Friday 15 March 2019

List of empty FM frequencies in Betong, Thailand

Compare to Thailand radio stations in other provinces of Southern Region such as Satun and Songkhla (Hat Yai), Betong has more vacant frequencies.

Brief information: Betong is southernmost Thailand area which next to Malaysia border (Pengkalan Hulu, Perak).

- FM 93.75MHz (low power; Maximum 100W)
- FM 95.75MHz (low power; Maximum 250W)
- FM 101.75MHz
- FM 102.9MHz (uncommon Thailand frequency spectrum system)
- FM 105.0MHz (low power <100W)
- FM 105.5MHz
- FM 106.25MHz
- FM 107.75MHz


Although Betong is a district under Yala province of Thailand, but the listeners demand and taste between Yala and Betong are hugely different, so that's reason Radio Thailand launches district radio station known as Radio Thailand Betong FM 93.0MHz for the district to target Betong listeners, meanwhile Betong is not under main coverage of Yala radio stations, instead as distant radio stations.

Radio Thailand Yala FM 92.0/94.25/95.0MHz, Parliament Radio FM 89.0MHz and MCOT Yala FM 102.5MHz are transmitted from Khao Pokyo in Bannang Sata district, they cover North-Central Yala province, Pattani and some areas within Narathiwat province. Although Betong is not covered, but Yala radio stations still be heard with weaker signal, also known as "DX" mode.

Yala is Thai-Malay Muslim majority area, so there are Muslim content on Yala radio stations. For Betong, it is mixed area in Thailand, so Yala radio content is not important much there.

Betong radio stations are also available in Pengkalan Hulu of Perak as well as Baling of Kedah for Malaysia, but it depends on the radio stations transmission parameters, such as antenna design and transmitting power.

Radio listeners taste:  Yala ≠ Betong

==Current Betong radio station lists== 
* FM 93.0MHz: Radio Thailand Betong (1kW)
* FM 99.5MHz: Love FM (0.03kW)






2 comments:

  1. Before I can listen patani radio , but now no more. I am from Kedah, Malaysia. Hope Thailand government can look to the problem, thank you.

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    1. Patani radio is too far to Kedah. It is impossible to receive Patani FM there, only Satun, Songkhla and Yala.

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