Bukit Karatong transmitted Kota Kinabalu radio stations reception in Kota Marudu and Kudat, Sabah.

 

On the 3rd day (22nd April 2026) of my radio DXpedition in Sabah (PART 2), I paid another visit to Kudat and Kota Marudu, but I mainly focused to check Kota Kinabalu radio stations signal from Bukit Karatong.

 

From Kota Kinabalu to Kudat, most of Bukit Karatong transmitted radio stations are only receivable up to Kota Belud, then signal becomes weak and zero after Kota Belud during the journey to Kudat and Kota Marudu.

 

In Kota Marudu, I can only tune RTM radio stations from Bukit Langkon clearly such as Radio Klasik FM 101.6MHz, Nasional FM 90.1MHz, Sabah FM 97.1MHz, Traxx FM 89.0MHz, Ai FM 87.7MHz and Sabah VFM 91.1MHz, but on 22nd April 2026, I could catch 10 radio stations from Bukit Karatong in Kota Marudu town, the videos were recorded opposite Petron Kota Marudu at Jalan Pos where is still in the vicinity of Kota Marudu town.

 

Jalan Pos is the best location in Kota Marudu, Sabah to catch Kota Kinabalu radio stations from Bukit Karatong with 80km receiving distance.

 

1. IKIM FM 93.9MHz

 

2. Eight WuXian FM 95.7MHz

 

3. Kupi-Kupi FM 96.3MHz

 

4. Melody FM 98.6MHz

 

 

5. Hitz FM 100.8MHz

 

 

6. Era FM Sabah 102.4MHz

 

 

7. Lite FM 103.2MHz

  

8. MY FM 104.0MHz

 

 

9. Sinar FM 104.9MHz

 

 

10. Bernama Radio FM 107.9MHz

 

 

All are moderately clear in Kota Marudu town (Jalan Pos), except Melody FM 98.6MHz and Lite FM 103.2MHz. Mix FM 101.6MHz and Hot FM 87.7MHz are not available in Kota Marudu as these frequencies are used by RTM Radio Klasik on 101.6MHz and Ai FM on 87.7MHz, transmitted from Bukit Langkon.

 

From Kota Marudu to Langkon, Bukit Karatong radio signal became zero after few kilometers from the town when I was heading to Kudat.

In Kudat town, all distant radio stations from Bukit Karatong, Bukit Langkon and Bukit Trig are not receivable due to a strong intermodulation interference of Bukit Kelapa radio transmitter, but Sikuati is the best location in Kudat to tune Kota Kinabalu radio stations from Bukit Karatong such as Kupi-Kupi FM 96.3MHz, Eight WuXian FM 95.7MHz and IKIM FM 93.9MHz. When I was in Kudat town, I could only receive IKIM FM 93.9MHz from Bukit Karatong (118km distance) with intermodulation interference noise of RTM Bukit Kelapa radio stations.