FM radio stations availability in Nabawan, Sabah

Nabawan is a small town in Interior Division of Sabah, located between Keningau and Sapulut. 

During my radio DXpedition tour in Sabah from 19th to 21st April 2026, as there are no distant radio stations from Bukit Karatong and Bukit Mas receivable in Keningau, I didn't decide to perform radio DXing activity in Nabawan. In addition, it is quite far to travel from Keningau to Nabawan, somewhat I visited Keningau under daytrip, then I departed back to Kota Kinabalu.

Same as Keningau and Tenom, only RTM radio stations are available in Nabawan, Sabah, but RTM has 4 gap filler transmitters in Nabawan which operate Radio Klasik FM 88.3MHz, Nasional FM 89.1MHz, Sabah FM 89.9MHz and Traxx FM 90.6MHz, meanwhile Ai FM, Sabah VFM and Keningau FM have no gap filler transmitters in Nabawan, but these radio stations can be received in Nabawan, Sabah via Bukit Sigapon transmitter with moderately weak signal.

No signal of Limbang (Bukit Mas) and Brunei radio stations are receivable in Nabawan, Sabah as I could not receive any radio stations from Bukit Mas in Keningau, meanwhile Brunei radio stations from Bukit Subok are already weak and almost zero signal in Keningau.

Although Keningau FM has no gap filler transmitter in Nabawan like Sabah FM, Nasional FM, Traxx FM, and Radio Klasik, but this radio station claims that it can be received in Nabawan via 94.7MHz from Bukit Sigapon transmitter, so automatically RTM Ai FM and Sabah VFM can be received in Nabawan on 92.3MHz and 93.1MHz respectively, but the signal is not strong as Nabawan transmitter.

In Nabawan, there are only 7 available radio stations.

1. RTM Radio Klasik FM 88.3MHz (Nabawan transmitter)

2. RTM Nasional FM 89.1MHz (Nabawan transmitter)

3. RTM Sabah FM 89.9MHz (Nabawan transmitter)

4. RTM Traxx FM 90.6MHz (Nabawan transmitter)

5. RTM Ai FM 92.3MHz (Bukit Sigapon)

6. RTM Sabah VFM 93.1MHz (Bukit Sigapon)

7. RTM Keningau FM 94.7MHz (Bukit Sigapon)

The distance from Bukit Sigapon to Nabawan is about 47km, so Bukit Sigapon transmitter is still considered semi-local radio stations in Nabawan.