Revisiting Lojing Highlands, Kelantan (PART 6): Radio Klasik signal reception on 95.5MHz, 88.3MHz, 89.1MHz & 93.6MHz.

 

From 2021 to 2023, I have visited Lojing Highlands for 3 times. I launch FM DX: Lojing, Kelantan 3.0 during Hari Raya Aidilfitri holiday, RTM Radio Klasik is my targeting DX radio station.

 

In Lojing, I could receive RTM Radio Klasik with 3 frequencies such as FM 95.5MHz Bukit Bakar, FM 88.3MHz Gunung Kledang and FM 89.1MHz Gunung Brinchang, meanwhile FM 93.6MHz Gunung Ledang was tropospheric signal which I captured in May 2022.

 

Here is the comparison of RTM Radio Klasik signal between FM 95.5MHz, FM 88.3MHz, FM 89.1MHz and FM 93.6MHz.

 

1. FM 88.3MHz Gunung Kledang 2kW (46km)

 

2. FM 89.1MHz Gunung Brinchang 0.1kW (11km)

 

3. FM 95.5MHz Bukit Bakar 2kW (155km)

 

4. FM 93.6MHz Gunung Ledang 2kW (279km) [Tropo]

 

I did not record Radio Klasik FM 101.1MHz Kota Bharu signal there because FM 101.1MHz is dominated by Traxx FM from Gunung Brinchang.

 

Excluding FM 93.6MHz Gunung Ledang which is tropospheric propagation tuned in Lojing, Kelantan, by comparing all the frequencies, FM 95.5MHz from Bukit Bakar is the loudest and clearest frequency tuned in Lojing, Kelantan, following by FM 89.1MHz Gunung Brinchang and FM 88.3MHz Gunung Kledang.

Although FM 89.1MHz Gunung Brinchang is still clear in Lojing, but it has mild adjacent channel interference with Thailand Parliament Radio FM 89.0MHz from Yala.

When I had an hour break in Lojing Highlands, I listened to Radio Klasik on FM 88.3MHz from Gunung Kledang because that frequency is my main target.

Radio Klasik FM 88.3MHz Gunung Kledang signal is still clear in Lojing, Kelantan. Despite it is just 200kHz away from Kelantan FM 88.1MHz Felda Paloh transmitter, then Kelantan FM 88.1MHz Felda Paloh reception is moderately clear in Lojing with interference from Gegar FM 88.1MHz Bukit Panau, but adjacent channel interference with Kelantan FM 88.1MHz Felda Paloh is not detected when I tuned to Radio Klasik FM 88.3MHz from Gunung Kledang in Lojing.

==Signal rating of Radio Klasik reception in Lojing, Kelantan==

* FM 95.5MHz Bukit Bakar: 92/100

* FM 88.3MHz Gunung Kledang: 73/100

* FM 89.1MHz Gunung Brinchang: 75/100

 

In conclusion, FM 95.5MHz from Bukit Bakar is the clearest Radio Klasik frequency in Lojing, but I love to tune on FM 88.3MHz actually.