Malaysia digital terrestrial television UHF DVB-T2 (MYTV) is received in Rokan Hulu Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia.

 

Generally the Malaysia digital terrestrial television channels (MYTV) can be only received in Batam, Indonesia via Gunung Pulai transmitter, even some Batam people can receive MYTV via Bukit Tinggi DVB-T2 DTT transmitters as well. 

 

In Riau province, usually the coastal regencies such as Rokan Hilir, Dumai, Bengkalis and Pulau Meranti can receive MYTV overspill UHF DVB-T2 signals from Malaysia as they are adjacent to Malaysia with Malacca Straits.

 

However, MYTV digital terrestrial television transmission from Malaysia can overspill to Rokan Hulu, Riau Province, Indonesia. As I'm a member of Indonesia UHF DVB-T2 Digital TV community group on Facebook, I have spotted someone receives Malaysia DTT channels in Kota Tengah, Rokan Hulu Regency, Riau Provine, Indonesia.

 

Thanks to Jamahir from Kota Tengah, Rokan Hulu for sharing the photos of receiving Malaysia digital TV channels in his location on the Facebook community group.

 

According to him, he receives Malaysia digital TV channels on the frequency UHF 650MHz (CH 43) & UHF 666MHz (CH 45) in Kota Tengah, Rokan Hulu Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia with long receiving antenna (almost same with Muar TV antenna where people received Singapore TV), but he is not sure where the exact transmitter site of these frequencies. So, I inform that MYTV UHF 650MHz and UHF 666MHz DVB-T2 signals are transmitted from Gunung Ulu Kali in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia.

 

MYTV digital TV signal from Malaysia is not consistently available in Rokan Hulu actually, I believe it could be the tropospheric propagation. 

In addition, some of people in Rokan Hulu claimed that Malaysia TV signal is stronger than local one. In Indonesia, most of the TV towers within Riau province are mostly land based, instead of hill/mountain based towers like Malaysia. Hence, the coverage of local TV channels are more limited than Malaysia channels in Riau, Indonesia.

 

Gunung Ulu Kali transmitter site is very high actually with the height about 1772 meters. Therefore, it can overspill to Riau province, Indonesia easily.

 

Transmission distance between Gunung Ulu Kali to Kota Tengah, Rokan Hulu Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia is 295km.