When it comes to radio broadcast, all listeners can attest to the excellent sound and programmes they receive but we hardly get to see where all the voices are coming from; the working atmosphere. As such, GhanaCelebrities.Com visited Accra based Starr FM, stationed in the Meridian House, near the Nima Police Station-Ring Road Central to bring you exclusive photos of the ambience where the action takes place.
Starr Fm-Accra
As expected, it’s a beautiful and well put together working environment, clean and warm for the presenters and all the workers—no doubt their excellence is felt even in our homes.
Surely, it’s not just the star presenters who are driving the success of the station; it’s the star environment which warms the spirit of all the workers to deliver their best. They say, the environment you work within speaks a lot about your output and Starr Fm has definitely taken note of that…
Even before kick-starting its well packaged interactive radio shows yesterday, STARR FM had gained encouraging strength—let’s say had taken over the airwaves during its test transmission, with the uninterrupted well selected songs they played.
Though you cannot use periods of radio test transmissions where music is the sole attraction to predict or measure the success of any radio station, and the number of people listening during those times do not really matter—because everyone would tune in, an attempt to escape from the other radio stations where the talk has become a bother. You can at least use this music-only periods to gauge and evaluate the quality of sound being thrown at you, and whether those picking the songs know what they’ve been hired to do or not.
Many radio stations have had great following in Ghana during their test transmission periods but STARR FM held people hostage—and everyone had something great to say. The airwaves felt refreshed and even if your speakers were Chinese grade F, the sound was still great. The most plausible conclusion here is; STARR FM must be using some high quality equipment, to be able to send through its transmitters such superior sounds across our “polluted” airwaves…
For some of us, the test transmission had been hugely successful and we couldn’t wait to hear the voices and take note on how the STARR radio personalities, many who have had decades of radio experience would handle their various programmes. It was an edgy feeling, as the test transmission’s success meant that, it could be easy for the presenters to keep the listeners or any slight crack in their voices and presentation will call for a dial change.
After having enjoyed many weeks of great musical entertainment, we’ve been spoilt like brats—and no one was going to stay around to listen to any boring radio show soaked in big names but middling hosting…
And then Kafui Dey pulled through the morning with a brilliant Morning Show-“Start Your Dey Right”, well structured and managed—with good interactive spots that kept the ears listening. At this stage, it was obvious that the STARRS had landed and they will not be part of the airwaves, they would rather redefine radio—to give the airwaves that missing excitement.
Surely, Naa Ashorkor Mensa-Doku would have panicked having probably listened to Kafui Dey in the morning—and must have been under pressure to deliver. Naa Ashorkor took over the airwaves with “The Zone, Take It Easy” from 9am to 12 midday and even though she managed to sail through, her lack of considerable experience on radio was obvious—and perhaps, it was so obvious because Kafui Dey had lifted the bar to an unreasonable height.
