telecast

verb

tele·​cast ˈte-li-ˌkast 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

With about 100 Grammy categories, the main Grammy Awards telecast only airs a small number of the categories each year, with the bulk of the winners announced during the earlier Premiere Ceremony each year. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026

The center’s rights deal with that network expired last year, and there has been no announcement who would telecast the 2026 ceremony. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Thus, fans from Denver to Raleigh saw the pro-Paxton spot early in the day, whereupon it was repurposed for the standalone Vikings-Dolphins telecast in the late afternoon window. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Watt will continue to call CBS’ top games alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson — including next season when the network telecasts Super Bowl LXII from Atlanta. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

tele- + broadcast

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for telecast

• chloroplast
• epiblast
• fibroblast
• opencast
• overcast
• protoplast
• rebroadcast
• trophoblast
• ultrafast
• unsurpassed
• aghast
• amassed

Kids Definition

telecast

verb

tele·​cast ˈtel-i-ˌkast 

telecast also telecasted; telecasting

: to broadcast by television

telecast noun

telecaster noun