Benta was my first location in Pahang to receive Kelantan FM via the frequency 97.3MHz from Bukit Bakar on 14th November 2021, following by Cameron Highlands, Sungai Yu and Merapoh. (Note: I received Kelantan FM in Sungai Yu via FM 102.9MHz from Wakaf Che Yeh)
Now, Fraser's Hill is my 5th location in Pahang to receive Kelantan FM from Bukit Bakar. The reception of Kelantan FM 97.3MHz from Bukit Bakar is moderate to clear in Fraser's Hill, Pahang overall.
In Fraser's Hill, Kelantan FM 97.3MHz from Bukit Bakar is available from Taman Awam to Jeriau Waterfall. Here are few videos of receiving Kelantan FM 97.3MHz in Fraser's Hill, Pahang which I recorded from 5th and 6th June 2022:
Although its adjacent radio station RTM Ai FM occupies the frequency 97.1MHz in Fraser's Hill transmission tower as gap filler transmitter to cover Raub where is a blind spot area of FM 106.7MHz Gunung Ulu Kali transmission, but no interference noise is heard when tune to Kelantan FM 97.3MHz from Bukit Bakar in Fraser's Hill. This is because RTM Ai FM 97.1MHz Fraser's Hill transmission power only operates at 0.125kW, so it never interferes Kelantan FM coverage.
Nearby Taman Awam, Kelantan FM 97.3MHz is partially clear, but less stable due to adjacent channel interference noise from Traxx FM 97.4MHz Gunung Ledang transmitter (Malacca and North Johor) can be detected. The signal of Kelantan FM 97.3MHz is getting clearer and more stable when walk from T-junction which divides Semantan Road and High Pines Road to Jeriau Waterfall.
From Semantan Road to Jeriau Waterfall and Taman Sungai Hijau, Kelantan FM 97.3MHz is very clear with STEREO indicator signal detected on my radio receiver.
Alongside FM 97.3MHz, I could receive Kelantan FM 88.1MHz from Felda Paloh (which covers East Gua Musang such as Paloh, Aring and Chiku) in Fraser's Hill too, however Kelantan FM 88.1MHz is badly interfered by Media Prima Audio's Chinese radio station 8FM (formerly known as One FM) 88.1MHz from Gunung Ulu Kali.
Distance from Felda Paloh to the receiving location in Fraser's Hill is about 154-155 kilometers.
Co-channel interference between Kelantan FM and 8FM on the frequency 88.1MHz is detected at Semantan Road/Jalan Semantan which nearby Rompin House and Smokehouse Trail.
I detected Kelantan FM 88.1MHz Felda Paloh transmitter signal when I walked on Jalan Semantan between Smokehouse Trail and Rompin House in Fraser's Hill with co-channel interference signal from 8FM 88.1MHz Gunung Ulu Kali transmitter.
==Reception report of Kelantan FM in Fraser's Hill, Pahang==
* Frequency: FM 97.3MHz
* Power: 2kW
* Transmitter site: Bukit Bakar, Machang, Kelantan
* Receiving site: Fraser's Hill, Pahang
* Distance: 230km
* Overall signal performance rating: 70/100
Previously, Benta was the furthest location that I received Kelantan FM 97.3MHz from Bukit Bakar, now I break the record again by receiving Kelantan FM 97.3MHz in Fraser's Hill at a further distance with 230km.
Here are the locations where Kelantan FM 97.3MHz Bukit Bakar is receivable:
1. Taman Awam
2. Jalan Semantan
3. Istana Sri Pahang
4. Jalan Sungai Hijau, Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Fraser dan Rumah Pangsa Sungai Hijau
5. Air Terjun Jeriau
Kelantan FM 97.3MHz from Bukit Bakar is not available in Fraser's Hill town (nearby Shahzan Inn, The Paddock, and Puncak Inn). When I was at the town, I could hear interference noise from Traxx FM 97.4MHz Gunung Ledang transmitter on the frequency FM 97.3MHz through my radio receiver TECSUN PL-380. Alongside Taman Awam at Jalan Pokok Pine, the adjacent channel interference with Traxx FM 97.4MHz from Gunung Ledang is also detected in somewhere around Jalan Lady Guillemard where is a road to Sri Peninjau. (most quiet road in Fraser's Hill).
To all Kelantan's FM listeners who travel to Fraser's Hill, you can access listening to this radio station by tuning the frequency on FM 97.3MHz from Bukit Bakar.
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