How Do You Become A Broadcast Engineer?
Broadcast engineers work on the transmitter technologies of television and radio stations. The work of these engineers is now expanding to include digital signals and broadcasting. In order to become a broadcast engineer, you’ll need an educational background in electrical engineering. Study electrical engineering at college. This discipline is the backbone of broadcast engineering. Some schools offer engineering electives or minors that deal directly with broadcast work. Get involved with your college’s television or radio station. Often these stations will employ or contract a broadcast engineer whom you may be able to shadow or volunteer to help. Additionally, you may be able to work on the audial or visual engineering at these stations. Look for an engineering internship at a local radio or television station to further build your resume. The types of things you’ll be working on at the internship will be very different from the work at the college station. For example, the signal b
