How do they match: Broadcast Technicians

  • Control Engineer
  • Control Operator
  • Control Room Operator
  • Control Room Technician
  • Control Supervisor
  • Master Control Engineer
  • Master Control Supervisor
  • Sound Controller
  • Studio Control Operator
  • Video Control Engineer

  • Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs.

  • Control audio equipment to regulate volume and sound quality during radio and television broadcasts.
  • Maintain programming logs as required by station management and the Federal Communications Commission.
  • Monitor and log transmitter readings.
  • Regulate the fidelity, brightness, and contrast of video transmissions, using video console control panels.
  • Schedule programming or read television programming logs to determine which programs are to be recorded or aired.

  • Maintain logs of production activities.
  • Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.