Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) will relaunch its radio stations on Astro platform in the near future by continuing collaboration with Astro, it is highly recommended to launch Wai FM Bidayuh/Radio Kayan on Astro to reach more Kayan community in rural areas.

In January 2026, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) had ceased all of its radio stations from Astro platform, it involved Nasional FM, Traxx FM, Ai FM, Minnal FM, Asyik FM, Sabah VFM and Wai FM.

Last month, RTM announced to cease broadcast of its TV channels from Astro on 1st July 2026, however RTM makes an U-turn by continuing the partnership with Astro to expand broadcast reach after the contract renewal.

This means that RTM TV1, TV2 and TVOkey will continue their TV broadcast on Astro platform, but RTM will launch Sukan+ (sports channel) and Berita RTM (news channel) on Astro platform. (Personally RTM can also launch its classic channel TV6 on Astro if there is demand from the public)

Its radio stations will be also relaunched on Astro in the near future.

In my opinion, alongside Nasional FM, Traxx FM, Ai FM, Minnal FM, Asyik FM, Sabah VFM and Wai FM, RTM should launch Wai FM Bidayuh/Radio Kayan on Astro too.

If Wai FM Bidayuh/Radio Kayan is launched on Astro, I strongly suggest RTM to realign its program schedule of Wai FM by slotting Talidio Kenyah from 3pm to 6pm, while Radio Kayan is aired on Astro via Wai FM Bidayuh from 12pm to 6pm.

With this suggestion, Radio Kayan and Wai FM Bidayuh can reach more listeners via Astro, especially locations outside the coverage of FM transmitters. In addition, Talidio Kenyah can be tuned on Astro from 3pm to 6pm, so Kenyah listeners can tune Talidio Kenyah via Astro without using Facebook LIVE and YouTube LIVE where social media LIVE streaming are not ideal in rural areas due to internet coverage limitation.

Both Radio Kayan and Talidio Kenyah don't have to struggle in expanding broadcasting hours on Astro and MYTV platform when RTM launches Wai FM Bidayuh on Astro.

==Suggestion of realigning Wai FM on Astro==

* Wai FM Channel 1 (Iban + Lun Bawang + Kenyah)

* Wai FM Channel 2 (Bidayuh + Kayan)

Wai FM Channel 1:

* 0000-1200 hours: Iban

* 1200-1500 hours: Lun Bawang (Limbang FM)

* 1500-1800 hours: Kenyah (Miri FM)

* 1800-0000 hours: Iban

Wai FM Channel 2:

* 0000-1200 hours: Bidayuh

* 1200-1800 hours: Kayan

* 1800-0000 hours: Bidayuh

Hopefully RTM will launch Wai FM Bidayuh/Radio Kayan on Astro platform in the near future, together with relaunching of Nasional FM, Traxx FM, Ai FM, Minnal FM, Asyik FM, Sabah VFM and Wai FM (Iban + Lun Bawang + Kenyah).

RTM Johor FM 92.1MHz (Bukit Tinggi) & 101.9MHz (Gunung Pulai) tuned in Tamparuli, Sabah by Kisah Alkisah at the first time, but Sporadic E propagation.

  

In February and June 2026, the Sabah radio DXer, Kisah Alkisah had successfully received the radio signal of RTM Johor FM on 92.1MHz and 101.9MHz in Tamparuli, Sabah, both frequencies are Sporadic E signal.

 

Tamparuli is a small town located in Tuaran District, West Coast Division, Sabah, it is 39km from Kota Kinabalu City.

 

RTM Johor FM 92.1MHz is transmitted from Bukit Tinggi for Mersing, Kahang, Jemaluang and Endau, meanwhile 101.9MHz is transmitted from Gunung Pulai for Central-South Johor (Johor Bahru, Pontian, Kota Tinggi, Kulaijaya, Kluang and Southern Batu Pahat), Singapore and Riau Islands Indonesia (eg: Batam, Bintan, Karimun).

 

Sporadic E radio propagation is only happened for a short while, the signal goes disappeared after Sporadic E propagation season ends.

 

Here are two videos of tuning RTM Johor FM in Tamparuli, Sabah by Kisah Alkisah via Sporadic E propagation.

 

1. FM 92.1MHz Bukit Tinggi 1kW (1461km)

 

 

2. FM 101.9MHz Gunung Pulai 2kW (1498km)

 

Both are moderately weak in Tamparuli, Sabah, but their signal propagation don't hold for long duration. 

 

For FM 92.1MHz, despite it is just 200kHz from RTM Ai FM 91.9MHz from Lawa Mandau transmitter which covers Tamparuli too, but no adjacent channel interference noise from RTM Ai FM 91.9MHz is heard when tuned RTM Johor FM 92.1MHz in Tamparuli.

 

As none of local radio station is using the frequency near 101.9MHz such as 101.8MHz and 102.0MHz, RTM Johor FM 101.9MHz is tuned in Tamparuli without having any interference noise, but during Sporadic E propagation season, it has adjacent channel interference from Indonesia radio station on FM 102.0MHz. 

 

During normal radio propagation, FM 101.9MHz is empty frequency in Tamparuli, Sabah, meanwhile FM 92.1MHz is weak radio signal from RTM Nasional FM Bukit Trig transmitter occasionally, otherwise simply adjacent channel noise of RTM Ai FM 91.9MHz Lawa Mandau transmitter.

 

RTM Nasional FM 92.1MHz covers Sandakan mainly, but it can be detected weakly in Tamparuli, Kundasang and Tuaran.

 

Congratulations to Kisah Alkisah for successfully receiving RTM Johor FM 92.1MHz and 101.9MHz in Tamparuli, Sabah via Sporadic E propagation.  

Sporadic E FM DX in Tamparuli, Sabah, Malaysia - PART 8: Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore radio stations by Kisah Alkisah

Here are 12 radio reception videos of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia FM radio stations via Sporadic E propagation by Kisah Alkisah which were published on 19th June 2026. Videos were recorded in Tamparuli, Sabah, Malaysia.

1. RTM Minnal FM 101.1MHz Gunung Pulai (1498km)

2. RTM Johor FM 101.9MHz Gunung Pulai (1498km)

3. SPH Money FM 89.3MHz Singapore (1485km from Bukit Batok)

4. Mediacorp Ria 89.7FM Singapore (1485km from Bukit Batok)

5. RRI PRO-3 FM 88.5MHz Indonesia (1738km Bandung, West Java Province)

6. RRI PRO-3 FM 92.2MHz Indonesia (1597km from Semarang, Central Java)

7. FM 88.6MHz Indonesia (unknown)

8. RRI PRO-3 FM 99.1MHz Indonesia (unknown)

9. Irama FM 91.3MHz Indonesia (unknown)

10. FM 92.5MHz Indonesia (unknown)

11. FM 101.1MHz Indonesia (unknown)

12. FM 102.0MHz Indonesia (likely RRI Bogor PRO-1, 1762km)

RTM Johor FM melimpah isyarat radio lagi ke Wilayah Borneo di Tamparuli, Sabah buat kali kedua dengan melalui pemancaran Sporadik-E pada frekuensi 101.9MHz dari Gunung Pulai

Beberapa bulan lepas, peminat radio dari Sabah, Kisah Alkisah telah menangkap isyarat RTM Johor FM 92.1MHz dari pemancar Bukit Tinggi di Tamparuli pada 14hb Februari 2026. Kini, beliau menangkap isyarat radio RTM Johor FM lagi di kawasan yang sama, tetapi frekuensi FM 101.9MHz dari Gunung Pulai.

Sama dengan FM 92.1MHz yang diterima pada 14hb Februari 2026, isyarat RTM Johor FM 101.9MHz dari pemancar Gunung Pulai di Tamparuli, Sabah ialah pemancaran bersifat Sporadik-E.

 

Isyarat RTM Johor FM 101.9MHz adalah sederhana lemah di Tamparuli, Sabah, tetapi ia hanya diterima sekejap sahaja, ia akan hilang kemudian. FM 101.9MHz tidak mempunyai sebarang isyarat di mana-mana kawasan Sabah pada kebanyakkan masa.

Tiada bunyi gangguan daripada stesen radio tempatan dikesan di Tamparuli, Sabah kerana tiada mana-mana stesen radio menggunakan frekuensi sekitar FM 101.9MHz (contoh: 101.8, 102.0, 102.1) di Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, tetapi ia mungkin mempunyai gangguan frekuensi daripada stesen radio Indonesia FM 102.0MHz semasa musim Sporadik E.

101.9MHz dari Gunung Pulai ialah frekuensi kedua RTM Johor FM diterima di Tamparuli, Sabah selepas 92.1MHz dari Bukit Tinggi.

Tahniah lagi kepada Kisah Alkisah kerana beliau telah menerima siaran radio Johor FM 101.9MHz di Tamparuli, Sabah.

==Penerimaan siaran Johor FM di Tamparuli, Sabah (19hb Jun 2026)==

* Frekuensi: FM 101.9MHz

* Kuasa pemancar: 2kW

* Tempat pemancar: Gunung Pulai, Johor

* Tempat penerima: Tamparuli, Sabah 

* Jarak: 1498km

* Jenis pemancaran: Sporadik-E

Rádio Nacional da Amazônia SW 11780kHz from Brazil radio reception in Malaysia (compilation)

 

 

2 years and 5 months ago, I successfully received a Brazil shortwave radio station in Malaysia, known as Rádio Nacional da Amazônia on SW 11780kHz.

 

From January to March 2024, I recorded 3 videos of tuning Rádio Nacional da Amazônia SW 11780kHz in two locations of Malaysia.

 

1. Balakong, Selangor (16432km)

 

 

2. Teluk Intan, Perak (16404km)

 

The video of receiving Rádio Nacional da Amazônia SW 11780kHz in Teluk Intan was recorded on 12th February 2024 during Chinese New Year holiday in Malaysia. 

 

Rádio Nacional da Amazônia SW 11780kHz is transmitted from Brasilia, Brazil. 

 

By calculating the receiving distance, Rádio Nacional da Amazônia SW 11780kHz is still the furthest shortwave radio station received in Malaysia, regardless Balakong or Teluk Intan.

 

 

RTM Nasional FM SW 15295kHz received in Brazil by Uender Marques

 

 

In March 2026, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) relaunched two shortwave radio stations transmission, SW 15295kHz (Nasional FM) and SW 11885kHz (Sabah VFM).

 

For Sabah VFM  SW 11885kHz, the main intended coverage is Sabah rural areas in East Malaysia region, meanwhile Nasional FM SW 15295kHz mainly targets entire Malaysia with non-directional antenna at 10kW.

 

In the past years, I had seen several radio DXers from Latin America countries tuning Wai FM SW 11665kHz and Sarawak FM SW 9835kHz in Brazil, Uruguay, Ecuador and Mexico.

 

Recently, RTM shortwave radio station was received again in Brazil on SW 15295kHz which carries the program from Nasional FM.

 

 

Based on the information from Uender Marques, the Brazilian radio DXer, RTM Nasional FM SW 15295kHz was tuned in Unai, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

 

Unai is located 164km from Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil.

 

The radio reception of Nasional FM SW 15295kHz in Brazil is average, but stable.

 

==Radio reception of RTM Nasional FM SW 15295kHz in Brazil==

* Frequency: SW 15295kHz

* Power: 10kW

* Transmitter site: RTM Kajang, Selangor state, Malaysia

* Receiving site: Unai, Minas Gerais, Brazil (164km from Brasilia)

* Distance: 15798km

* Receiving date/time: 30th May 2026 1108 hours (UTC)/1908 hours (UTC+8 Malaysia time)/0808 hours (UTC-3 Brasilia time)

 

Parabéns! Congratulations to Uender Marques for successfully receiving RTM Nasional FM shortwave frequency SW 15295kHz in Brazil.

 

Alongside RTM Nasional FM, I also expect that Sabah VFM SW 11885kHz can be received in Brazil and other Latin America countries like Peru, Colombia, Chile, Mexico (west), Panama, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Uruguay and Bolivia. 

 

The broadcast hours of both RTM shortwave radio stations are from 0000 hours to 1200 hours (UTC) everyday. 

Sporadic E FM DX in Tamparuli, Sabah, Malaysia - PART 7: Philippines, Vietnam, and China radio stations by Kisah Alkisah

Here are 7 radio reception videos of Vietnam, China and Philippines FM radio stations via Sporadic E propagation by Kisah Alkisah which were published on 11th June 2026. Videos were recorded in Tamparuli, Sabah, Malaysia

1. FM 96.0MHz Hanoi, Vietnam

2. FM 99.5MHz Bắc Kạn, Vietnam

3. FM 106.0MHz Vietnam

4. FM 93.0MHz China

5. FM 99.0MHz China

6. FM 91.1MHz Philippines

7. FM 91.3MHz Philippines

Voice of Vietnam VOV-5 World Service shortwave radio reception in Malaysia

Voice of Vietnam VOV-5 World Service is available in Malaysia via shortwave frequencies transmission. VOV-5 broadcasts in various languages such as Vietnamese, Chinese, English, Thai, Khmer, Laotian, Russian, German, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Indonesian and French.

From 2020 to 2026, I managed to tune Voice of Vietnam VOV-5 on various shortwave frequencies in Malaysia. Here are the videos of tuning VOV-5 in Malaysia by languages:

1. English on SW 9840kHz and 12020kHz

2. Indonesian on SW 9840kHz and 12020kHz

3. Chinese on SW 7220kHz

4. Thai on SW 7285kHz

5. Russian on SW 11885kHz

6. Japanese on SW 9840kHz

Videos were recorded in 3 locations of Malaysia such as Balakong (Selangor), Mantin (Negeri Sembilan) and Teluk Intan (Perak).

All are transmitted from Sontay in Hanoi, Vietnam. English and Indonesian services on SW 9840kHz and 12020kHz are the loudest and clearest in Malaysia, meanwhile Russian service on SW 11885kHz is the weakest as it targets Russia and Eastern Europe.

Thailand FM radio stations reception in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia (31.05.2026 edition)

During my short stay in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia last week, I randomly recorded several Thailand radio stations.

 

Here are the videos of tuning Thailand FM radio stations in Kota Bharu, Kelantan where I recorded randomly.

 

1. Radio Thailand Yala FM 92.0MHz

 

 

2. Radio Thailand Yala FM 95.0MHz

 

 

3. Thailand Parliament Radio FM 89.0MHz (Yala)

 

 

4. KCS Radio FM 96.0MHz Narathiwat

 

 

Radio Thailand Yala FM 92.0MHz is the loudest and clearest Thailand radio station in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia because it operates at 10kW transmitter power in Khao Pok Yo.

 

KCS Radio FM 96.0MHz Narathiwat is moderately weak in Kota Bharu, it was formerly carried by MCOT Narathiwat until April 2022. 

 

In Kota Bharu, there are other Thailand radio stations available too, such as:

* Radio Thailand Yala FM 94.25MHz

* Radio Thailand Narathiwat FM 98.25MHz

* Radio Thailand Sungai Golok FM 106.5MHz

* Voice of Navy FM 94.75MHz Narathiwat

* MCOT Yala FM 102.5MHz

* FM 99.1MHz Narathiwat (weak) 

Compilation of RTM Johor FM 101.9MHz Gunung Pulai transmitter radio reception in North Johor with 100kHz adjacent channel interference from MY FM 101.8MHz Gunung Ulu Kali transmitter

Here are the compilation videos of RTM Johor FM 101.9MHz (TX_Gunung Pulai) radio reception in North Johor with 100kHz adjacent channel interference from MY FM 101.8MHz (TX_Gunung Ulu Kali).

 

The videos were recorded in various locations of Segamat District as part of my frequency study regarding FM 102.0MHz Gunung Telapak Buruk radio transmission.

 

1. Batu Anam

 

 

2. Segamat

 

 

3. Labis

 

 

Through these videos, it is already sufficient when Johor FM 101.9MHz has adjacent channel interference with MY FM 101.8MHz in Segamat District, Johor. Therefore, FM 102.0MHz cannot be used for Gunung Telapak Buruk radio transmission, regardless low or high transmitter power.