| Job Title |
Master Control Operator |
| Job Description |
Sets Up, Controls And Monitors Television Broadcasting
Equipment To Transmit Television Programs And Station Breaks To
Viewing Audience: Reads Television Programming Log To Ascertain
Name Of Program Or Station Break, And At What Time Program Or
Station Break Is Scheduled To Air. Verifies Voice-over
Recording, Using Tape Equipment, And Informs Supervisor Of
Inconsistencies. Loads Videotape Equipment With Videotapes
Containing Program Or Station Break Or Presses Button On
Switching Equipment To Access Videotape Equipment. Subtracts
Preroll Time From On-air Time To Determine At What Time To Begin
Preroll. Turns Video And Color Monitors On And Presses Button To
Start Videotape Equipment. Observes Scales In Video And Color
Monitors And Turns Knobs To Set Video And Color Levels To
Specifications. Turns Knob To Set Audio Level To Specification.
Observes Clock, And Presses Buttons On Switching Equipment To
Begin Preroll And To Transmit Program Or Station Break To
Viewing Audience. Observes On-air Monitor To Ascertain Problems
With Transmission, Such As Loss Of Audio Or Video Signals, And
Presses Buttons To Access And Transmit Technical Difficulties
Sign Or Station Identification To Viewing Audience. Presses
Buttons To Access Voice-over Recording Indicating Nature Of
Problem, Name Of Station Or Name Of Next Scheduled Program.
Troubleshoots Equipment And Observes Lights On Transmitter
Control Panel To Determine Cause And Area Of Problem And Informs
Engineering Personnel Of Transmission Problems. Records Onto
Television Programming Log Actual Time Program Or Station Break
Was Aired. Prepares Report Describing Problems Encountered
During Transmission Of Program Or Station Break And Reason For
Problems. May Control Transmitting Equipment To Route Television
Program To Affiliated Station. May Take And Record Transmitter
Readings Onto Transmitter Log. May Be Required To Hold License
Issued By Federal Communications Commission.
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