What will it happen if all Kota Bharu commercial radio stations (Astro Radio, Media Prima Audio, Manis FM, IKIM FM and Suria FM) move their transmission sites to Bukit Bakar without changing frequencies?

In Kota Bharu and North Kelantan, many broadcasters are locating in different transmitter sites. 

Astro Radio such as Era FM 103.3MHz, Sinar FM 93.8MHz, Gegar FM 88.1MHz, MY FM 102.3MHz, Melody FM 99.8MHz, Hitz FM 92.8MHz, Mix FM 94.6MHz and Lite FM 104.3MHz are transmitted from Bukit Panau, Tanah Merah, Kelantan.

Media Prima Audio radio stations such as Hot FM 105.1MHz, Fly FM 107.4MHz and Buletin FM 88.6MHz are transmitted from Peringat, Kelantan where the tower is belonged to Media Prima.

IKIM FM 89.8MHz is transmitted from Bukit Panau.

Suria FM 106.1MHz is transmitted from Telipot, meanwhile Manis FM 90.6MHz is transmitted from KBX Tunjung.

Bukit Panau and Tunjung towers are belonged to CELCOM, meanwhile Telipot tower is belonged to Telekom Malaysia (TM).

In fact, there is no any strategic transmitter site to cover Kota Bharu, even large part of Kelantan. One thing that I realize is none of commercial radio broadcasters locate transmitter site in Bukit Bakar to cover Kota Bharu. 

Bukit Bakar is the only strategic transmitter site in Kelantan because it covers larger part of Kelantan, but in Kota Bharu and Tumpat, Bukit Bakar signal reception is not so clear actually. So, this makes commercial broadcasters are not interesting to locate transmitter site there, even Bukit Bakar transmission can cause interference to existing radio stations in Thailand, and Terengganu.

If Kota Bharu commercial radio stations move their transmitter sites to Bukit Bakar, they can interfere Terengganu and Thailand radio stations, hence I make frequency analysis of commercial radio stations if they transmit from Bukit Bakar.

1. Gegar FM 88.1MHz

88.1MHz: Gegar Bukit Bakar

88.25MHz: Narathiwat, Thailand

<150kHz, NOT OK>

88.1MHz: Gegar Bukit Bakar

88.1MHz: Kelantan FM Felda Paloh

<0kHz, NOT OK>

 

87.9MHz: Minnal FM Bukit Besar (Kuala Terengganu)

88.1MHz: Gegar FM Bukit Bakar

<200kHz, OK>

2. Buletin FM 88.6MHz

88.6MHz: Buletin FM Bukit Bakar

88.75MHz: Tak Bai, Thailand

<150kHz, NOT OK>

88.6MHz: Buletin FM Bukit Bakar

88.7MHz: Terengganu FM Bukit Besar (Kuala Terengganu)

<100kHz, NOT OK>

 

88.4MHz: Radio Klasik Bukit Tangki Air (Jeli)

88.6MHz: Buletin FM Bukit Bakar

<200kHz, OK> 

 

3. IKIM FM 89.8MHz

89.8MHz: IKIM FM Bukit Bakar

90.0MHz: Sungai Golok, Thailand

<200kHz, OK>

89.8MHz: IKIM FM Bukit Bakar

90.0MHz: Kelantan FM Bukit Tangki Air (Jeli)

<200kHz, OK>

 

89.7MHz: Traxx FM Bukit Besar (Kuala Terengganu)

89.8MHz: IKIM FM Bukit Bakar

<100kHz, NOT OK>

 

89.7MHz: Radio Klasik FM Bukit Chupak (Gua Musang)

89.8MHz: IKIM FM Bukit Bakar

<100kHz, NOT OK> 

 

4. Manis FM 90.6MHz

90.5MHz: Ai FM Bukit Besar (Kuala Terengganu)

90.6MHz: Manis FM Bukit Bakar

<100kHz, NOT OK> 

90.6MHz: Manis FM Bukit Bakar

90.7MHz: Nasional FM Paloh

<100kHz, NOT OK>

90.6MHz: Manis FM Bukit Bakar

90.8MHz: Traxx FM Bukit Tangki Air (Jeli)

<200kHz, OK>

5. Hitz FM 92.8MHz

92.8MHz: Hitz FM Bukit Bakar

93.0MHz: Radio Thailand Betong

<200kHz, OK>

92.5MHz: Sungai Padi, Thailand

92.8MHz: Hitz FM Bukit Bakar

<300kHz, OK>

6. Sinar FM 93.8MHz

93.6MHz: Sinar FM Bukit Besar (Kuala Terengganu)

93.8MHz: Sinar FM Bukit Bakar

<200kHz, OK>

7. Mix FM 94.6MHz

94.3MHz: Radio Klasik Bukit Bintang (Besut)

94.6MHz: Mix FM Bukit Bakar

<300kHz, OK> 

94.6MHz: Mix FM Bukit Bakar

94.75MHz: Narathiwat, Thailand

<150kHz, NOT OK>

94.6MHz: Mix FM Bukit Bakar

94.8MHz: Hitz FM Bukit Besar (Kuala Terengganu)

<200kHz, OK>

8. Melody FM 99.8MHz

99.8MHz: Melody FM Bukit Bakar

100.0MHz: Yala, Thailand (Khao Buyo)

<200kHz, OK>

9. MY FM 102.3MHz

102.3MHz: MY FM Bukit Bakar

102.4MHz: Suria FM Bukit Besar (Kuala Terengganu)

<100kHz, NOT OK>

 

102.3MHz: MY FM Bukit Bakar

102.5MHz: MCOT Yala, Thailand

<200kHz, OK>

101.9MHz: Nasional FM Wakaf Che Yeh

102.3MHz: MY FM Bukit Bakar

<400kHz, OK>

10. Era FM 103.3MHz

103.3MHz: Era FM Bukit Bakar

103.3MHz: Nasional FM Keruak

<0kHz, NOT OK>

11. Lite FM 104.3MHz

104.0MHz: Narathiwat, Thailand

104.3MHz: Lite FM Bukit Bakar

<300kHz, OK>

104.1MHz: Nasional FM Dabong

104.3MHz: Lite FM Bukit Bakar

<200kHz, OK>

12. Hot FM 105.1MHz

105.0MHz: Hot FM Bukit Besar

105.1MHz: Hot FM Bukit Bakar 

<100kHz, NOT OK, self-interference>

104.7MHz: Traxx FM Wakaf Che Yeh

105.1MHz: Hot FM Bukit Bakar

<400kHz, OK>

13. Suria FM 106.1MHz

105.9MHz: Lite FM Bukit Besar (Kuala Terengganu)

106.1MHz: Suria FM Bukit Bakar

<200kHz, OK>

 

105.7MHz: Ai FM Wakaf Che Yeh

106.1MHz: Suria FM Bukit Bakar

<400kHz, OK>

 

106.1MHz: Suria FM Bukit Bakar

106.5MHz: Radio Thailand Sungai Golok

<400kHz, OK>

14. Fly FM 107.4MHz

107.1MHz: Kelantan FM Bukit Bintang (Besut)

107.4MHz: Fly FM Bukit Bakar 

<300kHz, OK>

 

107.2MHz: Kelantan FM Dabong

107.4MHz: Fly FM Bukit Bakar

<200kHz, OK>

107.4MHz: Fly FM Bukit Bakar

107.5MHz: Lochut, Thailand

<100kHz, NOT OK>

107.4MHz: Fly FM Bukit Bakar

107.5MHz: Fly FM Bukit Besar

<100kHz, NOT OK> 

By looking the radio frequency analysis above, not all commercial radio stations are safe to transmit from Bukit Bakar to cover Kota Bharu with existing frequencies because it can cause interference to radio stations coverage in Kuala Terengganu, Besut, Gua Musang and Thailand.

However, here are the radio stations list where they safe to transmit from Bukit Bakar with current frequencies.

1. Hitz FM 92.8MHz

2. Sinar FM 93.8MHz

3. Melody FM 99.8MHz

4. Lite FM 104.3MHz

5. Suria FM 106.1MHz

Only 5 out of 14 listed commercial radio stations are safe from interference if they move to Bukit Bakar.

If the commercial radio stations move to Bukit Bakar for Kota Bharu transmission, they have to meet the minimum frequency separation from surrounding transmitter sites by following below, to avoid interference:

- Bukit Bintang: 300kHz

- Bukit Besar: 200kHz

- Bukit Tangki Air: 200kHz

- Bukit Chupak: 200kHz

- Felda Paloh: 300kHz

- Dabong: 200kHz

- Felda Tenang: 200kHz

- Hulu Keruak: 200kHz

- Narathiwat/Sungai Golok/Sungai Padi/Tak Bai/Lochut Thailand: 300kHz

- Yala, Thailand: 200kHz 

- Betong, Thailand: 200kHz

Commercial radio stations don't use Bukit Bakar as Kota Bharu transmitter site because it is very hard to coordinate the frequency as it is very peak there. In terms of commercial value, Kota Bharu market value is not strong as west coast areas. Hence, you will realize there are many different transmitter sites of Kota Bharu radio stations, the advantage is more competition among them to proof which site is the best, rather than monopoly sites.