List of radio stations without Taiping frequency which can be tuned in Taiping, Perak

Majority of radio stations in Malaysia, especially mainstream radio stations have Taiping frequency for Taiping. In Perak state, all mainstream radio stations have Ipoh frequency because Ipoh is the capital of Perak, however Taiping is the second Perak frequency.

Taiping radio stations are transmitted from Bukit Larut.

The reasons of mainstream radio stations have Taiping frequency are:

1. Taiping cannot receive radio stations from Ipoh Gunung Kledang.

2. Although Taiping can receive radio stations from Kedah Gunung Jerai, but some of stations are facing interference from Ipoh Gunung Kledang stations because they have 100kHz frequency separation.

Some of radio broadcasters don't launch Taiping frequency due to market value and unavailability of frequency spectrum there, but they can be listened in Taiping via Penang Bukit Penara or Kedah Gunung Jerai, such as:

1. One FM 87.8MHz (Gunung Jerai)

2. IKIM FM 89.0MHz (Gunung Jerai)

3. Fly FM 89.9MHz (Bukit Penara)

4. Kool FM 90.2MHz (Bukit Penara)

5. Zayan FM 98.1MHz (Gunung Jerai)**

6. goXUAN FM 107.6MHz (Bukit Penara)

** Its predecessor Red FM was used to have Taiping frequency from Bukit Larut on FM 98.2MHz, but closed down since May 2009.

In addition, some of RTM state radio stations outside Perak can be tuned in Taiping such as Kedah FM 97.5MHz and Mutiara FM 93.9MHz from Gunung Jerai.

Other than these Malaysia radio stations without Taiping frequency, Taiping somehow can receive Indonesia and Thailand FM radio stations via tropospheric propagation, but weak signal.