telecast

verb

tele·​cast ˈte-li-ˌkast How to pronounce telecast (audio)
telecast also telecasted; telecasting

transitive verb

: to broadcast by television

intransitive verb

: to broadcast a television program
telecast noun
telecaster noun

Examples of telecast in a Sentence

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The Primetime Emmys will be telecast live coast-to-coast on Sunday Sept. 14 from 8:00-11:00 PM ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT) on CBS and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 July 2025 The meeting is open to the public and will be telecast live online. Santosh Kumar Gautam, The Conversation, 12 June 2025 This was the time B.R. Chopra's version of 'Mahabharata' was telecast on national TV as an hour-long weekly episodic series for two years (94 episodes). Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The fireworks show will be telecast live on Fox 5 San Diego and KTLA 5 starting at 8 p.m. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for telecast

Word History

Etymology

tele- + broadcast

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of telecast was in 1928

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“Telecast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecast. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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telecast

verb
tele·​cast ˈtel-i-ˌkast How to pronounce telecast (audio)
telecast also telecasted; telecasting
: to broadcast by television
telecast noun
telecaster noun

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