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Broadcast Maintenance Engineer

WDJT CBS 58
Milwaukee, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/13/2026
Description

Broadcast Maintenance Engineer:

WDJT-TV, Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate in Milwaukee Wisconsin, is looking for a highly motivated Broadcast Maintenance Engineer.

What You’ll Do

  • Support our Milwaukee station's technical needs and news operations
  • Install and maintain broadcast television related equipment including routers, encoders, multiplexers, video servers, IP encapsulators, wireless microphones, intercom systems, and signal processing
  • Run and terminate cables including coax, network, and audio
  • Instruct users on the operation of equipment and maintain, troubleshoot, and repair station equipment and gear

What You’ll Need

  • Previous experience in news editing, production graphics, and playout systems (required)
  • Prioritize, work independently, and have a service focused approach
  • Ability to train and communicate effectively
  • Working knowledge of broadcast video servers, automation systems, HD production environments, and production automation systems
  • May require flexibility in schedule including mornings, nights, and weekend

If you have what we are looking for, please apply with your resume and cover letter.

What We Offer

  • Health & Wellness: Medical (with HSA option), Dental, Vision, Life, Long Term Disability & Accident Insurance
  • Retirement & Savings: 401k with Company Match
  • Time Off: Vacation, Personal, Sick and Paid Holidays
  • Leave Support: Paid Qualified-FMLA Leave
  • Wellness: 24/7 employee assistance support with access to free counseling
  • Relocation Assistance

Weigel Broadcasting Co. maintains an Equal Employment Opportunity Policy for all applicants and employees. We give fair consideration to all qualified persons and afford all our employees opportunities for advancement according to their individual abilities, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age or sex, or other protected categories. No opportunities for promotion, transfer or any other benefit of employment will be diminished through discriminatory practices. Employees or prospective employees have the right to notify an appropriate local, state or Federal agency if they believe they have been discriminated against.

About Us

Weigel Broadcasting Co. is a family-owned media company based in Chicago, Illinois. The company owns and operates national television networks, as well as local broadcast stations throughout the country. Weigel is a leader in broadcast television with MeTV, Memorable Entertainment Television, the number one rated classic TV entertainment network, as well as the Movies! Network in cooperation with the Fox Television Stations, the Catchy Comedy Network, the H&I - Heroes & Icons Network, the Start TV Network and the Dabl Network in association with the CBS Television Stations, the Story Television Network, the MeTV Toons Network in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery, and WEST- Western Entertainment Series Television Network. Weigel produces the original network TV programs Svengoolie, Toon In With Me and Collector’s Call. Weigel's local stations include CBS, ABC, The CW, MyNet, Telemundo and Univision network affiliates and independent stations, offering a mix of entertainment programming, local news and professional and college sports broadcasts in 29 U.S. markets including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Weigel is the creator of the nationally syndicated music format MeTV FM. For more information on Weigel, visit: https://www.weigelbroadcasting.com/.

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