Senior Broadcast Engineer
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Department: Operations
Status: Full-Time
End Date: Open Until Filled
CapRadio's Operations team is dedicated to delivering high-quality broadcasts to listeners across Northern California and Nevada through both traditional and digital platforms. As a Senior Broadcast Engineer, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing the terrestrial and digital broadcast and production facilities for CapRadio's group of stations. We are seeking an individual with a passion for radio broadcast, a commitment to continuous learning, and strong attention to detail.
Position Responsibilities
Design, install, service and maintain all equipment at all of CapRadio transmitter sites, including codecs, ISP routers, generators, processors and transmitters in accordance with FCC rules and regulations Install and maintain all Studio Transmitter Link (STL) equipment. Maintains satellite downlinks and associated receivers Monitor site status, listener reports and satellite feeds from member networks or stations to meet or exceed the CapRadio and NPR goal of 99.95% on-air reliability On-call, evening, overnight and weekend work, as well as travel throughout Northern California Respond to service interruptions as needed. Provide effective customer service to clients and users on technical matters Perform monthly site visits to CapRadio managed sites and quarterly site visits to leased sites to perform repairs and preventative maintenance Timely order technical equipment and supplies Keep updated and streamlined documentation on processes, procedures, and workflows Establish procedures and standards for operating and maintaining transmitter equipment Establish procedures for testing of transmitter equipment, performance of preventative maintenance activities and operation of equipment during test of Emergency Broadcast System Provides in-house training and troubleshooting for all industry-specific software and computer applications Organize and inventory all assets, including equipment, parts, and spares for documentation that supports the broadcast environment
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