CL65 crew notes the ATIS frequency at btr has interference from ZHU.

Attributes
ACN	537043
Time
Date	200201
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : btr.vortac
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc tracon : btr.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 179 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	537043
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : com radio other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility

Narrative:

No conflict occurred. I'm writing because I feel there is a need for a change and don't know where else to write. During repeated air carrier scheduled arrivals to kbtr it was difficult if not impossible to hear the ATIS far enough out to do any planning. The problem is that kbtr's 125.2 ATIS is the same as a houston center frequency. The houston ARTCC signal is much stronger and covers over the ATIS. We were unable to hear it clearly until below 10000 ft MSL. We asked baton rouge approach if there was a form he or we could fill out, and he was unable to find anything. The WX in kbtr this particular day was MVFR, and runway 13/31 was closed (notamed and we knew about it), but there could easily have been an unexpected surprise, with very little time to properly brief and set up the approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW NOTES THE ATIS FREQ AT BTR HAS INTERFERENCE FROM ZHU.

Narrative: NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. I'M WRITING BECAUSE I FEEL THERE IS A NEED FOR A CHANGE AND DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO WRITE. DURING REPEATED AIR CARRIER SCHEDULED ARRIVALS TO KBTR IT WAS DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO HEAR THE ATIS FAR ENOUGH OUT TO DO ANY PLANNING. THE PROB IS THAT KBTR'S 125.2 ATIS IS THE SAME AS A HOUSTON CENTER FREQ. THE HOUSTON ARTCC SIGNAL IS MUCH STRONGER AND COVERS OVER THE ATIS. WE WERE UNABLE TO HEAR IT CLEARLY UNTIL BELOW 10000 FT MSL. WE ASKED BATON ROUGE APCH IF THERE WAS A FORM HE OR WE COULD FILL OUT, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING. THE WX IN KBTR THIS PARTICULAR DAY WAS MVFR, AND RWY 13/31 WAS CLOSED (NOTAMED AND WE KNEW ABOUT IT), BUT THERE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE, WITH VERY LITTLE TIME TO PROPERLY BRIEF AND SET UP THE APCH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.