talk radio

noun

: radio programming consisting of call-in shows

Examples of talk radio in a Sentence

He listens to business talk radio in the car.
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The 2021 Republican gubernatorial nominee is competing to be his party’s candidate in this year’s race alongside figures like former talk radio host Bill Spadea and state Sen. Jon Bramnick. Tara Suter, The Hill, 13 May 2025 The left, in turn, levels the same charge against the right, pointing to talk radio, partisan television networks, and manosphere podcasts. Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025 Right-wing talk radio, podcasts and cable news shows have now devoted hundreds of segments to the arcana of wet signatures and autopen technology. Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025 The lack of activity was pilloried on sports talk radio and in various online Canucks fan spaces. Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for talk radio

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk radio was in 1968

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“Talk radio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20radio. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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