RTM Mutiara FM 95.7MHz from Bukit Penara (Penang) tuned in Bintulu, Sarawak via overspill Sporadic E propagation

On the 7th December 2023, a DXer (Shafik1995) received Mutiara FM 95.7MHz from Bukit Penara in Bintulu, Sarawak.

 

Mutiara FM is a Malay language RTM state radio station, based in Penang state.

 

The radio reception of Mutiara FM 95.7MHz from Bukit Penara tuned in Bintulu, Sarawak was Sproadic E propagation. 

 

In Bintulu, Sarawak, the frequency FM 95.7MHz is mostly dominated by the distant radio station, RTM Miri FM which transmitted from Bukit Lambir for Miri. When Sporadic E radio propagation happens, the listeners who listen to Miri FM 95.7MHz in Bintulu will hear Sporadic E radio interference from Mutiara FM Bukit Penara transmitter on that frequency, but the interference does not always happen.

 

==RTM Mutiara FM Sporadic E propagation in Bintulu, Sarawak==

* Frequency: FM 95.7MHz

* Power: 1kW

* Transmitter site: Bukit Penara, Penang, Peninsular Malaysia

* Receiving site: Bintulu, Sarawak

* Distance: 1439km

* Receiving date/time: 7th December 2023 1715 hours (UTC+8)

* Radio receiver: Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (DSP)