Reports reaching NEWS-ONE indicate that owners and managers of leading radio stations in Ghana have become jittery over reports that some of the best human resources on the various stations are lacing their boots to join NEAT 100.9 FM, the new radio station from the stables of Despite Group of Companies, proud operators of Peace FM, Okay FM, Hello FM and UTV.
Already, the station has easily poached celebrated broadcast journalist Adakabre Frimpong Manso, who dumped Adom FM and Multimedia Group Limited, and picked up a new juicy job with NEAT 100.9 FM as head of programmes, head of news and host of the morning show.
Interestingly, owners of the station are keeping the list of new entrants close to their chest and the only hint is that a few big names from Kumasi and Accra would be announced soon.
This is not uncommon with the Despite Group of Companies which has over the years been noted for poaching some of the best talents from media houses all over the country.
The industry big names that the Despite Group of Companies have poached from other stations include Chairman General Kwame Sefa Kayi and Fiifi Banson from Radio Gold, Abeiku Santana from Adom FM, Billy Ocean from Otec FM, Kwame Amu from Hot FM, Odi Ahinkain from Solid FM and Micky Darling from Happy FM.
For months, the station has been test-transmitting and has become the radio station with the fastest growing listenership in Accra and its environs.
So far, the station has been able to attract new listeners and get them addicted, perhaps, due to its consistency in playing nonstop good music ranging from evergreen old time mega hits to some of the contemporary biggest hits.
Aside music, NEAT 100.9 FM has also used comedy to capture radio listeners.
Some of the favourite comedy tapes played on the station include one that captures a popular Ghanaian pastor saying that smoking a stick of cigarette reduces the life span by three hours; a shot of alcohol reduces the life span by five hours while neglecting parental responsibilities reduces the life span by forty five years.
Another tape also captures a man saying he was on his way to �buy equipment like tomatoes, onions and pepper� to prepare stew.
When he was told the items he had mentioned were not �equipment�, he apologized and said they are rather �instruments�.
He again apologized and described them as �gadgets�.
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