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broadcasting

American  
[brawd-kas-ting, -kah-sting] / ˈbrɔdˌkæs tɪŋ, -ˌkɑ stɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act of transmitting speech, music, visual images, etc., as by radio or television.

  2. radio or television as a business or profession.

    She's training for a career in broadcasting.


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Etymology

Origin of broadcasting

First recorded in 1920–25; broadcast + -ing 1


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Ofcom, the official regulator for broadcasting and the internet, says it is the responsibility of tech firms to keep children safe online.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Suddenly the surest path to growing market share for a local station was no longer hiring the most popular news anchors or broadcasting the local college’s sporting events, but securing “Seinfeld” rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Rather than broadcasting one general message, it delivers signals to specific destinations, with different groups of neurons responding to different experiences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Watt’s invitation to demonstrate the Peanut punch while they were broadcasting Sunday’s Bills-Raiders game — “and as soon as I did it, I regretted it,” he told Pat McAfee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The television networks were broadcasting highlights from the wedding.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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