A professional who locates news events, and sets up and controls field transmission equipment to record or transmit news events to television station. Responsibilities include:

• Drives vehicle to locate news events, such as fire or public rally, or receives information over two-way radio and scanner about location of news events.
• Turns power supply and monitors on, and activates air compressor to raise mast.
• Selects channel for transmission of audio and video signals.
• Converses with station operator, using two-way radio, while controlling lever to align antennae with receiving dish to obtain clearest signal for transmission of news event to station.
• Lays electrical cord and audio and video cables between vehicle, microphone, camera, and reporter , or person being interviewed, to allow for receiving of off-air signal and transmission of audio and video signals to station.
• Observes scale in video monitor and sets video level to specifications.
• Sets audio level to specifications.
• Observes monitor and transmission light, and converses with station operator, using two-way radio, to verify transmission of news event to station, and makes adjustments to equipment.
• Records news event onto videotape, using recording equipment, during transmission of news event to studio, or receives videotape from camera operator and makes dub, using recording equipment.
• Records information, such as location and news events recorded or transmitted to station, onto log.
• Is required to hold license issued by Federal Communications Commission.