A power line communication circuit for use in a power line communication system, the power line communication circuit (100; 200) comprising: an analog front end circuit (104; 204) including a data-coupling circuit (110; 210) configured and arranged to communicatively couple communication signals between the data-coupling circuit (110; 210) and a set of alternating current, AC power lines (102; 202) in the power line communication system, whereby the data-coupling circuit (110; 210) is used to communicate the communication signals carried by the power line communication system, and a noise reduction circuit (120; 220) coupled to the data-coupling circuit (110; 210) and configured and arranged to mitigate noise within a communication frequency band of the communication signals, the noise reduction circuit (120; 220) comprising a first single-tuned shunt filter (222; 224; 226; 228) configured to attenuate an amplitude of a first noise signal at a respective first frequency that is located outside of and below the communication frequency band, which first noise signal has a harmonic located within the communication frequency band, wherein the first frequency comprises 30 kHz, 60 kHz or 80 kHz; and a receiver circuit (150; 250) coupled to the noise reduction circuit (120; 220) and configured and arranged to demodulate the filtered communication signals in the communication frequency band. an analog front end circuit (104; 204) including a data-coupling circuit (110; 210) configured and arranged to communicatively couple communication signals between the data-coupling circuit (110; 210) and a set of alternating current, AC power lines (102; 202) in the power line communication system, whereby the data-coupling circuit (110; 210) is used to communicate the communication signals carried by the power line communication system, and a noise reduction circuit (120; 220) coupled to the data-coupling circuit (110; 210) and configured and arranged to mitigate noise within a communication frequency band of the communication signals, the noise reduction circuit (120; 220) comprising a first single-tuned shunt filter (222; 224; 226; 228) configured to attenuate an amplitude of a first noise signal at a respective first frequency that is located outside of and below the communication frequency band, which first noise signal has a harmonic located within the communication frequency band, wherein the first frequency comprises 30 kHz, 60 kHz or 80 kHz; and a data-coupling circuit (110; 210) configured and arranged to communicatively couple communication signals between the data-coupling circuit (110; 210) and a set of alternating current, AC power lines (102; 202) in the power line communication system, whereby the data-coupling circuit (110; 210) is used to communicate the communication signals carried by the power line communication system, and a noise reduction circuit (120; 220) coupled to the data-coupling circuit (110; 210) and configured and arranged to mitigate noise within a communication frequency band of the communication signals, the noise reduction circuit (120; 220) comprising a first single-tuned shunt filter (222; 224; 226; 228) configured to attenuate an amplitude of a first noise signal at a respective first frequency that is located outside of and below the communication frequency band, which first noise signal has a harmonic located within the communication frequency band, wherein the first frequency comprises 30 kHz, 60 kHz or 80 kHz; and a receiver circuit (150; 250) coupled to the noise reduction circuit (120; 220) and configured and arranged to demodulate the filtered communication signals in the communication frequency band. <EOS>