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BRORDK-ahst/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/

Television and radio broadcast programmes when they send them out to the public: broadcast live; a radio broadcast; national broadcast. Transmit is more technical; air (the show will air) is common in media English. Broadcast can be noun or verb; the past tense is broadcast, not broadcasted in standard UK English. A broadcaster is the company or person. Do not confuse it with broadband (internet).

Meaning

To send out programmes on television or radio.

Examples

• “The match will be broadcast live this evening.”
• “The debate was broadcast on national radio at six.”
• “The BBC is a public broadcaster funded by the licence fee.”

Good to know

broadcast live. Past: broadcast (not broadcasted). Person/company: broadcaster. Technical: transmit. Not broadband.

Near in meaning

transmit

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