simulcast

[sahy-muh l-kast, ‐kahst, sim-uh l‐]

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noun

a program broadcast simultaneously on radio and television, or on more than one station, or in several languages, etc.

a closed-circuit television broadcast of an event, as a horse race, while it is taking place.

verb (used with or without object), si·mul·cast, si·mul·cast·ed, si·mul·cast·ing.

to broadcast in this manner.

Origin of simulcast

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; simul(taneous) + (broad)cast

Can be confusedbroadcast narrowcast simulcast

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Related Words for simulcast

announcement, publication, show, transmission, program, advertisement, performance, newscast, transmit, beam, announce, air, relay, televise, communicate, send, circulate, telecast, conduction, cable

Examples from the Web for simulcast

Contemporary Examples of simulcast

Simulcast live: Dave on one side of the screen, me on the other.
How Leno Won. Again.
Bill Zehme
December 10, 2008

British Dictionary definitions for simulcast

simulcast

verb

(tr) to broadcast (a programme, etc) simultaneously on radio and television

noun

a programme, etc, so broadcast

Word Origin for simulcast

C20: from simul (taneous) + (broad) cast

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Word Origin and History for simulcast

"to broadcast simultaneously on radio and television," 1948, formed from simul(taneous) + (broad)cast. The noun is first recorded 1949, from the verb.