simulcast

verb

si·​mul·​cast ˈsī-məl-ˌkast How to pronounce simulcast (audio)
 also  ˈsi-
simulcast also simulcasted; simulcasting

intransitive verb

: to broadcast simultaneously (as by radio and television)

transitive verb

: to broadcast (a program) by simulcasting
simulcast noun

Examples of simulcast in a Sentence

The network will simulcast the game on its radio and television stations.
Recent Examples on the Web Max is in the mix now as well to match Amazon’s streaming deal and the games could be simulcast on TNT. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 July 2024 The parade music is also simulcast on WILI-AM’s FM at 95.3 FM. Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024 The network will also allow other platforms to simulcast the debate, and most other major news networks are expected to carry it. Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024 was simulcast live on the east coast at 8 p.m. ET, and on tape delay on the west coast, across Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons, the Nick Jr. channel, TV Land, CMT and MTV2. Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for simulcast 

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Word History

Etymology

simultaneous broadcast

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of simulcast was in 1948

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“Simulcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simulcast. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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