rebroadcast
Americanverb (used with object)
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to broadcast again from the same station.
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to relay (a radio or television program, speech, etc., received from another station).
noun
Etymology
Origin of rebroadcast
Explanation
To rebroadcast something is to make it available again on the radio, television, or online. During a weather emergency, like a hurricane, local TV stations usually rebroadcast news reports throughout the day. Use rebroadcast as a verb, meaning "play again," or a noun, for the actual show or program. You might miss an exciting basketball game, but you'll probably be able to watch a rebroadcast the next day. The word rebroadcast combines the "again" prefix re- and broadcast, which started out with a very different definition — it meant "spread seeds." The modern meaning dates from the 1920s, when it referred to radio.
Example Sentences
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This followed a 13-part, 13-hour series—Vietnam: A Television History—that premiered on PBS over 30 years earlier, in 1983, before being rebroadcast in abridged form on public television’s American Experience in 1997.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2025
It also ordered MBC not to rebroadcast its 2021 reports about Mr. Jang or post them online.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
Although Arnett’s comments did not originally appear on NBC, they were rebroadcast widely.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024
Mr Malema's speech was rebroadcast by a number of Kenyan digital channels and clips of it were shared widely on WhatsApp.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2023
When I was growing up we used to get American TV shows rebroadcast on our stations: Doogie Howser, M.D.;
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Additionally, by verifying and describing the leak, Noem essentially rebroadcasted it — this time with a louder megaphone and the imprimatur of the United States.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025
Her singing was rebroadcasted to all the British stations and was heard by enthusiasts on the Continent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Locast was launched in 2019 as an internet-based alternative to over-the-air television, rebroadcasting local, free over-the-air signals over the internet to users in those areas.
From The Verge ● Sep. 2, 2021
Initially, on-demand programming was limited to rebroadcasting old content and was commercial-free.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
ABC is rebroadcasting last December’s “ Live in Front of a Studio Audience: ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Good Times’” from 8-9:30 p.m.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2020
And he returned to his habit of rebroadcasting, and exaggerating, the support he has received for his position.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2017
It might be worth noting that the Fawlty Towers DVD doesn't cut this line – although I'd argue that the BBC has different standards to adhere to when it comes to rebroadcasting a show.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2013
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