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:
The tennis championship is broadcast live to several different countries.
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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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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.
› a television or radio programme:
a radio/television broadcast
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› A broadcast station is a television station sent out from the ground rather than using satellites.
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