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retransmission

American  
[ree-tranz-mish-uhn, -trans-] / ˌri trænzˈmɪʃ ən, -træns- /

noun

  1. the act or process of transmitting again or the fact of being transmitted again.


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More stations, especially in the same markets, would give operators better bargaining power to negotiate higher fees from cable companies and lower retransmission rates from national TV companies, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 24, 2025

DirecTV filed a federal lawsuit earlier this year in New York alleging that Nexstar had conspired with two other companies to illegally raise retransmission consent fees charged to pay-TV operators.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2023

If confirmed, Sohn has voluntarily agreed to recuse herself on some matters involving retransmission consent and TV broadcast copyright.

From Reuters Feb. 7, 2023

So far, Broens says, there is no evidence of such retransmission from dogs and cats back into humans.

From Scientific American Jul. 20, 2021

When Peter replied that such a message would be costly, involving an expensive retransmission by cable from Manila to Hong Kong, she only laughed.

From Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China by Hoskins, Gayle Porter

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