Southeast Asia Radio jams air traffic control

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An airplane being guided to a gate at Phnom Penh International Airport. KT/Mai Vireak

The Information Ministry ordered Southest Asia Radio, FM 106 MHz, to immediately stop all broadcasting.  The ministry discovered that FM 106 radio broadcasts were interfering with airport air traffic control frequencies.

According to the letter the ministry sent to the owner of the radio, Cambodia Air Traffic Service and investigations by the ministry found that the radio station was sometimes broadcasting outside of its allocated frequency slot.  This “wandering” in the air waves partially jammed tower-to-aircraft communications

This is a very high risk scenario for air traffic, and caused the ministry to order the station owner to immediately get off the air.  The ministry also ordered the correction of the problem, and prohibited any resumption of broadcasting until the ministry is satisfied that the issue is resolved.

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