<< >> NASA ASRS Report 711071, September 2006

Center controller states that frequency 132.5 has overlapping radio interference from a broadcasting station and an unknown ATIS source which makes it difficult for pilots to hear ATC instructions.

Attributes
ACN	711071
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 20
ASRS Report	711071
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility

Narrative:

Frequency 132.5 at ZNY has an ATIS. Music station broadcasting over the frequency. The pilots have been complaining for months; but nothing has been done. It is only a matter of time before control instructions are missed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTR CTLR STATES THAT FREQ 132.5 HAS OVERLAPPING RADIO INTERFERENCE FROM A BROADCASTING STATION AND AN UNKNOWN ATIS SOURCE WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR PLTS TO HEAR ATC INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: FREQ 132.5 AT ZNY HAS AN ATIS. MUSIC STATION BROADCASTING OVER THE FREQ. THE PLTS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR MONTHS; BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE CTL INSTRUCTIONS ARE MISSED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.