on the air
idiom
variants
or less commonly on air
of a radio or television station, program, etc.
: broadcasting or being broadcast
The interview will be on the air tomorrow.
an interview being shown on air
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Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air after taking some personal time to mourn the loss of his close friend.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Pappas did not say anything about running for mayor on the air in her interview with Kozlov.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Menefee, Long and Strahan also addressed their fellow panelist's absence while on the air on Sunday.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Nov. 2025
Nolan is only one of two Nashville news personalities with more than 40 years on the air at the same station, the other being Mueller.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Pappas did not say anything about running for mayor on the air in her interview with Kozlov.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Menefee, Long and Strahan also addressed their fellow panelist's absence while on the air on Sunday.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Nov. 2025
Nolan is only one of two Nashville news personalities with more than 40 years on the air at the same station, the other being Mueller.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2025
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“On the air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20air. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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