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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.


Other Word Forms

  • prebroadcasting adjective

Etymology

Origin of broadcasting

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

Example Sentences

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In the 1999 Kosovo campaign, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization struck bridges, power plants and broadcasting facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Last February, after a nearly two-year hiatus, he returned to broadcasting and said he was cancer-free.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A well-known face on breakfast TV, Holmes has held a number of broadcasting roles throughout his career, which spans decades.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

By early Friday, it was off Muscat, Oman, still broadcasting the message "owner France" on its transponder system in the field usually used to give the destination.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In turn, I knew he would be protecting his stature by broadcasting all over the wire his threat to me.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey