Mix FM Lebanon

Radio station in Beirut

Beirut

Broadcast areaLebanonFrequency104.4 to 104.7 MHzRDS[_MIX_FM_] with song titlesBrandingMix FMProgrammingLanguage(s)EnglishFormatTop 40OwnershipOwnerRoger Saad (DJ Rodge)History

First air date

23 February 1996Technical informationERP50 kWLinksWebsitewww.mixfm.com.lb

Mix FM Lebanon (104.4 - 104.7 MHz FM) is a radio station serving Beirut, Zahle, and Lebanon. The radio station's studios are located in Beirut. It is owned by Lebanese DJ Rodge (Roger Saad), and was first broadcast on 23 February 1996.^[1]

Mix FM mainly broadcasts new and trending music. The station also broadcasts exclusive national and international shows in the morning, afternoon, and weekend nights.

Number one songs by year

These songs hit #1 on Mix FM's Top 100 Songs:

1996: Coolio - "Gangsta's Paradise"
1997: Puff Daddy - "I'll Be Missing You"
1998: Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On"
1999: Britney Spears - "...Baby One More Time"
2000: Madonna – “Music”
2001: Kylie Minogue – “Can't Get You Out of My Head”
2002: Las Ketchup – “Asereje”
2003: Beyoncé and Jay-Z – “Crazy In Love”
2004: Usher ft. Ludacris and Lil Jon - “Yeah!”
2005: Madonna – “Hung Up”
2006: Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean - “Hips Don't Lie”
2007: Yves Larock ft Jaba – “Rise Up”
2008: Guru Josh Project – “Infinity”
2009: The Black Eyed Peas - “I Gotta Feeling”
2010: Rihanna & Eminem - “Love the Way You Lie”
2011: Adele - “Rolling in the Deep”
2012: Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe - “We Are Young”
2013: Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc - “Wake Me Up”
2014: John Legend - “All Of Me”
2015: Adele - “Hello”^[2]
2016: Sia - “Cheap Thrills”
2017: Ed Sheeran - “Shape of You”
2018: Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B - “Girls Like You”
2019: Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - “Señorita”

The station stopped producing its annual Top 100 Songs list after 2019 due to the cancellation of its live shows and a shift to automated programming. This operational change resulted in the discontinuation of the Top 100 Songs feature, which had been a significant part of Mix FM’s programming.

Shows and Programs

Mix FM has experienced significant management and scheduling challenges. The primary issue arose when the owner, who is also a DJ, shifted focus to his DJ career, which gained substantial prominence during the COVID-19 lockdown. This shift in focus led to the cancellation of all live and acquired shows on the station. Additionally, the station's traditional practice of having a host provide news and commentary between songs has also ceased, leaving the station to air only automated music without live presentation.

Consequently, the quality of the station's livestream deteriorated, and song names were removed from both the livestream and FM broadcasts. Furthermore, the station's promotional sweepers have not been updated since 2019.

As of summer 2024, the station has acquired the rights to four one-hour international shows, which are scheduled to air at night to cater to Lebanese listeners during social events.

On Air:

80's at 8
The Retro Years, Thursday, 8 pm – 9 pm
The Weekend Powermix with Rodge, 6 pm – 7 pm Saturday and Sunday
Mix FM Sunday Brunch, Sunday, noon – 1 pm
The Official Lebanese Top 20, Mondays at 7 pm
Clapcast by Claptone, Fridays at 11 pm
Circoloco, Fridays at 12 am
Global Residency by Shimza, Saturdays at 11 pm
Purified by Nora En Pure, Saturdays at 12 am

Cancelled:

Clint Maximus in the Morning, Monday to Friday, 7 am till 10 am
Nemr in the Afternoon, Monday to Friday, 5 pm till 7 pm
Club Frequency with maDJam, Friday, 10 pm – 11 pm
Hardwell on Air, Friday, 11 pm – 1 am
The Edge Radio Show with Clint Maximus, Friday night / Saturday morning, Starting 02am
The Mix FM Top 20, Saturday and Sunday, (2 pm – 3 pm Sat) (8 pm – 9 pm Sun)
Tim live, Saturday, 9 pm – 10 pm
A State of Trance with Armin van Buuren, Saturday, 10 pm – 12 am
Club Life by Tiësto, Saturday night / Sunday Morning, 12 am – 2 am
Drumcode with Adam Beyer, Saturday night / Sunday morning, 2 am – 4 am
The Mix FM Road Show