Johor radio stations tuned in Tamparuli, Sabah via Sporadic E propagation

On the Valentine's Day, 14th February 2026, the Sabah radio DXer, Kisah Alkisah made a shocking radio reception in Tamparuli, Sabah by tuning Gunung Pulai and Bukit Tinggi transmitter Johor radio stations.

He tuned 5 Johor radio stations, 4 were from Gunung Pulai, and 1 was from Bukit Tinggi.

Tamparuli is a town located in Tuaran District, West Coast Division, Sabah, it is 40km from Kota Kinabalu.

1. Hot FM 90.1MHz (1497km from Gunung Pulai)

2. 988 FM 99.9MHz (1497km from Gunung Pulai)

3. RTM Minnal FM 101.1MHz (1497km from Gunung Pulai)

4. Suria FM 101.4MHz (1497km from Gunung Pulai)

5. RTM Johor FM 92.1MHz (1461km from Bukit Tinggi)

These radio stations were Sporadic E propagation as the signals were disappeared soon and they were not available all the time in Tamparuli, Sabah.

Hot FM 90.1MHz and Minnal FM 101.1MHz were loud and clear in Tamparuli, Sabah, but Hot FM 90.1MHz had appeared its RDS PS text on the radio receiver. Although Hot FM 90.1MHz is just 200kHz away from local radio station RTM Sabah FM 89.9MHz Lawa Mandau transmitter, no interference noise was detected. In Johor, RTM Radio Klasik is using 90.1MHz in Bukit Tinggi which is same frequency with Hot FM, both have co-channel interference in Kluang and Ayer Hitam, but there was no co-channel interference between Radio Klasik and Hot FM on 90.1MHz in Tamparuli, Sabah.

Suria FM 101.4MHz and 988 FM 99.9MHz were very weak in Tamparuli, Sabah, but they were audible.

RTM Johor FM 92.1MHz from Bukit Tinggi had a strong Sporadic E propagation in Tamparuli, Sabah. It was loud and clear with less weaker radio reception. Kisah Alkisah recorded the radio reception videos with 2 minutes 30 minutes duration, the ident jingle of the radio station was recorded before the news from RTM Angkasapuri. RTM Johor FM 92.1MHz was very consistent in Tamparuli, no adjacent channel interference noise of RTM Ai FM 91.9MHz from Lawa Mandau transmitter was detected during the radio reception.

Congratulations to Kisah Alkisah for catching Peninsular Malaysia transmitted radio stations in Tamparuli, Sabah at the first time, but through Sporadic E propagation.