radio station
Americannoun
noun
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an installation consisting of one or more transmitters or receivers, etc, used for radiocommunications
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a broadcasting organization
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of radio station
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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In 1978, a Clearwater, Fla., radio station accepted 112 electric can openers from an advertiser who could not afford to pay for commercial time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
On Friday, Los Gallardos mayor Francisco Miguel Reyes told Spanish radio station Cadena SER said "it feels like a bomb has fallen" on the area.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
He then worked for pirate radio station Kiss FM in London, becoming a director once the station went legal.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
“People are fed up,” says Ros Connors, who heads a local community radio station in Basildon, in eastern England, and gets an earful from listeners about everything from the cost of living to immigration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
He looked at the ceiling, the red trim on the closet door, the bullhorn that hung over his bed, the radio station sticker on his door.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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