Can anything be done about weird radio interference? Would the FCC be helpful?

Question

As a fan of overnight radio programs such as coasttocoastam.com, my area is troubled by local radio interference which sounds like men using walkie-talkies, or whatever, to wake each other up for a middle-of-the-night work shift. At least that's my best guess. One typical call goes like this: "Wake up, old man! Wake up, old man!" This is often repeated almost endlessly for an hour or two before someone answers him. What kind of equipment could they be using to cause this kind of interference, and can the FCC help? This has been going on now for at least six months.

Answer 1

I doubt if the FCC would be interested. They are probably using handheld radios, very possibly FRS. These radios don't need to be licensed.

Are you close to any industrial area where these men may be working? Their signals shouldn't travel very far. Are the programs you are listening to AM or FM? If FM, you should be able to filter them out. See if there are any hams in your area. They may be able to help, either on your receive end or on the transmit end the men are using.