of topics including health, legislation among other. Read more about AKTINA FM here.
NEW DOCUMENTARIES BEING TELEVISED ON WNYE CHANNEL 25
Under the title, Cyprus Ancient Monuments, starting on Sunday, March 3, 2024 and every Sunday through May 15, 2024, CYPRECO is televising on WNYE Channel 25 three new documentaries as part of its ongoing mission of promoting and preserving the rich cultural heritage of Cyprus for the benefit of Greek and Greek Cypriot Americans and of all New Yorkers.
The documentaries will be shown within the weekly broadcasts of AKTINA TV broadcasting every Sunday from 6pm to 7pm on Channel 25. Each documentary will be presented as a series in 15-minute increments with an approximate show time 6:10pm every Sunday during the weekly TV Series, Cyprus Its History and Culture Through The Ages. All documentaries include English sub-titles and close captioning for the hearing impaired.
In the documentary, The Straw Mat of Kapouti, viewers will enjoy and familiarize themselves with the traditional folk craft of making the famous straw mats in the Cypriot village of Kapouti. Supported with interviews from elder Cypriots who are involved in this craft and who are committed on passing the secrets of this craft to the new generations, the film also documents the entire process of making the straw mats starting from the collection of the raw materials and ending with the making of these products. The folk art of making the straw mats of Kapouti is included in the national catalog of intangible cultural heritage since 2015.
Touching upon the Architecture of Cyprus is the second documentary which examines in depth and records the centuries-old art of working the stone and porolith in the creation of architectural cultural monuments, temples and structures on the island of Cyprus.
The third documentary is entitled, Troodos…and the birth of Cyprus. Troodos, is the most important mountain range of Cyprus. Its unique characteristics combined with its wealth of mineral and water resources have created an excellent habitat for the people of Cyprus and the basis for the ten thousand years-long history of art and civilization on the island. The genesis of Troodos and of Cyprus constitutes a miracle of nature geosciences, history and myth. The specific features of the island that formed, such as the impressive relief, the diversity of micro-climates, the abundant and diverse flora and the sea around, made it synonymous with the natural beauty and fertility.
CYPRECO of America, Inc., has been collaborating with AKTINA TV for several years now in order to televise on this highly rated and popular TV show different documentaries which showcase various aspects of the unique culture and folklore of Cyprus and Greece.
AKTINA TV creates and delivers original commercial-free content in English and in Greek which informs, inspires, enlightens, entertains and enriches the knowledge about Hellenic culture, about Greece and Cyprus. During its weekly broadcasts, AKTINA TV also delivers local and international news, news breaking stories and special reports, community oriented programs on the life and activities of the Greek and Cypriot American community, life in New York, entertainment and other unique programs. AKTINA TV offers close captions for all of its English language programs and English sub-titles for all of its Greek language programs. AKTINA TV is a non-profit and commercial-free English-language Greek American TV Show broadcasting since 2002 on New York’s public station WNYE-Channel 25. The channel is available for free and without any subscription and it is also carried by all major cable and satellite networks in New York City, New Jersey and the outskirts of Pennsylvania. Read more about AKTINA TV and see carriers here.
The presentation CYPRECO’s programs for calendar year 2024 is made possible in part by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Discretionary funding from The New York City Council.