Aspects of the method and system for rejecting single sided leakage into an amplitude modulated channel may comprise an AM demodulator for demodulating a received composite broadcast signal's control channel to generate an amplitude modulated (AM) component. A PM demodulator may demodulate a received composite broadcast signal's control channel to generate a phase modulated (PM) component. At least one subtractor may subtract an AM leakage component and a PM leakage component contributed by the single sided leakage in the received composite broadcast signal's control channel. The system may comprise at least one of each of AM and PM bandpass filters and envelope detectors that filter and detect envelopes of the AM and PM components at 982.5 Hz and 922.5 Hz.