Wednesday, October 04, 2006

The Gauntlet Has Been Thrown: Morning Crew vs Big Bang Breakfast Show


The recent buzz surrounding the airwaves especially on local English radio station is about the new FlyFm Big Bang breakfast Show hosts, pairing the ever witty Fly Guy with the ever bubly Phat Phabes. Unsurpisingly this will not come good with Malaysia top English station Hitz.fm whom more or less ruled over morning airwaves for English station listeners.

Hitz.fm Morning Crew has long dominated the airwaves with their funny, witty, bubbly and at times "over" deejays. It was in fact, Fly Guy whom with Lil Kev tat started the Morning Crew hype that dominated the morning airwaves. It was Morning-Crewmania for those who tune in during the morning and many find these guys simply irrestible. However good times are over for them and also their legions of fan listeners when both of their services were terminated due to disputes in their contractual obligations .[ I could still remember that they were to interview by then outgoing Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir when suddenly the issue arised]. Hitz.fm initially has difficulty in finding replacements for the celebrated deejays which has been quite worrying for them since Morning Crew has a huge followers who has not fail to tune in to their favorite morning show. Eventually the pairing of Rudy and J Lo seems to work out a chemistry which give a glimpse of hope and Morning Crew breath sight of relief .... until J Lo was reassigned to HyperDrive slot and Jay Jay will fill in together with Rudy and the New Hitz.fm New Morning Crew. These new pairing was the best since Fly Guy and Lil Kev left the much celebrated radio station. More than a year has passed since the new Morning Crew gone on air and they have been quite of an entertainer minus some unnecessary "events" [especially the April Fool Gotcha 2005, that a very lame one].As for Hitz.fm paymaster, business are as usual ... Morning Crew once again dominates the airwaves ...... errr .... that wat they would like to think ... until now.

Fly FM, a spin off from Malaysia Premier Media Consortium -> Media Prima, was launched earlier this year with Fly Guy [surprise surprise, Hitz.fm .... look whos back ?]. If thats not enough, the morning show which is helmed by the ever witty FlyGuy would add another mouth bubbly radio icon .... no its not Lil Kev [though I hope it is] .... its Phat Phabes ... who jumped ship from .. guess who ? .. yes .. Hitz.fm. The bubly Phat Phabes will now join FlyGuy for FlyFm Bing Bang Breakfast Show and with these two guys around .. I would put my money that these 2 guys would give the morning crew a run for their money. Expect funnier, crazier breakfast show with these 2 guys around.

Unsurprisingly, the benefactors of the close fight are the listeners themselves .. who also hv to endure the sight of needing to choose ... which one to tune on to ? Morning Crew or Big Bang show ?

I dunno abt u guys out there ... but I hv now saved 95.8 as my second favorite channel ... and if they are good enuff ... for the first time in over 4 years [since i get my car]..... Hitz.fm will be dethroned as my favorite radio channel .....

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