off the air

idiom

of a radio or television station, etc.

: not broadcasting

The station is now off the air.

Examples of off the air in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That would seem to indicate that Reindeer Games could potentially be completely dead at the network after another year off the air. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025

Kimmel's show was pulled temporarily off the air following criticism from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr over comments the late-night host had made regarding the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025

Tensions escalated in 2020 when Duterte's administration forced ABS-CBN, one of the nation's most prominent cable news networks, off the air. —Ashish Valentine, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025

This game is such a dog that Disney is considering taking the game broadcast off the air and replacing it with Jimmy Kimmel re-runs. —Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025

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