broadcast


4broadcast

noun

Definition of BROADCAST

1
: the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television
2
: a single radio or television program

Examples of BROADCAST

  1. Did you hear the broadcast of last night's game?
  2. The judge decided to allow broadcast of the trial.

First Known Use of BROADCAST

1922

Other Broadcasting Terms

continuity, dissolve, fade, feed, remote, residual, spike, wipe

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