retransmission
noun
re·trans·mis·sion
(ˌ)rē-tran(t)s-ˈmi-shən 
-tranz-
plural retransmissions
: an act, process, or instance of retransmitting something
data retransmission
satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals
TCP/IP retransmission
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The company has affiliation agreements with 227 other local stations and negotiates retransmission rights for those with YouTube TV and other virtual pay-TV providers.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Broadcast channels must have retransmission agreements with cable and satellite operators to be carried in those systems.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Even if Fox was willing to license a feed of Fox without Fox News, or Paramount was willing to license CBS without Nickelodeon or MTV, the current value of retransmission fees for those broadcast networks continues to rise.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
The retransmission fees to Louisville area broadcast stations are based on more than 100,000 subscribers and the lawsuit estimates that Spectrum would have to pay around $334 million annually in retransmission fees based on the $28 charge to customers.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 June 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Broadcast channels must have retransmission agreements with cable and satellite operators to be carried in those systems.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Even if Fox was willing to license a feed of Fox without Fox News, or Paramount was willing to license CBS without Nickelodeon or MTV, the current value of retransmission fees for those broadcast networks continues to rise.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
The retransmission fees to Louisville area broadcast stations are based on more than 100,000 subscribers and the lawsuit estimates that Spectrum would have to pay around $334 million annually in retransmission fees based on the $28 charge to customers.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 June 2025
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“Retransmission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retransmission. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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