FM DX 2022: Gunung Ledang transmitted radio stations received in Sitiawan, Perak. Furthest local radio station ever!

 After I had written about receiving Indonesia radio stations from Medan in Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia, it is even more interesting to receive FM radio signal in Sitiawan where is further than Indonesia and Thailand (Satun).

In the past years, I could receive few radio stations from Gunung Telapak Burok in Sitiawan such as Traxx FM 88.7MHz, Ai FM 89.7MHz, Hitz FM 95.0MHz, Hot FM 99.5MHz and CityPlus FM 106.0MHz which I recorded from 2018 to 2020. Receiving distance from Gunung Telapak Burok to Sitiawan Tua Pek Kung temple is 212km.

 

On 2nd February 2022, I received 3 Gunung Ledang transmitted radio stations at Tua Pek Kung temple in Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia such as Ai FM 100.4MHz, Melody FM 107.3MHz and Negeri FM 107.7MHz. Distance is 292km, hence it becomes the furthest radio transmitter received there.

 

Note: It happens only during tropospheric propagation. No signal is available during normal propagation.

 

1. Ai FM 100.4MHz

Signal did not hold for long period as Ai FM 100.4MHz propagation from Gunung Ledang disappeared quickly in Sitiawan, Perak. Adjacent channel interference with MY FM 100.6MHz from Gunung Kledang which is local transmitter could be detected when monitoring Ai FM 100.4MHz signal.

 

2. Melody FM 107.3MHz

The most stable and loudest Gunung Ledang radio station heard in Sitiawan, Perak before Radio Muslim Al-Fatih FM 107.3MHz from Medan, Indonesia overspill its signal there.

 

3. Negeri FM 107.7MHz  

In Sitiawan, there are three RTM state radio stations available such as Perak FM 95.6MHz (from Gunung Kledang), Pahang FM 107.5MHz (Gunung Ulu Kali) and Selangor FM 100.9MHz (from GUnung Ulu Kali), meanwhile Mutiara FM 93.9MHz Gunung Jerai is very weak. However, Negeri FM 107.7MHz from Gunung Ledang is receivable partly, while 92.6MHz from Gunung Telapak Burok is not receivable due to adjacent station Hitz FM 92.7MHz from Gunung Kledang.

 

Adjacent channel interference with GoXUAN FM 107.6MHz from Bukit Penara, Penang was detected when monitoring Negeri FM 107.7MHz Gunung Ledang signal propagation in Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia. 

 

Suria FM 88.5MHz, IKIM FM 89.5MHz, Mix FM 91.1MHz, Best FM 94.8MHz, Traxx FM 97.4MHz, and Melaka FM 102.3MHz are negative in Sitiawan, Perak during tropospheric season.