- 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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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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