Today is the public holiday in Selangor in conjunction with Sultan Selangor's Birthday, it is also my off day. Hence, I take the opportunity to pay a visit to Media Prima Audio office building in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
This is my very first time to visit the Malaysia's giant commercial broadcaster company office. Previously I only visited small radio stations studios like BFM 89.9, CityPlus FM and Putra FM 90.7.
Unfortunately I missed out the visit of former Media Prima office at Sri Pentas in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, but it's ok because I still visit Media Prima at Balai Berita in Bangsar, KL.
Thanks to Mr Alex Poon, the General Manager, Technology & Shared Services of Media Prima Audio for inviting me to visit the studios, alongside with some small discussion about the radio stations frequencies transmission coverage. Expressing our opinion to improve the radio services to serve the listeners perfectly.
In addition, I also met with Mr Nazri Noran, the CEO of Media Prima Audio. Nice to meet him today.
Here are some photos of me visiting Media Prima Audio today.
1. Outside the studios
2. The studios corridor entrance
3. Kool FM
4. Hot FM
5. Eight 無限 (Eight Infinity ♾️)
Coincidentally, I met with the DJ Hana XinYi 心怡, she hosts Na麼十在 from 10am to 2pm weekdays.
Note: I'm not a radio guest DJ, I'm just a visitor.
6. Fly FM
7. Molek FM
Thanks to Media Prima Audio again for the invitation.
Kool FM mula bersiaran di Kuching, Sarawak sejak November 2017 pada frekuensi FM 104.3MHz yang dipancar dari Bukit Djin.
Di Sarawak, frekuensi Kool FM 104.3MHz di Kuching boleh didengari dengan jelas di Kuching, Bau, Kota Samarahan, Asajaya dan Siburan, manakala isyarat lemah diterima di Sematan dan Lundu.
Tahukah anda? Siaran Kool FM 104.3MHz masih boleh didengari di luar kawasan Kuching seperti Serian, Simunjan, Sebuyau, Lingga, Maludam dan sebahagian Sri Aman.
Pada bulan Mei 2025, saya membuat rakaman video dengan menerima isyarat radio Kool FM 104.3MHz di tiga buah kawasan wilayah Sarawak seperti Simanggang, Engkilili dan Saratok.
Dari Kuching ke Sibu, siaran Kool FM 104.3MHz boleh didengari sehingga Engkilili, tiada isyarat boleh diterima di Betong, Debak dan Spaoh, tetapi stesen radio ini boleh didengari lagi pada frekuensi yang sama di Pusa, Saratok, Kabong dan Roban.
Selain itu, Cock 🐓 DXer (Sarawakian_12) pun memuat naik audio isyarat Kool FM 104.3MHz di Bahagian Sri Aman dan Betong, Sarawak.
Di sini terdapat video penerimaan siaran Kool FM 104.3MHz di luar Kuching, Sarawak yang dirakam pada tahun 2025.
1. Serian (Philip DXpedition Malaysia & Cock 🐓 DXer)
2. Simanggang/Sri Aman (Philip DXpedition Malaysia + Alexander Nyareng + Cock 🐓 DXer)
3. Engkilili
4. Saratok
5. Sebuyau (Cock 🐓 DXer)
6. Pantu (Cock 🐓 DXer)
7. Maludam (Cock 🐓 DXer)
8. Kabong (Cock 🐓 DXer)
9. Lundu (Cock 🐓 DXer)
10. Sematan (Cock 🐓 DXer)
11. Balai Ringin & Gedong, Serian (Cock 🐓 DXer)
Di Bahagian Sri Aman dan Betong, Kool FM 104.3MHz boleh didengari di Lingga, Simanggang, Engkilili, Maludam, Pusa, Saratok dan Kabong.
Engkilili ialah kawasan yang paling jauh untuk mendengar siaran Kool FM 104.3MHz dengan jarak 153km dari pemancar Bukit Djin, Kuching.
Secara keseluruhan, di Sarawak, Kool FM 104.3MHz (Bukit Djin) boleh didengari di Kuching, Bau, Kota Samarahan, Asajaya, Siburan, Serian, Simunjan, Sebuyau, Lingga, Maludam, Simanggang, Engkilili, Pusa, Saratok dan Kabong.
The Philippines external radio station Radyo Pilipinas World Service relaunched its shortwave frequency transmission on 1st December 2025 after few months hiatus.
Radyo Pilipinas World Service relaunches its shortwave broadcast services in 2 languages.
English language service broadcasts daily from 0200-0330 hours UTC (1000-1130 hours UTC+8 Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Philippines time zone) on SW 12020kHz, 15640kHz and 17665kHz.
Filipino language service broadcasts daily from 1730-2030 hours UTC (0130-0430 hours UTC+8 Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Philippines time zone) on SW 9370kHz, 9925kHz, 12120kHz and 15200kHz.
On 7th December 2025 at 0200 hours UTC (1000 hours UTC+8 Malaysia time zone), I successfully receive Radyo Pilipinas World Service English service on 3 shortwave frequencies, 12020kHz, 15640kHz and 17665kHz in Balakong, Selangor, Malaysia today before having family outing.
Radyo Pilipinas World Service SW 15640kHz and 17665kHz are loud and clear in my QTH location (Balakong, Selangor, Malaysia), meanwhile the signal of 12020kHz is just moderate.
Here are the videos of tuning Radyo Pilipinas World Service shortwave frequencies in Balakong, Selangor, Malaysia.
* SW 12020kHz
* SW 15640kHz
* SW 17665kHz
All are transmitted from Tinang, Philippines.
The loudest and clearest frequency to tune Radyo Pilipinas World Service in Malaysia is SW 17665kHz, following by 15640kHz and 12020kHz.
Congratulations to Radyo Pilipinas World Service for relaunching shortwave frequencies transmission. Shortwave radio is still relevant as today, despite there is growing of digital platform and online radio streaming.
==Radyo Pilipinas World Service reception report in Malaysia==
In Brunei's Tutong town, I had already successfully recorded the signal video of Malaysia radio stations from Miri (Bukit Lambir) and Sabah (Bukit Tampalagus), however I also captured 3 China radio stations.
According to the investigation, these China radio stations that I tuned in Tutong, Brunei were transmitted from Guangdong and Hainan Provinces, but Sporadic E propagation.
Here are 3 China radio stations that I tuned in Tutong, Brunei on 1st December 2025 around 12pm (UTC+8).
1. Zhanjiang Traffic Music Radio 湛江交通音樂廣播 FM 102.1MHz (1888km from Zhanjiang City , Guangdong Province)
2. 海南民生廣播 Hainan Minsheng Broadcasting FM 101.0MHz (1673km from Ji Jin Ling, Qionghai City, Hainan Province)
3. Voice of South China Sea 南海之聲 FM 102.0MHz (1699km from Qionghai City, Hainan Province)
These China radio stations are zero signal in Tutong, Brunei during normal propagation.
Since 2016/17, RTM Nasional FM launched its gap filler transmitter in Long Lama, Sarawak on the frequency FM 95.5MHz, this has already caused RTM Miri FM 95.7MHz Bukit Lambir transmitter suffers strong adjacent channel interference in Long Lama.
In my opinion, it is caused by the poor frequency planning of MCMC about the frequency assignment for RTM Nasional FM's gap filler transmitter in Long Lama, Sarawak.
95.5MHz: RTM Nasional FM Long Lama
95.7MHz: RTM Miri FM Bukit Lambir
<200kHz, NOT OK>
Long Lama should be separated its frequency at least 400kHz from Bukit Lambir, instead of 200kHz or 300kHz.
When RTM Miri FM 95.7MHz Bukit Lambir transmitter is interfered by RTM Nasional FM 95.5MHz in Long Lama, Sarawak, there is no alternative frequency for Miri FM in Long Lama.
For Radio Kayan and Talidio Kenyah program, the listeners can tune alternatively on SW 11665kHz in Long Lama, alongside RTM Klik or Astro CH871.
RTM Miri FM has no gap filler transmitter in Long Lama like Nasional FM 95.5MHz and Sarawak FM 98.1MHz.
To solve this issue, as there are a lot of empty frequency slots in Long Lama, RTM Nasional FM should change its Long Lama frequency to avoid interference against RTM Miri FM 95.7MHz Bukit Lambir transmitter's coverage in Long Lama, Sarawak.
Empty frequencies in Long Lama, Sarawak:
* 87.6MHz
* 94.7MHz
* 97.3MHz
* 99.1MHz
* 100.1MHz
* 105.1MHz
* 106.5MHz
* 107.3MHz
Alternatively, RTM Nasional FM 95.5MHz Long Lama transmitter should be decreased its frequency deviation by reducing the audio volume at the audio processor.
On 1st December 2025, I visited Brunei from Miri for a radio DXing activity daytrip. I conducted radio DXing activity in Bandar Seri Begawan, Muara, Tutong, Seria and Kuala Belait.
Tutong was my core location for radio DXing activity in Brunei because my main target was to monitor the radio signal of Malaysia radio stations which are transmitted from Miri Bukit Lambir and Sabah Bukit Tampalagus.
After completing my radio DXing of tuning Malaysia radio stations in Tutong, Brunei, I randomly tuned any frequencies, but I caught a China radio station loudly and clearly on the frequency FM 102.1MHz.
Initially I heard Zhejiang (浙江) on the station ID, then I searched whether any radio stations use this frequency or not. At the end, none of radio station is using FM 102.1MHz in Zhejiang Province, China, but I heard Cantonese song was being played on the radio when I switched back to FM 102.1MHz. Hence, I searched any radio station on 102.1MHz in Guangdong Province, China.
After conducting a search on Google, I finally found that FM 102.1MHz is a radio station from Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, China.
FM 102.1MHz that I caught in Tutong, Brunei on 1st December 2025 was Zhanjiang Traffic & Music Radio Station. (湛江交通音樂廣播電台)
The radio signal was loud and clear in Tutong, Brunei, but it went disappeared after few minutes.
* Station name: Zhanjiang Traffic Music Radio 湛江交通音樂廣播電台
* Frequency: FM 102.1MHz
* Power: (unknown)
* Transmitter site: Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, China (中國廣東省湛江市)
Zhanjiang Traffic Music Radio FM 102.1MHz from China became the furthest radio station that I tuned in Tutong, Brunei, but it was Sporadic E propagation signal.
Next, I also caught another two radio station from China on FM 101.0MHz and FM 102.0MHz in Tutong, Brunei before departing to Seria and Kuala Belait.
* Hainan Minsheng Broadcasting FM 101.0MHz 海南民生廣播 (1673km from Jinjiling tower in Qionghai City, Hainan Province, China)
Voice of South China Sea 南海之聲 FM 102.0MHz (1699km from Qionghai City, Hainan Province, China)
