rebroadcast

American

[ree-brawd-kast, -kahst] / riˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

verb (used with object)

rebroadcast, rebroadcasted, rebroadcasting

to broadcast again from the same station.
to relay (a radio or television program, speech, etc., received from another station).

noun

a program that is rebroadcast.

Etymology

Origin of rebroadcast

First recorded in 1920–25; re- + broadcast

Example Sentences

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I finished out Saturday back in the hotel, watching more college football and Saturday Night Live and competing local news programs and the rebroadcast of Saturday Night Live.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024

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

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