Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) will install more radio and television transmitters in Sarawak under the Ninth Malaysia Plan. State Second Minister of Resource Planning and Management Datuk Seri Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said this was necessary for better quality broadcast and reception for listeners and viewers in the rural areas.
“There will be two FM transmitters in Mukah and Kanowit and two shortwave transmitters in Bukit Kayu Malam (Sarikei) and Bukit Sengalang (Sibu) for the radio broadcast. Similarly, there will be three television transmitters for better TV1 and TV2 transmission reception in Mukah, Bukit Sengalang and Song in the Kapit division.”
The transmitters are currently being installed, Awang Tengah, who is also the minister in charge of the Information Ministry in the state, said at the Sibu RTM Quality Day Awards presentation last night.
(Source: Bernama/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)