- present participle of broadcast.
broadcasting
Americannoun
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the act of transmitting speech, music, visual images, etc., as by radio or television.
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radio or television as a business or profession.
She's training for a career in broadcasting.
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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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