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WLKY - Chief Engineer
Louisville, KY, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Louisville, KY, United States
Louisville, Kentucky, United States - Experience
- At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in television broadcast engineering, media technology, or a closely related technical field, including leading or supervising technical staff.
- Education
- Education, training, or experience in broadcast engineering, electrical engineering, information technology, electronics, or a related field. A college degree, trade school diploma, professional certificates, military training, or equivalent practical experience will be considered.
About the job
Leads WLKY’s engineering team and oversees the reliability, compliance, maintenance, and modernization of the television station’s technical systems and facilities.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop engineering staff, set service priorities, and coordinate technical work across station departments.
- Oversee broadcast, production, transmission, network, streaming, and facility systems, including live-event response and regulatory compliance.
- Plan budgets, vendors, equipment lifecycles, and modernization projects; use approved AI tools for technical research and organizing information when appropriate.
What they ask for
- Working knowledge of television broadcast systems, RF transmission, studio and newsroom technologies, automation, IP-based media workflows, and FCC and EAS requirements.
- Experience planning technical projects, managing budgets and vendors, and coordinating work across departments.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex systems, make decisions under deadline pressure, and explain technical issues to varied audiences.
- Availability to support live operations and occasional nights, weekends, holidays, or emergencies.
Nice to have
- Experience with broadcast automation, IP video and audio, streaming, cloud or hybrid media systems, cybersecurity, and emergency planning.
- Relevant certifications such as SBE; related military experience will be considered.
Tools
RF transmission, automation, IP-based media workflows, IP video and audio, streaming, cloud or hybrid media systems, FCC, EAS
AI focus
Use approved AI tools where appropriate for technical research, summarizing logs or documentation, identifying workflow improvements, and organizing maintenance or project information; verify outputs and follow company requirements for confidential, employee, and operational data.
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