Comparison between Upper Jerai and Lower Jerai transmission coverage

Gunung Jerai is located in Kedah, Malaysia. On the top of the mount, there is the transmitter tower for telecommunication such as radio, TV and cellular. For broadcasters, Gunung Jerai is the most strategic location in Northern region of Peninsular Malaysia because it can cover Kedah, Perlis, Langkawi, Penang, North Perak (Kerian, Hulu Perak and parts of Taiping) and some Thailand areas like Betong, Danok and Satun. In addition, Gunung Jerai is the most commercial values and profitable location for broadcaster in Northern region.

Upper Jerai is used by most of broadcasters because it can cover many northern region areas.

Lower Jerai is usually used for cellular transmission, it belongs to Celcom, but there is a radio station transmitted from Lower Jerai, it is Ikim FM, where frequency is 89.0MHz with 2kW power, but Lower Jerai only can cover Kedah (except Bandar Baharu, Baling and Kulim), Perlis and parts of Langkawi. It cannot cover Penang and North Perak. There is no signal in Taiping and Penang on FM 89.0MHz (Ikim FM) from Lower Jerai. Ikim FM 89.0MHz is located in Lower Jerai to prevent heavy interference with Thailand radio station from Yala, which also on same frequency.

Let's compare the coverage between Lower Jerai and Upper Jerai

Lower: Kedah and Perlis only
Upper: Kedah, Perlis, Penang, North Perak (except Taiping if 0kHz or 100kHz with Gunung Kledang), Langkawi and South Thailand


==Upper Jerai broadcasters==

RTM: TV1 CH5, TV2 CH11, Kedah FM 97.5MHz, Radio Klasik 94.9MHz, Nasional FM 100.5MHz, Ai FM 101.3MHz, Minnal FM 100.5MHz, Traxx FM 98.7MHz, Mutiara FM 93.9MHz (North Seberang Perai, Tanjung Bungah, Teluk Bahang, and Batu Feringghi only)

Media Prima: TV3 CH29, NTV7 CH37, 8TV CH44, TV9 CH48, Hot FM 88.2MHz and One FM 87.8MHz

Star Radio Group: 988FM 96.1MHz, Red FM 98.1MHz, Suria FM 106.9MHz

Astro: Hitz FM 92.8MHz, Mix FM 91.0MHz, MY FM 99.7MHz, Melody FM 106.5MHz, Sinar FM 97.1MHz, THR Raaga 102.4MHz, ERA FM 103.6MHz, Lite FM 104.4MHz

==Lower Jerai broadcasters==

Current: IKIM.FM 89.0MHz
Former: Fly FM 99.1MHz/87.7MHz and Red FM 98.1MHz.

Fly FM 99.1MHz migrated its site to Alor Setar Tower, Red FM 98.1MHz migrated to Upper Jerai while Bukit Larut transmitter 98.2MHz was closed down.