Small Transport; Low Wing; 2 Recip Eng
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Flight Engineer; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Air Traffic Control Radar 4; Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75; Flight Crew Total 22000; Flight Crew Type 500
Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
ATC Equipment / Nav Facility / Buildings
As has happened several times recently; when arriving into the airport area at PGV; we began experiencing severe interference on the Washington Center frequency (123.85) and the local Unicom frequency (122.8). The signal sounded like it was from a radio station.  When we reported it to the Center; they said they knew about it and offered another frequency (135.3) as an alternative.  As we had the airport in sight by then; we just cancelled IFR and went in under VFR; entered the pattern; and landed. The interference on 122.8 was so severe that I was unable to communicate with my passenger on the interphone and would have been unable to hear any other traffic on the Unicom frequency. This is a truly unsafe situation that has been allowed to continue in this location for at least a couple of months that I know of and perhaps longer. This interference is compromising aviation safety and needs immediate attention.
General aviation pilot reported severe interference from a commercial radio station in the vicinity of PGV airport affecting communication with Washington Center and PGV Unicom.