On the 2nd day (21st April 2026) of the radio DXpedition in Sabah (PART 2), I paid a visit to Kundasang and 3 locations in Interior Division of Sabah such as Ranau, Keningau and Tenom.
Kundasang is the most famous destination in Sabah where many people love to visit there because the highland of Sabah looks like "Little Switzerland" or "Switzerland in Sabah". In addition, Kundasang is my core location the most for radio DXpedition among 10-11 locations.
In Kundasang and Ranau, only RTM (Radio Teleivsyen Malaysia) stations from Mount Kinabalu are available by following frequencies below:
* Radio Klasik FM 99.5MHz
* Nasional FM 100.3MHz
* Sabah FM 104.5MHz
* Traxx FM 105.3MHz
* Ai FM 106.3MHz
* Sabah VFM 107.1MHz
When I was in Kundasang, Sabah, I focused to tune 20 weak distant radio stations from various transmitter sites from Kota Kinabalu (BUKIT KARATONG), Limbang (BUKIT MAS), Sandakan (BUKIT TRIG), Brunei (BUKIT SUBOK/ANDULAU).
1. RTM Sarawak FM 101.5MHz Bukit Mas LIMBANG (222km)
2. RTM Limbang FM 104.9MHz Bukit Mas LIMBANG (222km)
3. Cats FM 88.7MHz Bukit Mas LIMBANG (222km)
4. RTM Sandakan FM 90.1MHz Bukit Trig (169km)
5. Hot FM 87.7MHz Bukit Karatong KOTA KINABALU (41km)
6. IKIM FM 93.9MHz Bukit Karatong KOTA KINABALU (41km)
7. Eight WuXian FM 95.7MHz Bukit Karatong KOTA KINABALU (41km)
8. Kupi-Kupi FM 96.3MHz Bukit Karatong KOTA KINABALU (41km)
9. Hitz FM 100.8MHz Bukit Karatong KOTA KINABALU (41km)
10. Mix FM 101.6MHz Bukit Karatong KOTA KINABALU (41km)
11. Era FM Sabah 102.4MHz Bukit Karatong KOTA KINABALU (41km)
12. Lite FM 103.2MHz Bukit Karatong KOTA KINABALU (41km)
13. MY FM 104.0MHz Bukit Karatong KOTA KINABALU (41km)
14. Bernama Radio FM 107.9MHz Bukit Karatong KOTA KINABALU (41km)
15. Al-Quran FM 89.1MHz Bukit Subok BRUNEI (217km)
16. Kristal FM 90.7MHz BRUNEI Bukit Subok (217km) & 98.7MHz Andulau (275km)
17. RTB Pelangi FM 91.4MHz Bukit Subok BRUNEI (217km)
18. RTB Nur Islam FM 93.3MHz BRUNEI Bukit Subok (217km) & 94.9MHz Andulau (275km)
19. RTB Harmoni FM 94.1MHz Bukit Subok BRUNEI (217km)
20. RTB Pilihan FM 95.9MHz Bukit Subok BRUNEI (217km)
==Result of th radio DXpedition in Kundasang, Sabah==
* RTB Nur Islam FM 94.9MHz from Andulau, Brunei is the furthest radio station tuned in Kundasang, Sabah with 275km distance.
* RTB Nasional FM 92.3MHz Brunei from Bukit Subok has co-channel interference with RTM Ai FM 92.3MHz Bukit Sigapon transmitter in Kundasang, Sabah, so I skipped this radio station.
* All radio stations from Bukit Karatong, Bukit Sigapon and Bukit Mas are very weak in Kundasang.
* Excluding RTB Nasional FM 92.3MHz, all Brunei radio stations have moderately weak signal in Kundasang, Sabah.
* Melody FM 98.6MHz Bukit Karatong transmitter has no signal in Kundasang, Sabah, meanwhile Sinar FM 104.9MHz is not receivable in Kundasang due to RTM Limbang FM 104.9MHz from Bukit Mas transmitter.
From Kota Kinabalu to Ranau, Kundasang is the last coverage of Bukit Karatong transmitted Kota Kinabalu radio stations with super weak signal. Then, no signal after Kundasang town center when I was heading to Ranau.
I forgot to record the radio signal of Keningau FM 94.7MHz in Kundasang, Sabah, but Cock DXer had managed to tune it 3 months ago in same location with 98km distance from Bukit Sigapon, the signal was moderately weak.
After having breakfast and radio DXpedition in Kundasang, I drove to Ranau for radio DXpedition before entering Keningau and Tenom. Ranau town is not far from Kundasang, it is a stopover town between Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan. In Ranau, I manage to tune 7 weak distant radio stations randomly from Sandakan (BUKIT TRIG), Brunei (BUKIT SUBOK), Keningau (BUKIT SIGAPON) and Limbang (BUKIT MAS) by following below.
1. Al-Quran FM 89.1MHz Bukit Subok BRUNEI (222km)
2. RTM Sandakan FM 90.1MHz Bukit Trig (158km)
3. RTM Keningau FM 94.7MHz Bukit Sigapon (102km)
4. RTM Sarawak FM 101.5MHz Bukit Mas LIMBANG (227km)
5. Hitz FM 99.8MHz Bukit Trig SANDAKAN (158km)
6. MY FM 100.6MHz Bukit Trig SANDAKAN (158km)
7. Melody FM 102.2MHz Bukit Trig SANDAKAN (158km)
==RESULT OF THE DISTANT RADIO RECEPTION IN RANAU, SABAH==
* RTM Sarawak FM 101.5MHz from Bukit Mas LIMBANG is the furthest radio station tuned in Ranau town with 227km distance, meanwhile the 1st runner of furthest radio station in Ranau is Al-Quran FM 89.1MHz from Bukit Subok Brunei with 222km distance.
* Al-Quran FM 89.1MHz is the only Brunei radio station tuned weakly in Ranau, Sabah.
* Although Keningau FM 94.7MHz Bukit Sigapon transmitter mainly targets Tenom, Keningau and Tambunan, but I could detect the signal in Ranau weakly. Ranau is my second distant location to receive this radio station after Labuan. In addition, by calculating the receiving distance from Bukit Sigapon, Ranau is the furthest town where I tuned RTM Keningau FM 94.7MHz with 102km distance.
* No signal to tune any Kota Kinabalu radio stations from Bukit Karatong in Ranau town. Era FM Sabah 103.0MHz and Sinar FM 106.9MHz from Bukit Trig SANDAKAN have no signal too in Ranau town, Sabah.
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