Friday, 7 February 2025

RTM state radio stations can relay Muzik FM from 12am to 6am, instead of Nasional FM in order to reduce duplication


 

Currently RTM state radio stations (except KL FM, Perlis FM, Sabah FM and Sarawak FM) relay Nasional FM from 12 am to 6am, meanwhile Perlis FM relays Radio Klasik from 12am to 6am, then Sarawak FM and KL FM air 24 hours, as well as Sabah FM only relays Nasional FM for 2 hours.


As Nasional FM is available nationwide via frequency transmission, this causes a broadcast duplication because RTM state radio stations and Nasional FM broadcast simultaneously from 12am to 6am. When you tune to RTM state radio stations from 12am to 6am, it is simulcast of Nasional FM.


In my opinion, to reduce duplication, RTM state/local radio stations can relay Muzik FM during non-broadcast hours, instead of Nasional FM.


Muzik FM is relaunched as online only radio station currently, actually it can become a "partial FM radio station" by being relayed on state radio stations.


For Labuan FM and RTM Sabah's division radio stations, they can relay Muzik FM during their non-broadcasting hours from 7pm to 6am.


In Sarawak, RTM Red FM and Wai FM Bidayuh simulcast Sarawak FM during non-broadcasting hours from 12am to 6am, while Sarawak FM airs 24 hours. Wai FM Bidayuh is only available in Kuching and Serian, then Red FM is available in entire Sarawak. So, Red FM is more suitable than Wai FM Bidayuh to relay Muzik FM as it can be tuned in entire Sarawak region.

 

If RTM Red FM relays Muzik FM from 12am to 6am, Red FM will become tri-lingual radio station which consists Chinese, English and Malay.


My suggestion to relay Muzik FM on RTM state/local radio stations during non-broadcasting hours

* 12am to 6am

- Perlis FM, Kedah FM, Mutiara FM, Perak FM, Selangor FM, Kelantan FM, Terengganu FM, Pahang FM, Negeri FM, Melaka FM, Johor FM and Red FM Sarawak.

* 7pm to 6am

- Labuan FM, Keningau FM, Tawau FM, Sandakan FM


I will send this proposal to Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), hopefully this proposal works.

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