on-air

adjective

: appearing, used, or done on a radio or television broadcast
an on-air telephone call
our live, on-air fund-raiser

Examples of on-air in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There are ties in two categories (major market on-air personality of the year and medium market radio station of the year) and multiple first-time honorees. Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024 This particularly intensive audio system, with perfect sound and optimum performance, supports the allusion of a riding on-air floating feeling inside this ultra luxury SUV. Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024 Rosie O'Donnell's days of sparring with Donald Trump in the press aren't over, as the beloved comedian and former View cohost made a $10,000 on-air bet with controversial broadcaster Bill O'Reilly over the former president's potential conviction in court. EW.com, 18 Apr. 2024 The show, which streamed on Max concurrent with its on-air premiere on ID, had 1.25 billion minutes of viewing for the week of March 18-24. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024 Based in London, McGuire will report into CAA sports media co-heads Matthew Kramer and Tom Young, and will help guide and grow the agency’s representation of sports broadcasters and on-air talent overseas. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024 The radio host had announced his hiatus from on-air work in August before undergoing chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia, which was diagnosed with in July, according to an Aug. 16 post on the site Caring Bridge. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024 Jennifer Jolly is an Emmy Award-winning consumer tech columnist and on-air correspondent. Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024 He’s joined by a rotating cast of on-air radio talent, Deuce Mason, Jason Ross and former Kings forward Henry Turner, to serve as color analysts during the radio broadcasts. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024

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“On-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-air. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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