Picking up radio freqency and static when recording

Every time I go to record a live instrument I pick up a radio frequency. Might be a grounding problem, might be where I live, etc. Does anyone have any solutions that I could try to get rid of this?

What kind of live instrument?
I'm guessing here, but it sounds like a guitar with single-coil pickups. Sometimes simply changing position in the room can improve things. In my band's rehearsal space (playing a Strat with single-coil pickups), it makes a huge difference just rotating my body a few degrees.
Anyway, this is just a guess.

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