WUSC 90.5 FM Training Manual PART I: EQUIPMENT Station equipment and property may not be removed from the station at any time without specified permission. Additionally, damage or destruction of station and/or university property is unacceptable. Incidents of or vandalism will be dealt with by the proper authorities. Any equipment failures or broken equipment must be reported to the Station Manager immediately. 1. The Remote Control 1. Powering Up/Down You will rarely be required to power the station up or down, but you are required to know this information. WUSC’s transmitter and antenna are located on the top of Columbia Hall. When we turn the station on and off we send a signal from the studio to the transmitter via the transmitter remote control. Turning the station on and off is called powering up/down. To up” the station, go to the remote control located in the small rack under the counter near the window. Make sure the screen shows Channel (You can “01.” change channels by carefully turning the large knob to the right or left). Press the GREEN button on the right side of the remote control unit that is labeled ON.” “TX You should see the numbers go up in value. At this point, the station is ready to broadcast. Before broadcasting begins, play the WUSC Sign ON/OFF Cart. The Sign ON/OFF cart contains information that the FCC requires us to broadcast directly after signing on or directly before signing off.
WUSC 90.5 FM Training Manual PART I: EQUIPMENT Station equipment and property may not be removed from the station at any time without specified permission. Additionally, damage or destruction of station and/or university property is unacceptable. Incidents of or vandalism will be dealt with by the proper authorities. Any equipment failures or broken equipment must be reported to the Station Manager immediately. 1. The Remote Control 1. Powering Up/Down You will rarely be required to power the station up or down, but you are required to know this information. WUSC’s transmitter and antenna are located on the top of Columbia Hall. When we turn the station on and off we send a signal from the studio to the transmitter via the transmitter remote control. Turning the station on and off is called powering up/down. To up” the station, go to the remote control located in the small rack under the counter near the window. Make sure the screen shows Channel “01.” (You can change channels by carefully turning the large knob to the right or left). Press the GREEN button on the right side of the remote control unit that is labeled “TX ON.” You should see the numbers go up in value. At this point, the station is ready to broadcast. Before broadcasting begins, play the WUSC Sign ON/OFF Cart. The Sign ON/OFF cart contains information that the FCC requires us to broadcast directly after signing on or directly before signing off.
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