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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Dokoupil has not faced disciplinary action and has remained on the air as the company has held sessions with employees to discuss the matter.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Set in the 90 minutes leading up to SNL's first broadcast on the evening of Oct. 11, 1975, Saturday Night peeks behind the curtain at the chaos of putting a countercultural live comedy show on the air for the first time.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
As Country’s Oscar Submission What’s My Line? had been on the air for nearly 25 years as one of the producer Goodson Todman’s most popular panel game shows, in which a celebrity panel tried to guess the occupation of a guest.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Through its many decades on the air, the NBC show has become renowned for its segments featuring cast members and celebrity guest stars impersonating prominent politicians and humorously poking fun at those in power.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Set in the 90 minutes leading up to SNL's first broadcast on the evening of Oct. 11, 1975, Saturday Night peeks behind the curtain at the chaos of putting a countercultural live comedy show on the air for the first time.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
As Country’s Oscar Submission What’s My Line? had been on the air for nearly 25 years as one of the producer Goodson Todman’s most popular panel game shows, in which a celebrity panel tried to guess the occupation of a guest.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Through its many decades on the air, the NBC show has become renowned for its segments featuring cast members and celebrity guest stars impersonating prominent politicians and humorously poking fun at those in power.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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