Editing Remote broadcast (section)

{{Short description|Broadcasting not done in a formal studio}}
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In [[broadcast engineering]], a '''remote broadcast''' (usually just called a '''remote''' or a '''live remote''', or in news parlance, a '''live shot''') is [[broadcasting]] done from a location away from a formal [[television studio|television]] or [[radio studio]] and is considered an [[electronic field production]] (EFP). A [[remote pickup unit]] (RPU) is usually used to [[Transmission (telecommunications)|transmit]] the [[Sound|audio]] and/or [[video]] back to the [[Television station|broadcast station]], where it joins the normal [[airchain]].  Other methods include [[satellite truck]]s, [[production truck]]s and even [[Plain old telephone service|regular]] [[telephone]] lines if necessary.