Hitz FM in Labuan. FM 100.8MHz (Bukit Karatong/Kota Kinabalu) or FM 105.8MHz (Bukit Lambir/Miri), which one is better?

Malaysia's No.1 English radio station, Hitz FM is still available in Labuan via FM frequency transmission actually, but what's the tuning frequency?

On 30th March 2025, I went to Labuan for a short holiday trip and radio DXing activity. Hence, I included Hitz FM in my radio DXing list for Labuan area.

When I was in Labuan, I tuned to Hitz FM on two frequencies, such as FM 100.8MHz (Kota Kinabalu) and FM 105.8MHz (Miri), then I recorded the videos of both radio signals.

* Hitz FM 100.8MHz Bukit Karatong/Kota Kinabalu (136km)

* Hitz FM 105.8MHz Bukit Lambir/Miri (184km)

Compare between 100.8 and 105.8, Hitz FM 100.8 is clearer than 105.8 in Labuan. Based on the videos above, Hitz FM 100.8MHz has STEREO signal, meanwhile 105.8MHz signal is very mild.

Dear all tourists and local residents in Labuan, if you're listening to Hitz FM, the tuning frequency is FM 100.8MHz, transmitted from Bukit Karatong. I conducted an overall coverage check, Hitz FM 100.8MHz is available in entire Labuan Island.

Note: All the radio reception videos are taken outdoor.

Penerimaan siaran radio Era Sabah (FM 102.4MHz Bukit Karatong/Kota Kinabalu) dan Era Sarawak (FM 101.3MHz Bukit Lambir/Miri) di Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan.

 

Radio Era di Sabah dan Sarawak mempunyai kandungan siaran yang berbeza, kedua-dua stesen mempunyai program tempatan masing-masing.

Saya merakam video isyarat Era FM Sabah dan Era FM Sarawak di Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan pada 30hb Mac 2025. 

 

Di Labuan, Era Sabah diterima pada frekuensi FM 102.4MHz yang dipancar dari Bukit Karatong (Kota Kinabalu), manakala Era Sarawak yang saya menerima di Labuan dipancar dari Bukit Lambir Miri, frekuensinya ialah FM 101.3MHz.

 

Video dirakam di kawasan sekitar Bandar Victoria dari pukul 4 petang sehingga 5 petang. 

* Era FM Sabah 102.4MHz Bukit Karatong/Kota Kinabalu (136km)

* Era FM Sarawak 101.3MHz Bukit Lambir/Miri (184km)

Antara kedua-dua stesen radio Era, siaran Era Sabah (FM 102.4MHz) lebih jelas daripada Era Sarawak (FM 101.3MHz) di Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan, tetapi Era Sarawak pada frekuensi FM 101.3MHz dari Bukit Lambir ialah stesen radio yang paling jauh diterima di Bandar Labuan dengan jarak 184km.

 

Era Sabah pada frekuensi FM 102.4MHz mempunyai gangguan frekuensi dengan RTM Traxx FM 102.3MHz dari Bukit Mas (Limbang) di Labuan, tetapi gangguan frekuensi tersebut antara Era 102.4 dan Traxx FM 102.3 masih ok.

Kalau anda mendengar radio Era di Labuan, cuma Era Sabah boleh diterima di Labuan pada frekuensi FM 102.4MHz dengan isyarat sederhana dan jelas, manakala Era Sarawak pada frekuensi FM 101.3MHz sangat lemah diterima di Labuan.

納閩中文電台列表 List of Chinese radio stations in Labuan

納閩聯邦直轄區的中文電台基本上只有愛FM，但當地還有其他中文電台可以聽到，只不過部分電台線路不清。

以下都是我在納閩維多利亞市中心接收的中文電台

1. RTM 愛FM 92.3/99.9/103.3MHz

2. RTM Red FM 104.1MHz (砂拉越林夢頻道)

3. MY FM 104.0MHz (沙巴亞庇頻道）

4.  Melody FM 98.6MHz (沙巴亞庇頻道）

5. Eight FM 95.7MHz (沙巴亞庇頻道）

Red FM 104.1MHz在納閩還是很清楚。

MY FM 104.0MHz的線路還好，但它還是有稍微被Red FM 104.1MHz干擾，Melody FM 98.6MHz和Eight FM 95.7MHz的線路比較差。另外，納閩也有Sabah VFM中文節目，廣播時間是每天早上9點至中午12點，收聽頻率是93.3或102.9。

Tea FM 102.8MHz沒有被列入納閩中文電台列表，因為它受到Sabah VFM 102.9MHz強烈干擾。

整體上，納閩島一共有5家中文廣播電台。

Listen to Mix FM in Labuan on 101.6MHz (Kota Kinabalu frequency from Bukit Karatong)

 

Mix FM can be tuned weakly in Labuan via Kota Kinabalu frequency 101.6MHz, transmitted from Bukit Karatong.

- Frequency: FM 101.6MHz

- Power: 2kW

- Transmitter site: Bukit Karatong, Sabah

- Receiver site: Bandar Victoria, Labuan

- Distance: 136km

- Receiver: TECSUN PL-380

In Labuan, Mix FM Kota Kinabalu frequency 101.6MHz from Bukit Karatong transmitter has adjacent channel interference with RTM Sarawak FM 101.5MHz from Limbang (Bukit Mas), but less obvious.

RTM愛FM納閩頻率92.3MHz在納閩聯邦直轄區受到汶萊電台同頻率干擾，但納閩聽眾還可以通過其他頻率 (99.9MHz或103.3MHz) 來繼續收聽廣播

馬來西亞國營電台 (RTM) 中文廣播愛FM (Ai FM)在納閩的收聽頻率是92.3MHz，訊號是從納閩島Bukit Timbalai 傳輸，來覆蓋全島。

不幸的是，愛FM納閩 (Labuan) 頻道在納閩聯邦直轄區的收線狀況不好因為它受到汶萊電台干擾。

由於汶萊電台RTB Nasional FM在Bukit Subok使用的頻率是92.3MHz，導致與RTM愛FM在納閩島產生同頻率干擾，在納閩通過頻率92.3收聽愛FM的聽眾會有跳台現象。

聽著愛FM的你們，突然聽到汶萊廣播電台，過後又回到愛FM。

在我的看法，愛FM 92.3在納閩被汶萊電台干擾的事件對聽眾造成影響並不大因為聽眾還可以通過其他頻率來繼續收聽廣播，所以我認為沒有必要建議RTM去換愛FM的納閩頻率來解決干擾問題。

也許聽眾沒有投訴，所以RTM沒有採取適當行動來解決干擾問題。

除了92.3，在納閩的聽眾可以調收音機電台頻率至99.9或103.3來繼續收聽愛FM。

愛FM在納閩島的兩個頻率都是來自沙巴和砂拉越。

99.9MHz是沙巴實必丹 (Sipitang)頻率，訊號從Bukit Tampalagus 發射站傳輸，主要覆蓋沙巴實必丹地區，但它也能覆蓋納閩。

103.3MHz是砂拉越林夢 (Limbang) 頻率，訊號從Bukit Mas發射站傳輸，主要覆蓋砂拉越林夢和鄰國汶萊，但我在納閩還可以通過這個頻率收聽愛FM的節目。

今天是開齋節首日，我本人在納閩聯邦直轄區度假，為期三天兩夜，主要活動是探測遠距離電台訊號，昨天抵達納閩島，但今早我錄製愛FM電台訊號短片，接收頻率涵蓋92.3 (納閩/Bukit Timbalai), 99.9 (沙巴實必丹/Bukit Tampalagus), 103.3 (砂拉越林夢/Bukit Mas)和 106.3 (沙巴內陸地區/Layang-Layang沙巴神山)。

根據以上的視頻，92.3受到汶萊電台干擾，106.3在納閩是比較弱，但99.9和103.3在納閩的訊號狀況算清楚。

視頻在納閩農業銀行 (Agro Bank) 外錄製，接收地點也同時靠近納閩管理機構大廈。

106.3主要覆蓋沙巴蘭瑙 (Ranau)和昆達山 (Kundasang)，這兩個沙巴內陸地區是無法通過亞庇頻率91.9接收訊號。

整體上，愛FM 99.9和103.3的訊號在納閩還是很清楚。

至愛FM的納閩聽眾，若92.3受到汶萊電台干擾，我建議大家通過頻率99.9和103.3來繼續收聽廣播。

Cats FM radio reception in Labuan

Cats FM is a Malay-Iban language commercial radio station based in Sarawak. It is available in entire Sarawak region and small part of Sabah via frequencies transmission, but what about Federal Territory of Labuan?

In Labuan, by comparing with RTM Sarawak FM, Cats FM is more difficult to be tuned there, regardless 88.7MHz from Bukit Mas Limbang or 88.2MHz from Bukit Tiong Lawas.

On 30th March 2025, I managed to log in two Cats FM frequencies in Bandar Victoria, Labuan. 

In Labuan, the possible Cats FM tuning frequency is either 88.7MHz or 88.2MHz.

1. Cats FM 88.7MHz Bukit Mas Limbang 1kW (65km)

2. Cats FM 88.2MHz Bukit Tiong Lawas 0.5kW (48km)

Videos were recorded near Agro Bank Labuan on 30th March 2025, approximately 1630 hours.

Based on the radio reception videos above, none of them can be received clearly in Labuan, instead interference.

As Cats FM 88.7MHz from Bukit Mas has 200kHz frequency separation with RTM Nasional FM 88.5MHz Bukit Timbalai transmitter, so there is an adjacent channel interference if I tune to Cats FM on 88.7MHz in Labuan.

Meanwhile 88.2MHz from Bukit Tiong Lawas is also very weak in Labuan, but for certain areas, I can detect the interference noise of RTM Radio Klasik FM 88.1MHz Lawa Mandau transmitter when I tune to Cats FM on 88.2MHz.

In conclusion, Cats FM is needed to be tuned via online streaming platform in Labuan because it's frequencies on 88.7MHz and 88.2MHz are very weak.

Era FM Sarawak 101.3MHz and Hitz FM 105.8MHz from Bukit Lambir, Miri, Sarawak are the furthest radio stations tuned in Labuan (184km tuning distance)

In Labuan, alongside local radio stations, and distant radio stations from Kota Kinabalu, Brunei as well as Limban, I can detect two radio stations signal from Miri (Bukit Lambir), namely Era FM Sarawak 101.3MHz and Hitz FM 105.8MHz.

For Hitz FM, in Labuan, it is tuned on 100.8MHz from Kota Kinabalu (Bukit Karatong), but I can detect a very mild radio signal of Hitz FM on the frequency 105.8MHz which is transmitted from Bukit Lambir for Miri, Sarawak. Compare between 100.8MHz and 105.8MHz, Hitz FM 100.8MHz is clearer than 105.8MHz in Labuan.

For Era FM, it has different content between Era FM Sabah and Era FM Sarawak. In Labuan, although Era FM Sabah 102.4MHz from Bukit Karatong can be tuned with moderate to weak signal, but Era FM Sarawak can be received with very weak signal there on 101.3MHz from Miri (Bukit Lambir).

By calculating the tuning distance, from Bukit Lambir to Bandar Victoria, Labuan, it is 184km.

In conclusion, the furthest radio stations tuned in Labuan go to Era FM Sarawak 101.3MHz and Hitz FM 105.8MHz from Bukit Lambir.

List of the radio stations which are receivable in Labuan. (2025)

Here is the list of radio stations which can be received in Labuan.

==Astro Radio==

* Hitz: FM 100.8MHz from Bukit Karatong 

* Mix: FM 101.6MHz from Bukit Karatong

* Lite: FM 103.2MHz from Bukit Karatong

* MY FM: 104.0MHz from Bukit Karatong

* Melody: FM 98.6MHz from Bukit Karatong 

* Era Sabah: FM 102.4MHz from Bukit Karatong

==Media Prima Audio==

* Eight FM: 95.7MHz from Bukit Karatong

==Others==

* IKIM FM: 93.9MHz from Bukit Karatong

* Kupi-Kupi FM: 96.3MHz from Bukit Karatong 

* Bernama Radio: FM 107.9MHz from Bukit Karatong 

==RTM==

* Radio Klasik FM 87.6MHz Bukit Timbalai

* Nasional FM 88.5MHz Bukit Timbalai 

* Labuan FM 89.4MHz Bukit Timbalai & 103.7MHz RTM Labuan

* Sabah FM 97.9MHz Bukit Tampalagus 

* Traxx FM 90.3MHz Bukit Timbalai

* Ai FM 92.3MHz Bukit Timbalai, 103.3MHz Bukit Mas & 99.9MHz Bukit Tampalagus 

* Sabah VFM 102.9MHz Bukit Tampalagus & 93.3MHz Bukit Timbalai 

* Sarawak FM 101.5MHz Bukit Mas

* Red FM 104.1MHz Bukit Mas

* Limbang FM 104.9MHz Bukit Mas

* Wai FM SW 11665kHz RTM Kajang (shortwave radio)

==Brunei radio stations==

* Al-Quran FM 89.1MHz Bukit Subok

* Kristal FM 90.7MHz Bukit Subok

* RTB Nasional FM 93.8MHz Andulau

* RTB Pilihan FM 95.9MHz Bukit Subok

* RTB Pelangi FM 91.4MHz Bukit Subok

* RTB Harmoni FM 94.1MHz Bukit Subok

* RTB Nur Islam FM 94.9MHz Andulau

Note:

1. RTB Nur Islam FM 93.3MHz has co-channel interference with RTM Sabah VFM. 93.3MHz Bukit Timbalai transmitter in Labuan, Nur Islam FM can be tuned via 94.9MHz, meanwhile Sabah VFM is tuned on 102.9MHz.

2. Ai FM can be tuned alternatively in Labuan via 103.3MHz from Bukit Mas or 99.9MHz from Bukit Tampalagus when its Labuan frequency 92.3MHz has co-channel interference with RTB Nasional FM 92.3MHz, but RTB Nasional FM can be tuned via 93.8MHz from Andulau.

3. Sinar FM 104.9MHz and Hot FM 87.7MHz are not receivable in Labuan due to Limbang FM 104.9MHz and Radio Klasik FM 87.6MHz.

Kota Kinabalu commercial radio stations (TX: Bukit Karatong) received in Labuan

Do you know? Alongside RTM radio stations, actually we can tune to Kota Kinabalu radio stations in Labuan via frequency transmission.

From 30th to 31st March 2025, I manage to record the video of tuning 11 Kota Kinabalu radio stations in Labuan Island. Here are the radio stations that I tune in Bandar Victoria, Labuan.

1. IKIM FM 93.9MHz

2. Eight FM 95.7MHz

3. Kupi-Kupi FM 96.3MHz

4. Melody FM 98.6MHz

5. Hitz FM 100.8MHz

6. Mix FM 101.6MHz

7. Era FM Sabah 102.4MHz

8. Tea FM 102.8MHz

9. Lite FM 103.2MHz

10. MY FM 104.0MHz

11. Bernama Radio FM 107.9MHz

Videos are recorded at the various locations of Bandar Victoria such as Dataran Labuan, Labuan Fountain Roundabout and road near Perbadanan Labuan. These radio stations are only receivable outdoor, the listeners in Labuan are advised to tune these radio stations indoor via online streaming, unless using special and good quality receiving antenna.

All Kota Kinabalu radio stations are transmitted from Bukit Karatong, the tuning distance is 136km.

Among 11 Kota Kinabalu transmitted radio stations, Hitz FM 100.8MHz is the clearest and most powerful one tuned in Labuan because it has no adjacent radio stations nearby 100.8MHz. 

Hot FM 87.7MHz from Bukit Karatong is not available in Labuan due to RTM Radio Klasik FM 87.6MHz Bukit Timbalai transmitter.

IKIM FM 93.9MHz has interference with Brunei's RTB Nasional FM 93.9MHz Andulau transmitter.

Tea FM 102.8MHz is very hard to be tuned in Labuan because it has strong adjacent channel interference noise from Sabah VFM 102.9MHz Bukit Tampalagus transmitter.

Sinar FM 104.9MHz from Bukit Karatong is not included in the list above because it has co-channel interference with RTM Limbang FM 104.9MHz Bukit Mas transmitter, meanwhile the frequency is dominated by Limbang FM completely in Bandar Victoria.

In Labuan, Mix FM 101.6MHz, Era FM 102.4MHz, Lite FM 103.2MHz and MY FM 104.0MHz have adjacent channel interference with RTM Sarawak FM 101.5MHz, Traxx FM 102.3MHz, Ai FM 103.3MHz and Red FM 104.1MHz from Bukit Mas respectively, but these radio stations have no interference obviously when the listeners tune them via car radio receiver.

Dear all Labuan radio listeners and the travelers, wish you all the best for tuning the radio in Labuan.

RTM Sabah FM masih boleh didengari di Labuan pada frekuensi FM 97.9MHz yang dipancar dari Bukit Tampalagus.

Di Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan, RTM Sabah VFM (siaran radio pelbagai bahasa) mempunyai frekuensi Labuan yang dipancar dari Bukit Timbalai, iaitu FM 93.3MHz, tetapi frekuensi ini tidak meliputi seluruh Labuan kerana ia bertindih dengan RTB Nur Islam FM 93.3MHz yang dipancar dari Bukit Subok, Brunei, oleh itu Sabah VFM masih boleh didengari di Labuan pada frekuensi FM 102.9MHz yang dipancar dari Bukit Tampalagus.

Walaupun Sabah FM (siaran radio Bahasa Melayu oleh RTM Sabah) tidak mempunyai frekuensi Labuan seperti Sabah VFM kerana Labuan ialah Wilayah Persekutuan sejak tahun 1984, tetapi Sabah FM masih boleh didengari dengan jelas di Labuan pada frekuensi FM 97.9MHz dari Bukit Tampalagus.

Jarak dari pemancar Bukit Tampalagus ke Labuan (Victoria) ialah 45km.

Di Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan, orang ramai boleh mengikuti 3-4 buah siaran stesen radio wilayah RTM Bahasa Melayu, iaitu:

1. Labuan FM 89.4/103.7MHz

 

2. Sarawak FM 101.5MHz

 

3. Sabah FM 97.9MHz

 

4. Limbang FM 104.9MHz (9 pagi hingga 12 tengah hari sahaja)