(ANNOUNCEMENT) Several radio stations temporarily stop the broadcast transmission and go off-air in Kelantan due to the flood disaster, RTM radio stations can be tuned in Kota Bharu via Bukit Bakar transmitter alternatively.

Due to heavy flood disaster in Kelantan, several radio stations temporarily go off air and their frequency transmissions are temporarily forced to shut down. So, the listeners cannot tune in the radio stations via FM radio in the affected areas.

 

Involved radio stations such as:

* RTM Radio Klasik FM 101.1MHz (RTM Kota Bharu)

* RTM Nasional FM 101.9MHz (RTM Kota Bharu)

* RTM Kelantan FM 102.9MHz (RTM Kota Bharu)

* RTM Traxx FM 104.7MHz (RTM Kota Bharu)

* RTM Ai FM 105.7MHz (RTM Kota Bharu)

* RTM Minnal FM 106.7MHz (RTM Kota Bharu)

* Molek FM 105.1MHz (MPB Peringat)

* Hot FM 88.6MHz (MPB Peringat)

* Fly FM 107.4MHz (MPB Peringat)

* Manis FM 90.6MHz (Celcom KBX Tunjung)

* Suria FM 106.1MHz (TM Telipot)

 

RTM Kota Bharu, MPB Peringat, TM Telipot and Celcom KBX Tunjung transmission towers are the land based sites where they can be flooded easily. When Kelantan flood disaster is getting worsened, and if these radio stations continue on-air via FM frequency transmission, the flood can destroy their transmission system badly which can cost more money to repair and replace the system due to the flood disaster.

 

Astro radio stations (Era FM 103.3MHz, Sinar FM 93.8MHz, Gegar FM 88.1MHz, Hitz FM 92.8MHz, Mix FM 94.6MHz, Lite FM 104.3MHz, MY FM 102.3MHz and Melody FM 99.8MHz) and IKIM FM 89.8MHz are not affected at all because they are transmitted from Bukit Panau in Tanah Merah, Kelantan which is hill based transmitter site. Hence, Bukit Panau is not affected by the flood. Listeners in affected areas can continue listening to Astro radio stations and IKIM FM 89.8MHz as usual via FM radio.

Although RTM Kota Bharu transmission is affected by the flood, but in fact RTM radio stations are not fully affected because the listeners in Kota Bharu, Pasir Mas and Tumpat can tune to RTM radio stations' broadcasts alternatively via Bukit Bakar transmitter by following below:

 

- Radio Klasik FM 95.5MHz

- Nasional FM 96.5MHz

- Kelantan FM 97.3MHz

- Traxx FM 98.5MHz

- Ai FM 99.3MHz

- Minnal FM 100.9MHz

Bukit Bakar is not affected by the flood disaster as it is also the hill based transmitter site.

Meanwhile other transmission sites outside Kota Bharu (Bukit Chupak in Gua Musang, Bukit Paloh in Felda Paloh, Bukit Tangki Air in Jeli) are not reported temporarily off air due to the flood.