Starting from 28th August 2020, MYTV viewers or digital terrestrial television users can listen to Media Prima four Ripple radio stations, Fly FM, Hot FM, one FM and Kool FM via MYTV.
==Media Prima radio stations channel on MYTV==
CH707: Hot FM
CH708: Kool FM
CH709: Fly FM
CH710: One FM
For Kool FM, the last coverage expansion was 104.3MHz Kuching in 2017, and no more coverage expansion after since that. Technically, Kool FM is now available nationwide including Johor, Perak, Pahang, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Sabah technically via MYTV DTT platform, where these states have no Kool FM frequencies on radio.
Meanwhile Fly FM is technically available in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching on MYTV digital terrestrial TV where these two locations have no Fly FM.
One FM is technically available in Kota Bharu and Terengganu on MYTV digital terrestrial TV where One FM has no FM radio frequencies there.
As FM radio frequencies are fully occupied nowadays in Peninsular Malaysia (except Kuala Terengganu and Kuantan), so MYTV digital terrestrial television is part of platform to bypass frequency transmission, alongside mobile app and online streaming platform.
Radio on MYTV platform is also digital audio broadcasting, but on TV, somewhat known as DVB-T2 radio. The limitation is outdoor listening, because people cannot listen to Kool FM in the car or outdoor on DVB-T2 platform, unless they have DVB-T2 interface in the car for car audio system.
RTM Penang radio station, Mutiara FM broadcasts on FM 95.7MHz from Bukit Penara, FM 93.9MHz Gunung Jerai and FM 90.9MHz from Bukit Genting.
Its FM 93.9MHz Gunung Jerai covers only blind spot areas of FM 95.7MHz Bukit Penara including Sungai Dua, Nibong Tebal, Sungai Jawi, Batu Feringghi, Tanjung Tokong, Teluk Bahang and Tanjung Bungah. There is another radio station using FM 93.9MHz for Balik Pulau, it is Nasional FM Bukit Genting. Therefore, it causes co-channel interference between Mutiara FM and Nasional FM in Georgetown, Butterworth, Juru, Permatang Pauh, Seberang Jaya, Perai, and Bayan Lepas, but it does not affect both radio stations listeners at all because Nasional FM and Mutiara FM can be tuned on 100.5 and 95.7 respectively.
Surprisingly co-channel interference between Mutiara FM Gunung Jerai and Nasional FM Bukit Genting happens in Taiping, Perak, but Taiping is not broadcast coverage area of Mutiara FM because the radio station is only for Penang.
FM 93.9MHz was Mutiara FM from Gunung Jerai constantly in Taiping, but now there is having interference from Nasional FM.
Taiping is the first Perak location to have CCI signal on FM 93.9MHz, so Kerian (Tanjung Piandang and Kuala Kurau) is also same? On 30.08.2020, I will test the frequency there.
Kool FM Klang Valley frequency is 101.3MHz, transmitted from Bukit Sungai Besi currently, but its reception is not clear in many part of Klang Valley areas, especially:
1. Puchong
2. Shah Alam
3. Sungai Buloh
4. Klang
5. Sepang
6. Putrajaya
7. Semenyih
8. Balakong
9. Rawang
10. Subang Jaya
11. Dengkil
12. Tanjung Sepat
13. Banting
14. Kuala Langat
Kool FM 101.3MHz somehow has no signal in Hulu Langat, and part of Puchong.
Media Prima should solve the transmission of Kool FM 101.3MHz Bukit Sungai Besi by fixing its transmission system, so the reception will be better in Klang Valley.
What I think is if Kool FM transfers its Klang Valley transmission site from Bukit Sungai Besi to Gunung Ulu Kali.
If Kool FM 101.3MHz is moved to Gunung Ulu Kali, the coverage will be much wider than current Bukit Sungai Besi site, this result that Southern Perak, West Pahang and part of Negeri Sembilan can receive Kool FM 101.3MHz from Gunung Ulu Kali.
Technically, it is not easy to move the radio station from current transmission site to another site. It costs a lot of money to move Kool FM 101.3MHz transmission site from Bukit Sungai Besi to Gunung Ulu Kali (Genting Highlands).
1. The parameters of Kool FM 101.3MHz will not be same anymore when it moves to Gunung Ulu Kali due to height elevation, despite maintaning the specifications of transmitter and antenna system. It can't guarantee that Kool FM can continue using Bukit Sungai Besi transmission equipment in Gunung Ulu Kali, because some of hardware are needed to be replaced when using at new site. So, this will cost a lot of money.
2. Kool FM may need to adjust transmission equipment such as filters and combiners, even may replace the coax cables when it uses new sites.
In terms of frequency analysis, I don't think Kool FM 101.3MHz Gunung Ulu Kali will interfere much to existing radio station as many Gunung Ulu Kali radio stations have 200kHz frequency separation from Gunung Telapak Burok and Gunung Kledang.
101.3MHz: Kool FM Gunung Ulu Kali
101.5MHz: Raaga Gunung Telapak Burok
<200kHz, OK>
101.3MHz: Kool FM Gunung Ulu Kali
101.5MHz: Lite FM Gunung Kledang
<200kHz, OK>
101.1MHz: MY FM Bukit Pelindung
101.3MHz: Kool FM Gunung Ulu Kali
<200kHz, OK>
Its sister radio station, One FM, the Klang Valley frequency 88.1MHz from Gunung Ulu Kali has 200kHz separation from Radio Klasik FM 87.9MHz Gunung Telapak Burok, Fly FM 87.9MHz Gunung Kledang and Radio Klasik FM 88.3MHz Gunung Kledang, however there is very less interference issue as they are using more poles of high pass filter.
Bukit Sungai Besi transmission and reception are actually not good as Gunung Ulu Kali in Klang Valley. It is perfect if Kool FM 101.3MHz transmitted from Gunung Ulu Kali, this will attract more listeners outside Klang Valley such as Tanjung Malim, Tapah, Bentong, Temerloh, Bera, Kuala Lipis, Teluk Intan and Lumut.
==Bukit Sungai Besi==
==Gunung Ulu Kali==
In conclusion, I hope Kool FM will move its Klang Valley frequency 101.3MHz to Gunung Ulu Kali because it has wider coverage than Bukit Sungai Besi.
After I story about Perak FM Ulu Slim gap filler transmitter possibility during PRK N58 Slim River, the vacant frequencies were listed in the article, now I'm going to make a frequency analysis of FM 100.7MHz in Ulu Slim, Perak.
Here's what will happen if Perak FM uses FM 100.7MHz in Ulu Slim, Perak via RF analysis.
For your information, Ulu Slim gap filler transmitter coverage is only limited to Ulu Slim, it does not mean that Ulu Slim covers Slim River, Terolak and Tanjung Malim.
Slim River, Tanjung Malim and Terolak are not the broadcast coverage areas of Nasional FM 91.9MHz and Radio Klasik FM 90.7MHz from Ulu Slim.
==RF analysis==
100.6MHz: MY FM Gunung Kledang
100.7MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
<100kHz>
The transmission of Perak FM Ulu Slim 100.7MHz will not interfere MY FM 100.6MHz Gunung Kledang coverage. Although MY FM 100.6MHz Gunung Kledang is interfered by Perak FM 100.7MHz Ulu Slim in Slim River, this does not affect MY FM listeners because MY FM can be tuned loudly and clearly in Slim River on 101.8MHz from Gunung Ulu Kali. In addition, Slim River is not MY FM 100.6MHz Gunung Kledang broadcast coverage area. Inversely, MY FM 100.6MHz Gunung Kledang will not interfere Perak FM 100.7MHz in Ulu Slim because Ulu Slim cannot receive any signal from Gunung Kledang.
100.7MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
100.9MHz: Selangor FM Gunung Ulu Kali
<200kHz>
Perak FM 100.7MHz Ulu Slim transmission will not interfere Selangor FM 100.9MHz Gunung Ulu Kali coverage in Selangor state because Ulu Slim transmission doesn't reach Selangor actually. Meanwhile Selangor FM 100.9MHz Gunung Ulu Kali will not interfere Perak FM 100.7MHz in Ulu Slim because Ulu Slim cannot receive Gunung Ulu Kali radio station clearly, somehow Ulu Slim is a blind spot area of Gunung Ulu Kali coverage.
In addition, there is no any listeners impact because RTM can handle both stations perfectly in terms of interference as Perak FM and Selangor FM are under RTM, just like Mutiara FM and Nasional FM, both stations broadcast on 93.9MHz which caused co-channel interference, but no listeners impact actually as Mutiara FM and Nasional FM have alternative frequencies.
In terms of transmission power, 100W is sufficient to cover Ulu Slim on the frequency FM 100.7MHz, and it will not cause interference to Selangor FM 100.9MHz and MY FM 100.6MHz.
In the past, as government media, somehow RTM will launch gap filler transmitters for selected radio station when there was by-election (Pilihan Raya Kecil). In fact, it was political movement by sharing government propaganda to people.
Now, we have PRK N58 Slim River by-election is on going, I think something about radio station. I doubt whether RTM will launch Perak FM gap filler radio transmitter for Perak FM in Ulu Slim for political movement or not like what RTM launched Radio Klasik FM 88.3MHz in Bukit Gantang during PRK Bukit Gantang by-election in 2008. At last, RTM Radio Klasik FM 88.3MHz Bukit Gantang transmitter was shut down.
In Slim River, all radio stations received from Gunung Ulu Kali (Genting Highlands) and Bukit Asa (for Perak FM), but RTM has low power transmitter in Ulu Slim because Ulu Slim is a blind spot area of Gunung Ulu Kali. For RTM Ulu Slim, currently there is only Radio Klasik FM 90.7MHz and Nasional FM 91.9MHz, but no Perak FM in Ulu Slim, Perak.
If RTM launches Perak FM Ulu Slim frequency by installing transmitter in Ulu Slim tower during PRK Slim River, actually RTM would release an open tender procurement of supplying, installing, testing and commissioning Perak FM transmitter in Ulu Slim on the tender notice portal (known as e-Perolehan), this tender is opened to the participant to participate. If the broadcaster go for low budget installation, they may transfer old transmitter equipment such as transmitter and antenna to Ulu Slim from existing sites after their existing sites get brand new systems.
In terms of transmission power, it is sufficient to operate transmitter power at 250W, even 100W for Perak FM in Ulu Slim. For the frequencies, there are plenty of vacant frequencies for Ulu Slim transmission.
==Frequency scan==
* FM 92.5MHz
* FM 94.9MHz
* FM 100.7MHz
* FM 107.1MHz
* FM 107.9MHz
==RF analysis==
1. FM 92.5MHz
92.5MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
92.7MHz: Hitz FM Gunung Kledang
<200kHz, OK>
92.5MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
92.6MHz: Negeri FM Gunung Telapak Burok
<100kHz, OK>
92.5MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
92.9MHz: Hitz FM Gunung Ulu Kali
<400kHz, OK>
2. FM 94.9MHz
94.5MHz: Mix FM Gunung Ulu Kali
94.9MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
<400kHz, OK>
94.9MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
95.0MHz: Hitz FM Gunung Telapak Burok
<100kHz, OK>
94.9MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
95.3MHz: Hitz FM Gunung Ulu Kali
<400kHz, OK>
3. FM 100.7MHz
100.6MHz: MY FM Gunung Kledang
100.7MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
<100kHz, OK>
100.7MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
100.9MHz: Hitz FM Gunung Ulu Kali (Selangor only)
<200kHz, OK>
4. FM 107.1MHz
106.7MHz: Ai FM Gunung Ulu Kali
107.1MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
<400kHz, OK>
107.0MHz: Suria FM Gunung Telapak Burok
107.1MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
<100kHz, OK>
107.1MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
107.5MHz: Pahang FM Gunung Ulu Kali
<400kHz, OK>
107.1MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
107.1MHz: Nasional FM Bukit Larut
<0kHz, OK>
5. FM 107.9MHz
107.5MHz: Pahang FM Gunung Ulu Kali
107.9MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
<400kHz, OK>
107.9MHz: Perak FM Ulu Slim
107.9MHz: Minnal FM Bukit Larut
<0kHz, OK>
107.9MHz: Minnal FM Bukit Larut
107.9MHz: Rakita FM Bukit Sungai Besi
<0kHz, OK>
In my opinion, I don't think that RTM will launch Perak FM gap filler transmitter in Ulu Slim because:
1. Although Perak FM did not broadcast in Gunung Ulu Kali for South Perak, but it has Bukit Asa transmitter 89.6MHz to cover Tanjung Malim and Slim River. In fact, Ulu Slim can receive Perak FM on 89.6MHz from Bukit Asa, Tanjung Malim. (predict)
2.
MCMC currently suspends all the frequency applications from FM radio
broadcaster as MCMC is still studying about FM frequency re-planning. (Expect to be
completed on Q4 2020 or 2021)
Setelah saya membuat ulasan mengenai cadangan perluasan liputan siaran THR Gegar ke Pahang Barat (FM 107.9MHz Bukit Fraser) dan Pahang Tengah (FM 100.8MHz Bukit Senggora), kini saya mempunyai pandangan saya jika Astro menambah pemancar Gegar di Bukit Sembilan untuk meliputi daerah Rompin (Muadzam Shah, Keratong dan Kuala Rompin).
Di Pahang Timur, THR Gegar mempunyai pemancar utama di Bukit Pelindung yang meliputi Kuantan, Pekan dan Gambang, manakala Muadzam Shah dan Kuala Rompin masih boleh menerima siaran tersebut, tetapi kurang jelas.
Setakat ini, tiada stesen radio swasta memperluaskan liputan siarannya untuk meliputi Muadzam Shah, kecuali RTM Pahang FM 88.0MHz.
Muadzam Shah, Kuala Rompin dan Keratong boleh menerima Gegar dengan jelas jika pemancar Bukit Sembilan dilancarkan, tetapi nilai pasaran adalah faktor utama jika memperluaskan siaran Gegar ke kawasan tersebut.
==Cadangan frekuensi Gegar untuk Pahang Selatan==
* Frekuensi: FM 102.1MHz
* Kuasa: 0.5kW
* Tempat pemancar: Bukit Sembilan, Pahang
* Kawasan liputan: Muadzam Shah, Bukit Ibam, Keratong dan Kuala Rompin
==RF analisa==
101.8MHz: MY FM Gunung Ulu Kali
102.0MHz: Gegar FM Bukit Sembilan
<200kHz, OK>
102.0MHz: Gegar FM Bukit Sembilan
102.2MHz: Pahang FM Bukit Fraser
<200kHz, OK>
102.0MHz: Gegar FM Bukit Sembilan
102.3MHz: Melaka FM Gunung Ledang
<300kHz, OK>
Berdasarkan pada liputan THR Gegar di Bukit Sembilan FM 102.0MHz, liputan agak luas dan ia boleh meliputi Pekan dan sebahagian Kuantan. Selain daripada Pahang Selatan, Gegar boleh diterima di Negeri Sembilan Timur seperti Felda Palong dan sebahagian Jempol.
Pada pandangan saya, saya tidak berasa bahawa Astro akan memperluaskan siaran Gegar di Bkt Sembilan kerana nilai pasaran di Muadzam Shah, Kuala Rompin dan Keratong lebih rendah daripada Kuantan, Temerloh, dan Bentong, tetapi kawasan Muadzam Shah dan Kuala Rompin masih boleh menerima siaran Gegar pada FM 88.8MHz dari Bukit Pelindung. Lebih baik memperluaskan siaran ke Pahang Barat dan Tengah dengan menambah pemancar di Bukit Fraser dan Bukit Senggora.
I'm a Malaysia Chinese blogger regarding broadcasting topic. Let's reflect some moment that I did fight for.
Malaysia has only two Tamil language radio stations, they are THR Raaga from Astro Radio and Minnal FM from RTM. Let me to share about my moment of fighting for Indian listeners right of THR Raaga, this story will be divided into two sections.
1. THR Raaga frequency in East Coast Peninsular (Kuantan)
The first year that I realized Time Highway Radio (THR) became Tamil radio station Raaga was back to 2007 on Astro when I saw the radio menu list on a magazine back then. Since 2010, I just found THR Raaga and Minnal FM completed frequencies list. RTM Minnal FM is government service radio for Indian listeners in Malaysia, so its broadcast coverage in Peninsular Malaysia is wide.
Back to 2010, when I helped my parent to pay monthly security maintenance fees to Indian security guard, I saw the guard house window had THR Raaga car sticker, then I looked into its content, the sticker contained completed frequency list information. After I read the entire information on the sticker, I began to realize that THR Raaga had no Kuantan frequency.
I visited a website of radio frequency list, THR FM had frequency in Kuantan on 88.8MHz, Kuala Terengganu on 106.8MHz and Kota Bharu 88.1MHz. I thought THR Raaga was available there, but in fact Time Highway Radio Kuantan frequency FM 88.8MHz is THR Gegar, not THR Raaga.
This already gained my attention and concern since the moment. As I realized there are Indians in East Pahang (Kuantan), then Kuantan only has Minnal FM, therefore I start to make suggestion to Astro Radio to expand coverage for THR Raaga in Kuantan.
I started to fight for Malaysia Indian listeners rights to listen to Raaga in Kuantan by having frequency since 2012. The main reason that I did this was about equality, because there are Malay, English and Chinese radio stations in Kuantan, but no Tamil radio (commercial). In addition, I expected Astro will end monopoly of Minnal FM in East Pahang by launching Raaga there via radio frequency under political reason.
Until 2013, I highlighted my concern and opinion about THR Raaga Kuantan frequency to Astro via email. Initially I did not want to expect that I would receive feedback from Astro, but surprisingly I received a feedback, even a phone call from person in charge.
I might not understand in detail during that time before receiving explanation. Astro told me that the company was not able to expand THR Raaga coverage to Kuantan due to license condition.
THR FM was not allowed to operate 2 frequencies in Kuantan for Raaga and Gegar at the same time due to license restriction, actually THR FM was only a radio station back to 1990s. Before THR FM joined Astro, actually the management of defunct company already did Kuantan market study, Kuantan had more Malays than Indians, so THR FM decided to put Gegar in Kuantan and removed Raaga from Kuantan frequency, that happened in 2003.
Raaga and Gegar were under Time Highway Radio, initially they were just a radio programme slot, then slowly upgraded to standalone radio stations.
The decision of Time Highway Radio might increase the revenue of the radio station. Now I think it back, Raaga may have no market value in Kuantan, so THR did not want to reach there for its Tamil radio station.
During that time, I only concerned about Raaga in Kuantan only, minus Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu because very less Indians in Terengganu and Kelantan, compare to Pahang. Besides that, even some of Chinese radio stations such as 988 and One FM did not expand coverage to two states in East Coast.
Yes, we may understand that it is very perfect if Astro is allowed to expand coverage of Raaga in Kuantan by MCMC, but commercial market value in Kuantan for the Tamil radio station and other factors must be considered.
For now, it is no longer important because growing of technology and digital platforms. Indians in East Pahang can listen to Raaga via Astro/NJOI DVR CH 859 and Syok mobile app. Internet package nowadays is cheaper, so there is no limitation access of listening to Raaga via online streaming.
Digital platform technology is by-pass to traditional platform for radio station as it provides alternative.
Although THR Raaga has no Kuantan frequency, but listeners in the location can receive the radio station partially on FM 99.3MHz or FM 99.7MHz. Thanks to Fazrien for sending me video footage of receiving Raaga in Pekan and Kuantan last year.
When I travel Pahang state, I target THR Raaga in FM DX list for signal test video filming. My aim of making these videos are to let Indians in Pahang (mainly east) to know that Raaga may be available there, positively it is part of promotion.
2. Making THR Raaga as 24 hours Tamil radio station on FM radio
After Astro told me that the company could not expand Raaga coverage to Kuantan, so I withdrew the suggestion and did something alternative. Then I wrote a complete frequency and coverage list for THR Raaga in Pahang.
Back to July 2013, when I woke up around 4am in the morning, then I turned on radio FM 99.3MHz, I heard Malay songs on the frequency, it was THR Gegar from East Coast. Hmmm... I asked myself... "Where was THR Raaga, how about the content on Astro DVR and online?. I went to check THR Raaga online streaming, it was Tamil songs.
THR Raaga frequencies aired THR Gegar program from 2am to 6am already gained my concern in 2013.
I was not happy during that time and felt symphatize to Malaysia Indians listeners who tune to THR Raaga. Therefore, I highlighted this issue to Astro Radio. I was told that Astro Radio could not make Raaga as 24 hours Tamil radio station on FM radio because of license condition of Radio Lebuhraya Sdn Bhd, MCMC stated that Radio Lebuhraya Sdn Bhd must obtained at least 30% Malay content during that time. If Astro Radio made Raaga as 24 hours Tamil radio station on FM frequency, then the license could be revoked as breaching MCMC regulation.
I was very speechless after I heard those news, then I blamed on government politically, but what I fought for this had finally come to reality.
On April 2018, THR Raaga announced that the station would become 24 hours Tamil radio station on FM radio frequency. This created a new milestone and history of Tamil radio broadcast in Malaysia. From that time, Raaga was no longer airing Gegar from 2am to 6pm.
I was very happy for Indian listeners actually, they deserve it nicely by having 24 hours Tamil radio station for Raaga.
What I expected in the past had finally arrived after 5 years from the moment that I suggested Astro to make Raaga as 24 hours Tamil radio station.
On November 2018, I woke up at 3.30 a.m. in the morning, turned on radio, and tune to Raaga, it really played Tamil songs, so I recorded the video and published on YouTube.
What I fight for is about equality of Malaysia ethnics, it is about fairness too.
On 11th July 2020, when I drove back home from Puchong Jaya via Kinrara route (Jalan Kasawari), then I received THR Raaga on FM 102.1MHz while I was stopping at traffic light before turning to Jalan Kasawari.
While traffic light was in red, I took the opportunity to make 60 seconds footage of THR Raaga FM 102.1MHz Bukit Larut signal, the footage was filmed nearby Sky Condominium and Vistaria Residences at Bandar Puchong Jaya.
FM 102.1MHz was playing Tamil song, so it is THR Raaga distant signal from Bukit Larut which covers Taiping. It had very little adjacent channel interference from RTM Pahang FM 102.2MHz Bukit Fraser.
This is the furthest radio station signal that I caught in Puchong, Selangor ever in the history because it is rare to capture FM radio signal from Bukit Larut which is impossible basically.
Here is the DX information.
==THR Raaga FM 102.1MHz in Puchong==
* Frequency: FM 102.1MHz
* Power: 0.5kW
* Transmitter site: Bukit Larut, Taiping, Perak
* Receiving site: Puchong, Selangor
* Distance: 221km
The reception of THR Raaga FM 102.1MHz in Puchong, Selangor is the most impressive Bukit Larut radio transmission ever because very less Bukit Larut radio station overspill till Selangor territory.
Salam Aidiladha to my Muslim reader from Philip DXing Log Malaysia.
On 31.07.2020, it was Hari Raya Aidiladha holiday. Before that, I made a plan to make FM/MW DXing in new location outside Klang Valley.
Initially I would like to visit my Malay friend's house to make as Aidilfitri visit replacement as I could not go anywhere due to MCO (Movement Control Order) and COVID-19 Pandemic. Then, I was told that my friend would go to Muar, but quite many people. As COVID-19 pandemic is not getting lost yet, I suddenly withdrew the initial plan and searched a replacement for Muar trip.
Hence, I made a decision to travel Northwest Selangor areas such as:
1. Sabak Bernam
2. Sungai Besar
3. Sekinchan
4. Tanjung Karang
5. Kuala Selangor
6. Sungai Ayer Tawar
I made FM DXing videos there.
Initially, I targeted to capture Thailand FM radio stations signal in Sungai Ayer Tawar such as Radio Thailand Satun FM 99.5MHz and MCOT Satun FM 93.25MHz because I caught them in Teluk Intan and Sitiawan during Chinese New Year 2020 festival. In fact, I get nothing signal from Thailand on FM 93.25MHz and 99.5MHz in Sungai Ayer Tawar.
Since I could not get Thailand FM signal in Sungai Ayer Tawar, and it was impossible. Therefore, I substitute my FM DXing project with local stations.
For FM DXing that I made during Hari Raya Aidiladha 2020, here is my priority radio stations and frequencies.
1. Perak FM 95.6MHz Gunung Kledang
2. THR Raaga FM 102.1MHz Bukit Larut
3. CityPlus FM 106.0MHz Gunung Telapak Burok
In Sungai Ayer Tawar, I received two FM radio stations signal from Gunung Jerai by using TECSUN PL-380, they are Zayan FM 98.1MHz and Radio Klasik FM 94.9MHz. Seriously saying that Sungai Ayer Tawar is the only area in Selangor where can receive radio signal weakly from Gunung Jerai.
Fly FM must be tuned via 87.9MHz from Gunung Kledang in Sabak Bernam because 95.8MHz Gunung Ulu Kali reception is not clear there.
The most impressive radio stations that I caught in Northwest Selangor are Perak FM 95.6MHz Gunung Kledang, Raaga FM 102.1MHz Bukit Larut, Mix FM 91.3MHz Bukit Larut and two Gunung Jerai radio stations that I mentioned above this paragraph.
In Sabak Bernam, Sungai Ayer Tawar and Sungai Besar, radio stations from Gunung Kledang can be received loudly and clearly. Raaga FM 97.9MHz Gunung Kledang begins to have co-channel interference with Melody FM 97.9MHz Gunung Telapak Burok in Sungai Besar, but its Taiping frequency FM 102.1MHz from Bukit Larut is still steady, and it is more stable than 97.9MHz in Sungai Besar.
While most of Bukit Larut radio stations signal that I caught in Sabak Bernam and Sungai Besar are in MONO, but surprisingly I could get Mix FM 91.3MHz from Bukit Larut with STEREO indicator signal in Sungai Besar, Selangor.
Next, in SEKINCHAN, RTM Perak FM 95.6MHz Gunung Kledang reception is still fine there, and it shows STEREO signal on my buddy TECSUN PL-380.
For Perak FM 95.6MHz from Gunung Kledang, actually it can be listened loudly and clearly from Sabak Bernam until Sekinchan, but signal goes faded when reach Tanjung Karang.
Raaga FM 102.1MHz Bukit Larut can be received until Sekinchan, and it starts to have interference with Pahang FM 102.2MHz from Fraser's Hill in Tanjung Karang. When I was in Kuala Selangor, I got RAAGA FM 102.1MHz and PAHANG FM 102.2MHz, I could detect that they're interfering each other. The interference between Raaga FM 102.1MHz Bukit Larut and RTM Pahang FM 102.2MHz Fraser's Hill reminds me the interference between Radio Thailand Songkhla FM 90.5MHz and RTM Kedah FM 90.5MHz Bukit Palong in Alor Setar, Kedah.
As I made about 51 FM DXing videos during Hari Raya Aidiladha 2020 holiday, it is impossible that I publish individual videos here from YouTube, instead I will publish a playlist which all FM DXing videos in Sabak Bernam, Sungai Ayer Tawar, Sekinchan, Sungai Besar, Bukit Rotan, Ijok, Tanjung Karang and Kuala Selangor are compiled into a playlist.
Here is my YouTube playlist of 51 videos, named Hari Raya Aidiladha 2020 FM DXing videos.
I use three radio receivers in the footage that I made.
1. TECSUN PL-380
2. Samsung Galaxy V Plus
3. Perodua Axia radio (with USB + Bluetooth)
I hope you will have impression on FM DXing by watching these videos. Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE my YouTube channel, Philip Yong DXer Malaysia for more DX videos.
RTM Perak FM adalah stesen radio negeri untuk Perak oleh Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM). Selain negeri Perak, radio Perak FM masih boleh diterima di Pulau Pinang Selatan dan Cameron Highlands pada 104.1MHz Bukit Larut dan 94.7MHz Gunung Brinchang masing-masing.
Hiburan Berinformasi. Untuk Kome Aje!
Tahukah anda? Ini bukan berita palsu, tapi berita sahih. RTM Perak FM boleh didengari di negeri sebahagian Selangor pada FM 95.6MHz.
Perak FM mempunyai tujuh frekuensi untuk negeri Perak.
- FM 95.6MHz Gunung Kledang untuk Ipoh, Kampar, Hilir Perak, Manjung, Perak Tengah dan Bagan Datuk
- FM 104.1MHz Bukit Larut untuk Taiping, Kerian, Kuala Kangsar dan Sungai Siput (U)
- FM 94.7MHz Gunung Brinchang untuk Cameron Highlands
- FM 96.2MHz Gerik
- FM 94.2MHz Bukit Ladang Teh untuk Lenggong
- Perak Selatan
* FM 97.3MHz Changkat Rembian untuk Tapah, Bidor, Chenderiang, Temoh
* FM 89.6MHz Bukit Asa untuk Tanjung Malim dan Slim River
Walaupun Perak FM frekuensi untuk Perak Selatan ialah 97.3 dan 89.6 yang diterbitkan di laman webnya, tetapi ini tidak bermaksud bahawa Selangor boleh menerima Perak FM pada 97.3 dan 89.6 kerana kedua-dua frekuensi hanya untuk Batang Padang dan Muallim dengan kuasa pemancar yang lebih jauh rendah daripada 95.6MHz.
Untuk negeri Selangor, saya boleh menerima siaran Perak FM pada 95.6MHz dari Gunung Kledang dengan jelas di kawasan bawah berikut:
1. Sabak Bernam
2. Sungai Ayer Tawar
3. Sungai Besar
4. Sekinchan
Sempena cuti Hari Raya Aidiladha, saya mengunjungi kawasan tersebut dan membuat ujian isyarat siaran radio Perak FM 95.6MHz.
Di Sabak Bernam, Sungai Ayer Tawar, Sungai Besar dan Sekinchan, penerimaan isyarat RTM Perak FM 95.6MHz dari Gunung Kledang sangat jelas. Alat penerima radio saya TECSUN PL-380 menujukkan isyarat STEREO pada 95.6MHz.
Bagi kawasan tersebut, pendengar yang ingin mendengar radio Perak FM tidak perlu mendengar siaran ini dengan applikasi RTM Mobile dimana memerlukan Internet, cuma menala frekuensi kepada FM 95.6MHz di radio, tetapi ia bergantung kepada kualiti antenna radio.
Untuk makluman, siaran Perak FM 95.6MHz bermula lemah apabila berada di Tanjong Karang dan Kuala Selangor. Selain daripada kawasan Selangor barat laut, saya pernah merakam penerimaan isyarat Perak FM 95.6MHz di Seri Kembangan, Balakong, Puchong, Sungai Buloh, Rawang, Bukit Beruntung dan Bukit Tagar.
Di sini, saya telah merakam beberapa video isyarat siaran Perak FM 95.6MHz di Selangor, dimana saya mengunjungi Sabak Bernam, Sungai Besar, Sekinchan dan Sungai Ayer Tawar. Ada juga yang saya merakam pada tahun 2015 dan 2016. Anda boleh mendengar dan menonton video isyarat Perak FM 95.6MHz yang saya terima di Selangor melalui saluran YouTube saya, Philip Yong DXer Malaysia.
Bagi kawasan Sabak Bernam, Sungai Ayer Tawar, Sungai Besar, Sekinchan, dan Tanjong Karang yang saya kunjungi sempena Hari Raya Aidiladha, rakaman video isyarat Perak FM 95.6MHz tersebut diuji melalui tiga alat penerima radio:
1. Radio Perodua Axia SE (2017)
2. Samsung Galaxy V Plus
3. TECSUN PL-380
Pada pandangan saya, isyarat siaran Perak FM 95.6MHz dari Gunung Kledang yang boleh diterima di Selangor adalah sesuatu yang menarik kerana Perak FM 95.6MHz adalah stesen radio RTM yang paling kuat dari segi pemancaran, berbanding dengan radio RTM Ipoh yang lain. Selain daripada Perak FM 95.6MHz, terdapat juga stesen radio Gunung Kledang Ipoh yang mempunyai pemancaran yang sangat kuat, iaitu 988 FM 99.8MHz.
Secara keseluruhannya, di sini adalah kawasan Selangor yang boleh menerima siaran Perak FM pada 95.6MHz dari Gunung Kledang, Ipoh, Perak.
==Kawasan yang jelas==
* Sabak Bernam
* Sungai Ayer Tawar
* Sungai Besar
* Sekinchan
==Kawasan yang kurang jelas, tapi masih boleh menerimanya==
* Tanjong Karang
* Kuala Selangor
==Kawasan yang sangat lemah==
* Bukit Rotan
* Ijok
* Batang Berjuntai
* Rawang
* Sungai Buloh
* Bukit Beruntung
* Lembah Beringin
* Bukit Tagar
Dari segi jarak liputan pemancar Gunung Kledang di Selangor, siaran Perak FM 95.6MHz boleh didengari dari Sabak Bernam sehingga Tanjung Karang.
Dari 2015 hingga sekarang, saya telah mencapai hasrat saya untuk merakam isyarat radio Perak FM 95.6MHz di Selangor yang menarik. Pada masa sama, saya telah melengkapkan dan memperluaskan senarai video Perak FM 95.6MHz di Selangor dengan mengunjungi lebih kawasan sempena cuti umum.
