Eight FM radio reception in Johor Bahru, Gelang Patah, Pasir Gudang, Pengerang and Iskandar Puteri, Johor on 105.3MHz.

On 23rd February 2025, I went to South Johor areas such as Kulai, Senai, Kota Tinggi, Skudai and Ulu Tiram to perform radio signal monitoring of Eight FM 105.3MHz and 88.1MHz under day trip.

After 3 months, I come to South Johor areas again to check the signal of Eight FM on 105.3MHz which is transmitted from Taman Sentosa, Johor Bahru, but different receiving locations. At this time, I make another 7 radio signal monitoring locations in South Johor, covering Johor Bahru, Pengerang, Pasir Gudang, Gelang Patah, Desaru, Bandar Penawar and Iskandar Puteri.

In Johor Bahru areas, we can tune many radio stations from local, Singapore and Batam, Indonesia. For Malaysia radio stations, most of Johor Bahru radio stations are transmitted from Gunung Pulai, but Eight FM 105.3MHz is the only JB radio station which is not transmitted from Gunung Pulai, instead JB town's Taman Sentosa tower. Hence, this makes me interested to monitor its signal in surrounding areas of Johor Bahru.

 

Melody FM is different case because it has Gunung Pulai transmitter on 98.4MHz, but it covers Kulai, Skudai, Senai, Pontian, Kota Tinggi, part of Johor Bahru and Central Johor, meanwhile 103.3MHz is a supplementary transmitter in Johor Bahru which is transmitted from Metropolis Tower to cover Johor Bahru City where 98.4MHz is less clear.

1. Johor Bahru

 

2. Pasir Gudang

 

3. Iskandar Puteri

 

4. Gelang Patah

 

5. Pengerang

6. Bandar Penawar 

7. Desaru

By comparing my radio reception of this radio station where I recorded on 23rd February 2025, Eight FM 105.3MHz is clear in Johor Bahru, Senai, Skudai, Pasir Gudang, and Ulu Tiram, but it has ultra weak signal in Pengerang, Desaru and Bandar Penawar meanwhile Eight FM 105.3MHz has co-channel interference with RTM Johor FM 105.3MHz Gunung Ledang transmitter in Kulai, Iskandar Puteri and Gelang Patah.

In Gelang Patah and Iskandar Puteri, Eight FM 88.1MHz from Gunung Ledang is clearer than 105.3MHz from Taman Sentosa. 

Eight FM 105.3MHz has strong adjacent channel interference noise of Radio Republik Indonesia RRI Batam PRO-1 FM 105.1MHz in Pengerang, Johor.

Frankly, Eight FM 105.3MHz can be received in Bandar Penawar and Desaru weakly, despite its transmitter power is just 0.05kW because Eight FM is using directional antenna and the signal is beaming to northeast direction from Taman Sentosa. So, Bandar Penawar and Desaru are the furthest coverage of Eight FM 105.3MHz JB frequency from Taman Sentosa transmission tower.