First time to tune China National Radio CNR-17 Kazakh channel in Malaysia via shortwave

China National Radio operates many shortwave broadcast for its many radio stations such as:

1. CNR-1 Voice of China

2. CNR-2 Business Radio

3. CNR-5 Cross-Straits Radio

4. CNR-6 Shenzhou Easy Radio

5. CNR-7 Radio The Greater Bay

6. CNR-8 Ethnic Minority Radio 

7. CNR-11 Tibetan Radio 

8. CNR-13 Uyghur Radio

9. CNR-17 Kazakh Radio 

From 2019 till 2024, I had tuned CNR-1, CNR-2, CNR-5, CNR-6, CNR-7, CNR-11 and CNR-13 in Malaysia via shortwave frequencies. Receiving location is in Balakong, Selangor state where is not far from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.

On 18th April 2025, at 2101 hours (UTC+8), I finally received China National Radio CNR-17 Kazakh broadcast in Malaysia via shortwave frequency transmission. 

Basically China National Radio CNR-17 cannot be received in Malaysia via shortwave because the transmitters don't beam to ASEAN as it caters Kazakh listeners in China and surrounding countries. In the past, I was used to try receiving this radio station via shortwave frequencies, but signal was negative.

Until 18th April 2025, I made my first ever shortwave radio listening by tuning CNR-17 in Malaysia on SW 4850kHz.

CNR-17 broadcasts with 7 shortwave frequencies such as 4850kHz, 6015kHz, 7340kHz, 9470kHz, 9630kHz, 11630kHz, and 12055kHz. In Malaysia, I could only receive weak signal on 4850kHz, meanwhile rest of the frequencies have no signal.

4850kHz is transmitted from Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, China, transmitted at 100kW power with OMNI-directional antenna.

Signal was mild when I tuned in Balakong, Selangor, Malaysia.

* Frequency: SW 4850kHz

* Power: 100kW

* Transmitter site: Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, China 

* Receiving site: Balakong, Selangor, Malaysia 

* Distance: 4802km

* Receiving date/time: 18th April 2025 2101 hours (UTC+8)

* Language: Kazakh