n
(radio) The addition of a song to a station's playlist.
n
The Teletext-like system used in Ireland by the state broadcaster RTÉ.
n
(broadcasting) A demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an announcer to a prospective employer.
n
The date on which a television or radio program is broadcast.
n
(countable) The broadcast of a television or radio show.
n
The playing of a particular song, band or genre on the radio, or the frequency with which it is played.
n
(radio broadcasting) A block of continuous broadcast time, often four or six hours.
n
(US, broadcasting) The staff of a radio station whose voices are broadcast.
n
The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.
n
Radio or television broadcasts.
n
The hobby or pastime of communicating by two-way radio, often striving for “DX” QSOs that are challenging because of distance.
n
(uncountable) The broadcasting and receiving of television services via analog signals.
n
(slang) A CB radio enthusiast.
n
(television, advertising) An advertising slot or package.
n
(radio) A form of tuning control (especially on old shortwave radios) that spread all the stations of a particular band over the full extent of the dial.
n
(US) A tier of pay television which has neither the broad audience of terrestrial channels nor the cachet of premium channels.
n
(computing, derogatory, informal) A computer of limited memory and computing power.
n
(espionage) Radio broadcasting propaganda whose source and motivation are covert.
n
A television set that displays only monochrome images.
n
(Philippines) Units of air time sold by a broadcaster sold for use by another entity, often an advertiser or politician.
n
(Philippines) A broadcaster selling blocks of air time for use by others.
n
A broadcast station used to target listeners in another country, despite not being licensed to do so.
n
(law) Abbreviation of broadcast. [A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.]
n
A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.
n
(broadcasting) A very brief postponement, achieved by technical means, often used in the public broadcasting of live radio or television programs in order to provide sufficient time to edit out undesired content, such as profanity or coughing.
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A station from which a signal is emitted (most commonly a radio station or a television station).
n
(television) the percentage of available households that purchase a pay-per-view show.
n
(television) A device given out by some cable television services that allows the user to have more channels on their television than they would have without the cable box.
n
Television received through coaxial cables; specifically, a TV service that provides reception to suburbs or other residential areas through utility lines and offering a wide variety of TV channels through satellite reception.
n
Alternative form of cable television [Television received through coaxial cables; specifically, a TV service that provides reception to suburbs or other residential areas through utility lines and offering a wide variety of TV channels through satellite reception.]
v
To originate a video and audio program by using a broadcast station or infrastructure focused on cable television operation.
n
(entertainment) A cable television network or system operator.
n
The terse jargon used in telegrams, often with unconventional grammar.
n
(broadcasting) A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.
n
(broadcasting) In television or radio programming, a type of talk show in which a host and one or more guests sometimes converse with members of the listening or viewing audience who telephone the show while the program is being broadcast.
n
Alternative spelling of call sign [(broadcasting) A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.]
v
To go on webcam with someone.
n
Alternative form of CanCon. [(informal, Canada, broadcasting) Canadian content, in the context of Canadian regulations setting minimum quotas of Canadian content for Canadian radio and television broadcasters.]
n
(radio) A radio specifically tuned for usage inside cars, i.e. by utilization of traffic programme and alternative frequency functions.
n
An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of visual images, and often sound, to wireless handheld electronic devices.
v
Transmit video to show in a cinema.
n
(television) A television feed without idents, commercial breaks, etc., suitable for generic use by different broadcasters.
n
(countable) A television set that displays images in colour.
n
An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
n
(science fiction) A usually portable communications device.
n
(uncountable, radio, television) The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.
n
A person who cancels traditional subscription television services such as cable or satellite in favour of Internet services.
n
Cancelling traditional subscription television services such as cable or satellite in favour of Internet services.
n
The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
v
(broadcasting) To broadcast a trailer on one channel or station advertising content that will appear on another.
n
(radio, television) Cumulative audience.
n
A broadcaster of datacasts.
n
(television, radio) The practice of dividing the broadcast day into several dayparts.
n
(UK) A digital set-top box, marketed in the UK..
n
(uncountable, countable, broadcasting) The time of the day when most people commute to work, regarded as a popular time to listen to the radio.
n
(television) digital television broadcast
n
(broadcasting, by extension) Situation in which two or more TV or radio-stations in the same city or community share common ownership.
n
A person who provides personal guidance and assistance to ham radio enthusiasts.
n
(non-native speakers' English, broadcasting) A show; a program.
n
(television) electronic program guide
n
(US, broadcasting, historical) A policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949 and abolished in 1987, requiring the holders of broadcast licenses (i) to present controversial issues of public importance and (ii) to do so in an honest, equitable and balanced manner.
n
(radio) The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
n
(historical) A makeshift radio of a kind built by soldiers in World War II to pick up local entertainment broadcasts.
n
(Internet, by extension) Any short video, in a format directly supported by HTML5 (ie. GIF, MP4, WebM)
n
(Britain, slang) A television set.
n
The broadcast or display of digital content to a specific group.
n
The use of television to spread countercultural propaganda.
n
(radio) An amateur radio operator.
n
(broadcasting) Scheduling a new or unpopular programme between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.
n
Device for home entertainment
n
A device, such as a radio or television, which consumers use for home entertainment.
n
(radio, television) An ident.
n
(radio, television) A brief audio or audiovisual sequence serving to identify the broadcaster.
n
(idiomatic, chiefly US and Canada) Television.
n
(radio, television) The section of a broadcast's audience who had no specific intention of viewing or listening, but who continued doing so after the immediately preceding broadcast.
n
(chiefly Asia, common in China, uncountable) Karaoke television, a form of interactive musical entertainment.
n
(broadcasting) Radio and television programming that includes comedies, variety shows, game shows, quiz shows, etc.
n
(broadcasting) A signal that contains the content about to be broadcast on radio or television.
n
A traditional television channel broadcasting linear television.
n
(broadcasting) Conventional television viewed at the same time as transmission.
n
The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio material (specifically (Internet, radio), an audio broadcast such as a radio program or a podcast).
n
(broadcasting) Synonym of station time
n
(informal, idiomatic) Television.
n
(television, by extension) The logo of a broadcaster used in an ident.
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(advertising) An individual broadcasting slot, such as a single televised advertisement.
n
A low-power community-based noncommercial FM radio station that has a range of under 10 miles.
n
(radio) A radio transciever installed in a vehicle
adj
transmitted in the form of a multicast
n
A radio broadcast that one is strongly encouraged to listen to; an unmissable radio programme.
v
To transmit a programme to selected individuals or groups, especially via cable.
n
(broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
n
(broadcasting) A television or radio programme in which host conversation with guests or audience members is mixed with news programming.
n
A shortwave radio station characterized by unusual broadcasts, often of artificially generated voices reciting streams of numbers, words, etc., supposed to be coded messages.
adj
Alternative form of onscreen [As seen on a screen (as of television, film, or computer) rather than in real life.]
n
(television, radio, countable) A regional broadcast that other stations in the network may elect not to include.
n
A transmission; broadcast.
n
Alternative form of pay TV [A system whereby viewers pay to subscribe to specific broadcast television channels or programme typically used in cable television services]
n
A system whereby viewers pay to subscribe to specific broadcast television channels or programme typically used in cable television services
n
(often attributive) A system of viewing individual television programmes for an additional charge over and above that for the standard service; normally used on cable and satellite systems.
n
Alternative spelling of pay TV [A system whereby viewers pay to subscribe to specific broadcast television channels or programme typically used in cable television services]
n
(CB radio, slang) A low-powered transmitter or receiver.
n
(broadcasting) A show requiring members of the public to telephone the studio.
n
A television having a plasma display.
n
(electronics) An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media.
n
(broadcasting) The transmission of radio or television channels from the broadcaster into the networks that deliver them to the audience.
n
(informal, derogatory) television
v
(transitive) To deliver (a programme) over the internet on a regular basis.
n
A similar feature on a television display, allowing the viewer to navigate through the channels and programs on offer.
n
(broadcasting) The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.
n
(Internet) The seeking of a portion of a streamed video that has not yet been downloaded
n
(informal, entertainment industry) A public broadcaster
n
(informal) public broadcasting
n
Public access television.
n
A segment of the PEG (short for public, educational, and government access) television model of local cable television production. It provides training and access to media production technology and distribution methods so that community producers and viewers may participate.
n
The transmission of a quadcast.
n
(Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.
n
The overall content broadcast on a radio station, targeted at a more or less specific audience according to a certain type of programming.
n
Monitoring the content played from radios like commercials, shows and music and generate cue sheet of content played time, duration, frequency.
n
A city district where radio, television, broadcasting, and electronics may be purchased and repaired, and shops are concentrated in.
n
A broadcast station from which radio programs are transmitted.
n
A fictional radio station used in a series of political jokes parodying Socialist countries.
n
adaptation of a novel, play etc for broadcasting on radio
n
Alternative form of radio beacon [(communication, aviation, nautical, navigation) A beacon that emits radio wave signals to guide ships or aircraft or to indicate the position of a ship, aircraft, or other object, person, or vehicle.]
n
A broadcaster via radio.
n
(countable) A broadcast.
n
The notional place where an audience is listening to a radio programme.
n
A kind of Latin American radio soap opera, superseded by the telenovela.
n
Alternative form of radio station [A broadcast station from which radio programs are transmitted.]
n
(informal) An extended charity appeal on the radio
n
(Canada) A radio or TV station that relays the programs of another
n
A telecommunications process that produces an electronic message that is transmitted, received, stored or archived, and may be retrieved.
n
The transmission of radio programs over a cable system
n
(broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
n
(countable) A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.
n
A repeated television broadcast.
n
(slang) Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.
n
(slang) One who fixes CB radio systems.
n
(CB radio slang) A crystal used to control the radio frequency.
n
(CB radio slang) A very powerful transmitter.
n
(radio) A tone or tones added to the end of a radio transmission to indicate that the operator has concluded speaking. It is usually added automatically by a power mic or transceiver.
n
A 24-hour, continuously updated news service on radio or television.
n
(television) The area of a television image that is expected to be viewable on all television screens, including old ones that typically crop the borders of the image.
n
The hours of the day when it is permissible for broadcasting radio stations in the United States to broadcast profanity over radio waves without fear of retribution from the FCC.
n
(informal) A satellite broadcast.
n
(informal) A satellite broadcaster.
n
The amount of time a person spends using screen-accessed technology (such as television, a computer, a smartphone, etc.).
n
(broadcasting) A part of a broadcast program, devoted to a topic.
n
A device that converts an incoming signal into a format displayable by a television.
n
A device that connects some source of signal to a television set, often decrypting a digitally encrypted signal from a communications satellite or cable network.
n
A program or event that is broadcast across more than one medium or service at the same time.
n
A message sent like a telegram, but delivered to the recipient by a performer who sings the message.
n
The delivery of video programming targeted at specialized niche audiences.
n
(broadcasting) The broadcast or cable television screen, as opposed to the cinema screen (or big screen); by extension, the television programs themselves.
n
(broadcasting) A segment; a portion of a broadcast devoted to a particular topic.
n
(broadcasting) The period during which a television or radio station can air its own local content, rather than material provided by the network.
n
(broadcasting) A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
n
A code used to identify a source of audio/video streaming, in order to show the stream in a website or software over the Web.
n
(US) A television station that broadcasts nationwide via a satellite carrier
n
(broadcasting, dated, chiefly US) A radio or television program that airs on a commercial station but does not have commercial sponsorship or advertising.
n
Alternative spelling of talk radio [A radio programme format with discussions about topical issues.]
n
(advertising) Initialism of total audience package: an offering that includes ads broadcast during every part of the schedule.
n
A television broadcaster.
n
A television broadcast, especially outside of a studio.
n
(science fiction) A telecommunication device of various kinds.
v
(transitive) To control remotely by means of a telecontroller.
n
(rare) An industrial device that controls equipment from a distance.
n
A convention that is broadcast by means of television.
n
Fiction that is broadcast by means of television.
v
(transitive) To monitor remotely.
n
(rare) television programme
n
The remote control of robotic systems
n
(science fiction) A screen for broadcasting television or similar media.
n
(dated) A system of apparatus for electric signals providing for automatic transmission of a number of predetermined signals or calls, as in connection with hotel annunciators.
n
A television serial; a series broadcast on television.
n
(computing, dated) The broadcasting of software for home computers via Teletext, viewdata systems, etc.
n
Remote surveillance using a video camera
n
(UK, Ireland) A text-based information retrieval system using television sets with a suitable decoder; developed by the BBC.
n
A person who watches television.
adj
Broadcast by television.
n
Alternative form of televisor [(dated) A television set.]
n
(uncountable) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
n
A station or broadcaster using the band.
n
A grouping of television channels, generated at television stations, broadcast over a unified terrestrial or satellite system from which a subscriber may choose various packages to accept and pay for (if not free-to-air)
n
The content of an individual television broadcast.
n
A television program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.
n
A live or recorded broadcast or program, or series of broadcasts or programs, meant to be viewed on television.
n
A studio or building from where a television channel is broadcast.
n
(dated) A television set.
adj
suitable for broadcasting on television
n
The quality of being televisual.
n
The introduction of television to a region.
v
Alternative form of televise [To broadcast, or be broadcast, by television.]
n
(colloquial) Television.
n
(television) A text or image superimposed on a television screen.
n
(CB radio slang) Interference with television signals, caused by CB radio.
v
(broadcasting) To schedule a popular programme between two newer or less popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch them.
adj
(broadcasting) Broadcast using radio waves as opposed to satellite or cable.
n
(UK, television) A test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no programme is being broadcast (often at startup and closedown).
n
(US, television) A test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no program is being broadcast.
n
(television) A digital video recorder (of any brand).
n
(colloquial, Commonwealth) A transistor radio.
adj
(radio) Prerecorded for later broadcasting.
n
(broadcasting) A recorded radio or television programme.
n
The simultaneous broadcasting of an audio via FM, web streaming and podcasting. Used in radio stations.
n
(colloquial, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of television. [(uncountable) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.]
n
Alternative form of television channel [A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.]
n
An interactive menu-based system displaying the television schedule on the television screen.
n
(colloquial) The television industry
n
A movie made for and initially broadcast by a television channel.
n
Alternative form of television program [The content of an individual television broadcast.]
n
Alternative form of television set [A television; an electronic device that receives television signals, and displays the resulting images on a screen.]
n
Abbreviation of television show. [A live or recorded broadcast or program, or series of broadcasts or programs, meant to be viewed on television.]
n
A stand used to attach a television to a wall.
n
(television) Any censorship technology that allows parents to control the level of objectionable content that their children may see on television.
n
(television) A production logo briefly shown at the beginning or end of a show.
n
(slang) Clipping of video. [Television, television show, movie.]
n
(science fiction) videocall
n
A CD containing digital video data according to the White Book standard.
n
A video playback system connected to a telecommunication network in order to transmit films to consumers on demand.
n
reportage using video technology
adj
Of or pertaining to videotelephony.
n
Alternative form of videotex [Any of various early information retrieval services, such as viewdata and Teletext systems, that delivered pages of computerized text to users on request.]
n
(science fiction) vidphone number
n
collectively, the viewers of a television program or other video broadcast
n
A visual interface allowing a person to navigate and read their voicemail messages on a screen, rather than having to listen to them sequentially.
n
The voice audio track of such a broadcast.
n
A pre-recorded spoken clip to be used later on the radio
n
Alternative form of walkie-talkie [A portable, bi-directional radio transceiver, usually as a pair.]
n
(CB radio slang) A radio operator's collection of awards and QSL cards.
v
To make such a broadcast
n
(computer graphics) an audiovisual media file format
n
(espionage) Radio broadcasting propaganda whose source and motivation are apparent.
n
A radio station in the US Virgin Islands.
n
(Canada, US) A Mexican broadcast station whose signal overpowers those of stations in the United States.
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