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• Two outside groups launched an ad blitz this week, with a third group set to hit the airwaves next week.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
• When late-night shows hit the airwaves this past Monday evening, the tone was somber.
  — Heather Gardner, EW.com, 5 June 2020
• When those three episodes hit the airwaves, Child nitpicked them endlessly.
  — Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2021
• The timing was pretty great because MTV had just hit the airwaves.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
• No word yet on when the new season of the beloved Dirty South drama will begin shooting or hit the airwaves.
  — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 20 Oct. 2022
• The public relations blitz would also hit the airwaves, according to the official.
  — Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2021
• The adorable movie featuring the island of misfit toys and Herbie the elf hit the airwaves (and our hearts) in 1964.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2022
• The Harris campaign was delighted and urged Fain to hit the airwaves to talk about their move, according to a source close to Fain.
  — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2024
• This historic series marks a significant milestone—it’s been over two decades since a new daytime soap hit the airwaves, so this show is impacting the industry in more ways than one.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 25 Jan. 2025
• Today, nearly six decades after their popular TV show first hit the airwaves, Dolenz is the group’s last surviving member.
  — Pam Windsor, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
• This ambitious live series starring Richard Coogan was the first-ever science fiction and space adventure program to hit the airwaves.
  — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2025
• The Democratic candidate is the first to hit the airwaves in the contest for the open seat in the 4th Congressional District.
  — John Frank, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
• Production on the new season is expected to start at the end of September and is set to hit the airwaves in January 2022.
  — Nasha Smith, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
• Eight months after launching, Chicago Sports Network finally hit the airwaves on Comcast on June 6 — but for a price.
  — Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
• Their team is also in the process of shopping networks, and if all goes well, Allegretto hopes to hit the airwaves by late 2026 or early 2027.
  — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
• Biden’s campaign, meanwhile, has continued to hit the airwaves, making earlier ad investments than the last two presidents who ran for re-election, per the Washington Post.
  — Mark Murray, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2023
• It’s been fifty years since Happy Days hit the airwaves and became appointment television for families across America every Tuesday night.
  — Pam Windsor, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
• McAdams also hit the airwaves Thursday with a new ad discussing his experience fighting through and recovering from the coronavirus, followed by a call for improving health insurance.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Sep. 2020
• Major debates do not begin until May, and the race to the June 22 primary may not crystallize until more candidates hit the airwaves with television advertising in the final weeks of the race.
  — New York Times, 14 Apr. 2021
• This month, Barron’s appearance hit the airwaves as a 60-second public service announcement offering a glimpse into the real-life toll of gun violence and the devastation families face.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• Just ten days before the album hit the airwaves, Beyoncé took to Instagram to share the personal inspiration behind the project and how an unfavourable experience inspired her to courageously create a body of work that celebrated her country roots.
  — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2024
• A day later, former NFL punter and talk show host Pat McAfee hit the airwaves to share an update from NFL Films on their decision to remove the controversial video.
  — MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
• Just ten days before the album hit the airwaves, Beyoncé took to Instagram to share the personal inspiration behind the project and how an unfavorable experience inspired her to courageously create a body of work that celebrated her country roots.
  — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2024
• Founded in the 1980s as a producer of documentaries in the Maryland suburbs outside Washington, the Discovery Channel first hit the airwaves with an after-school special about icebergs.
  — Washington Post, 19 May 2021
• Oprah Winfrey & Stedman Graham Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham have been together since 1986, shortly after The Oprah Winfrey Show hit the airwaves.
  — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
• After appearing on TV shows like Casualty, Midsomer Murders, The Living and the Dead, and Wallander throughout the 2010s, Byrne's final screen performance to hit the airwaves came in a 2023 episode of The Phoebus Files.
  — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026