Broadcast Technician

Future Radio is an Ofcom licensed community radio station which broadcasts 24 hours a day, providing locally produced programming to a potential audience of approximately 681,000 people across greater Norwich, King's Lynn and Cambridge. We deliver original, locally made radio content each day, covering a wide range of music, speech, arts, news and information, current affairs and topical discussion. We serve the people who live, work and travel into the greater Norwich area, and aim to provide a diverse, accessible and engaging community radio service which reflects the interests, views and needs of those individuals and their communities. Future Radio is run by a small staff team and around 90 volunteers, supported by the station's parent charity, Future Projects. Each year the station trains, supports and manages local volunteers who contribute to the day-to-day operation of the community radio service. Reporting to the Station Manager, the Broadcast Technician will keep the station's essential technical and broadcast systems running safely and reliably during a six-month strategic review. The role will support live, pre-recorded and automated output across FM, DAB and online platforms. The Station Manager retains responsibility for wider station management and development. The role focuses on playout and automation, studios and equipment, fault finding and escalation, transmission and output monitoring, and logging and compliance records. Practical support and focused training will help presenters and volunteers use these systems confidently and identify routine tasks that appropriately trained volunteers could support longer term.                                       Key Deliverables: The post will be held to account against the following Key Deliverables 1.              Maintain reliable live, pre-recorded and automated output across FM, DAB and online, with routine checks and prompt fault response and escalation. 2.              Keep essential studio, playout, transmission and logging systems operational, with accessible programme recordings, compliance records and clear fault and recovery procedures. 3.              Provide practical technical support and training and agree with the Station Manager a documented handover of suitable routine tasks to appropriately trained volunteers by the end of the six months.