Thursday, 27 August 2020

Kool FM Klang Valley frequency FM 101.3MHz is not clear in Klang Valley, should it locate its transmission site in Gunung Ulu Kali?

 


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.


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