broadcastverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈbrɔːd.kɑːst/us/ˈbrɑːd.kæst/broadcast or US also broadcasted, broadcast or US also broadcastedB2 to send out a programme on television or radio:
Radio Caroline used to broadcast from a boat in the North Sea.
The tennis championship is broadcast live to several different countries.
figurative I'm leaving but please don't broadcast (= tell everyone) the fact.
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- She is to host a new half-hour show which will be broadcast every weekday evening.
- The military junta has today broadcast an appeal for calm.
- The interview will be broadcast during prime time.
- Television camera crews broadcast the event all round the world.
- Since the controversial programme was broadcast, the BBC's mailbag has been bulging.
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Broadcasting in general
- airplay
- airtime
- airwaves
- break
- cable
- cable television
- commentator
- preview
- prime time
- production
- public broadcasting
- public service broadcasting
- radio
- rerun
- season
- station
- transmit
- transmitter
- tune in
- voice-over
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broadcasting
noun [ U ] uk/ˈbrɔːdˌkɑː.stɪŋ/us/ˈbrɑːdˌkæs.tɪŋ/
Examples
- Satellite broadcasting is helping to globalize television.
- The arrival of satellite television changed the face of broadcasting.
- Six journalists sought to challenge in court the legality of the ban on broadcasting.
- Troops yesterday seized control of the broadcasting station.
- Governments of every stripe have a bad habit of interfering in state broadcasting.
Huge amounts of money are spent on sports broadcasting.
broadcastnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbrɔːd.kɑːst/us/ˈbrɑːd.kæst/a television or radio programme:
a radio/television broadcast
We watched a live broadcast of the concert.
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- This week's broadcast features a report on victims of domestic violence.
- This evening there will be a live broadcast of the debate.
- a nightly visit/news broadcast
- Is this a live broadcast, or was it prerecorded?
- A vast audience watched the broadcast.
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Broadcasting: programmes & other broadcasts
- action replay
- blooper
- breakfast television
- bulletin
- call-in
- commentary
- filler
- fly on the wall idiom
- game show
- God slot
- headline
- pilot
- podcast
- programme
- repeat
- serial
- signature tune
- simulcast
- sitcom
- situation comedy
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broadcastadjective
US UK terrestrialA broadcast station is a television station sent out from the ground rather than using satellites.
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Broadcasting: television
- aerial
- aspect
- autotune
- best boy
- boob tube
- breakfast television
- cable television
- HD
- HDTV
- high def
- high definition
- high def
- receiver
- reception
- reveal
- square-eyed
- telegenic
- Teletext
- television
- televisual
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Broadcasting in general