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BRORDK-ahst-uh/ˈbrɔːdkɑːstə/

A broadcaster is a company or person that sends radio or TV programmes. The BBC is a public broadcaster. Channel is a station; journalist is a role inside broadcasting. Media: the BBC is a public broadcaster, not a tabloid.

Meaning

A company or person that sends radio or television programmes.

Examples

• “The BBC is a public broadcaster, not a tabloid.”
• “A guest broadcaster still has to follow Ofcom rules on impartiality.”

Good to know

a public / commercial broadcaster. Person or organisation. Regulator: Ofcom. Media exams. Countable.

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