off the air
idiom
of a radio or television station, etc.
: not broadcasting
The station is now off the air.
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After the 2020 election, Fox took her off the air because her promotion of the false contention Dominion voting machines rigged the election against Trump became part of its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox.
Pirro and Martin are not the only dubious department appointees.
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Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Last Friday, as NYC natives put in their happy-hour drink orders at the end of a long week, the city’s gossip bible, Page Six, reported that Bravo would be taking RHONY off the air after 15 seasons.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Magnus was asked whether, if Smith did end up running for president, ESPN would need to take him off the air.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Even the network's stars — many of whom have advised the president off the air —have acknowledged the phenomenon is an unprecedented circumstance.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 10 May 2025
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Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Last Friday, as NYC natives put in their happy-hour drink orders at the end of a long week, the city’s gossip bible, Page Six, reported that Bravo would be taking RHONY off the air after 15 seasons.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Magnus was asked whether, if Smith did end up running for president, ESPN would need to take him off the air.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Even the network's stars — many of whom have advised the president off the air —have acknowledged the phenomenon is an unprecedented circumstance.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 10 May 2025
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“Off the air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20air. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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