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The following is a list of programs broadcast by CyBC or RIK (Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation) television stations. CybC was the only Cypriot television network before the launches of ANT1 (in 1993), Mega (Logos TV until the 1990s), and Sigma (in 1995).
Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, or CyBC, is Cyprus' public broadcasting service. It transmits island-wide on four radio and two domestic television channels, and uses one satellite channel for the Cypriot diaspora. It also transmits on a separate high definition channel.
Turkey has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 34 times since its debut in 1975. Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Turkey has only failed to qualify for the final once, in 2011. Turkey won the contest once in 2003, and hosted the 2004 contest in Istanbul.
Greece has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 41 times since its debut in 1974, missing six contests in that time. Greece's first win came in 2005 with "My Number One", sung by Helena Paparizou. The Greek national broadcaster, Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT), broadcasts the event each year and organises the process for the selection of the Greek entry. Greece has never finished last in the contest.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Why Angels Cry" written by Peter Yiannakis and performed by Annet Artani. The Cypriot entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece was determined on 22 February 2006, having been selected through the national final A Song for Europe organised by the country's public broadcasting service Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). A Song for Europe saw 20 competing entries split between two semi-final rounds leading to a 10-entry final.
Alexandros Panayi, born in Nicosia, Cyprus is a Greek Cypriot singer, composer, lyricist, producer, vocal coach, and vocal arranger. He is best known for having represented his country twice at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1995 & 2000.
Evridiki Theokleous, known professionally as simply Evridiki, is a Greek Cypriot rock, pop, and electropop singer. She is best known in Europe for representing her home country, Cyprus, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1994 and 2007 with the songs Teriazoume, Eimai Anthropos Ki Ego and Comme Ci, Comme Ça, respectively.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Evridiki was chosen to represent the country with the song "Comme ci, comme ça", an electro-pop dance song composed by Dimitris Korgialas and written by Posidonas Giannopoulos.
Evdokia Kadi was chosen as the Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and selected their entry through a national final, organised by Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). Evdokia Kadi was chosen as the Cypriot representative with the song "Femme Fatale", which is a traditional Greek Laïkó song with a French title.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Christina Metaxa represented the country with the song "Firefly".
Soultana (Tania) Tsanaklidou is a Greek artist, both singer and actress, who represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and selected their entry through a national final, organised by Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). After an open call to performers to submit proposals, ten entries were shortlisted for the 7 February national final. Welsh singer Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders were chosen as the Cypriot entry on 7 February with their song "Life Looks Better in Spring" and competed in the second half of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The winner of the talent show Performance, broadcast by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), was the Cypriot entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, which was decided on 10 September 2010.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Cypriot entry was selected through a combination of an internal selection, to select the artist, and a national final, to select the song, both organised by the Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). Ivi Adamou represented Cyprus with the song "La La Love", which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 16th in the final, scoring 65 points, Cyprus' best placing in the Eurovision Song Contest since attaining 5th place in 2004.
Greece confirmed its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, to be held between 14 and 18 May 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), announced on 15 January 2013 that it had reached an agreement with private music channel MAD TV to take on the organization and production of a national final to select a song to represent Greece in the contest. Additionally, MAD TV will also handle all related preparations associated with the contest. ERT stated that it had taken this decision, after reaching out to record labels and failing to secure a deal with them as in previous years. A national final was held on 18 February 2013, with Koza Mostra and Agathonas Iakovidis winning with the song "Alcohol Is Free".
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, and selected their entry through an internal selection, organised by the Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). Despina Olympiou represented Cyprus with the song "An me thimasai", written by Zenon Zindilis and composed by Andreas Giorgallis. Cyprus failed to qualify from the first semi-final of the contest, placing 15th and scoring 11 points.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, held in Vienna, Austria. The Cypriot entry was selected through the Eurovision Song Project, a national selection similar to the structure and format of Sweden's national selection Melodifestivalen. The selection was intended to be organized by the Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) and MAD TV. However, due to the low number of submissions, it was decided that the broadcasters would not collaborate for the selection. Cyprus was represented by the song "One Thing I Should Have Done", performed by Giannis Karagiannis and co-written by Karagiannis with Mike Connaris. Cyprus performed 15th in the second semi-final, held on 21 May 2015, and placed 6th, receiving 87 points. The country qualified for the grand final held two days later, where it placed 22nd with 11 points.
Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. Maria Elena Kyriakou was chosen to represent Greece in the 2015 contest with the song "One Last Breath".
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Alter Ego" written by Minus One and Thomas G:son. The song was performed by the band Minus One, which was selected by the Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) in November 2015 to represent Cyprus at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The Cypriot song, "Alter Ego", was presented to the public on 22 February 2016.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Feeling Alive" performed by Stelios Constantas. The song was written by Constantas, who had previously attempted to represent the nation at the contest after taking part in the in 1997 and 1999 selection processes.