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spot announcement

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noun

  1. a brief radio or television announcement, usually an advertisement, made by an individual station during or after a network program.

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The villagers heard more about the inoculations at Mass: el se�or cura read a "spot" announcement written for him by Agudelo, saying the inoculations were a good thing.

From Time Magazine Archive

This folderol, tried over a few stations, was so successful that Chateau Martin upped its spot announcement budget from $100 to $3,500 a week, introduced the imperishable jingles with which Gaston now assaults the ether.

From Time Magazine Archive

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