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retransmission

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[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.


Example Sentences

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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

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

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2023

Announced Tuesday, the renewal provides continued carriage of ESPN’s popular SEC Network as well as retransmission rights for the ABC-owned television stations in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Fresno, Houston and Raleigh, N.C.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2021

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

From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2021

It is possible that this peculiarity may arise from the greater variety of impressions with which the sight is daily struck, and which memory communicates by association or retransmission.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)