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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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Along with founding Childline, a helpline for children, and The Silver Line, which supports older people struggling with loneliness, she also created a broadcasting legacy during her time on That's Life!

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

More than 30 million people watched January's college football national championship on TV while the major conferences -- regional groupings of universities that organize competition and negotiate media rights -- have signed multibillion-dollar broadcasting contracts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Neither owners nor players would have lost any significant revenue by then — ticket sales and broadcasting rights for owners, salaries for players — so a new agreement by then is uncertain at best.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

He formerly served for 15 years as president and chief executive of the PBS-affiliated public broadcasting station GBH in Boston.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

It instantly began broadcasting conversations between ground control and the B-29 observation planes.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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