Note to self; if ever a radio show wants your honest opinion with an iPhone 4 as a possible reward for having done so, don’t give your honest opinion. This is exactly what happened when Mix FM did a ‘tune up’ survey with the chance to win an iPhone 4.
Mix FM isn’t exactly my favourite radio station but when compared to the consistency of Hitz FM on playing the same tunes every day and that other station on 89.9 FM (in Kuching), it’s a case of being the only one tolerable. They do have a huge repeat on songs but it’s probably the only station where they’ll throw Billie Myers right after Akon.
The survey was very vague and non-specific. There wasn’t much space for me to point my frustrations of having a station called Mix and not having much of a mix of songs. The only mix is between artists of similar genre that have been in some form of Top 40 somewhere along the line where I would have liked listening to different songs that haven’t really been on the playlist of most Americans as that seems to be the basis of what forms Malaysian song choices.
I’m talking about bands like Billy Talent, Ben Folds Five, Shinedown, Seether or even local bands like Naked Breed or regional bands like Cueshe (Philippines). But no, we have to listen to dribble like Kesha, Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber.
Naked Breed – Tribute
The survey asked stuff like what’s my favourite breakfast show, what does that show have in comparison to the Mix Breakfast Show (as if they had anticipated people don’t rate it that highly) and stuff like that. I can’t remember the specific answers I gave but in short, I said, “You’re shite BUT you have the potential to be better.” And they do have potential. They just need to tone down on the number of times they play Macy Gray’s Beauty in the world.
I wouldn’t say my survey was negative and cynical. On the contrary, I think it was constructive. I advocated they have a football segment where pundits got on the air and took calls from fans. I also suggested that the Mix breakfast show be revamped because Ferhad was someone I’d like to listen to on my 15 minute drive to work in the morning. He’s probably good in a recording studio doing his songs but not as a DJ let’s be honest.
I think I’m not alone on the Mix breakfast show because starting January 3 next year, there’ll be a new breakfast show featuring this guy and some girl. I’m not familiar with the line-up but I’m giving them a clean slate to impress me.
One question asked, “Which celebrity would you like to have on as a DJ?” and I answered, “Me.”
I didn’t win an iPhone 4. It probably went to those people who ended their surveys by going, “Mix FM is the best. I love you so much. You’re so amazing.” The same people that think Taylor Swift is musically gifted and turn up the volume when they hear the 1Malaysia song.
Since I’m on the subject, anyone else think the Kuching Hitz FM DJs are crap? One has a whiny voice and the other sounds like he picked up English after he got the gig. They probably know somebody who knows somebody who knows their parents.
