station break

American  

noun

Radio and Television.

1. an interval between or during programs for identifying the station, making announcements, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of station break

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

I make it a point to get up during each commercial and station break.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2021

I was walking around in a daze, so happy to be in it, that doing a station break correctly was a World Series.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2016

The thought was that the louder the ad, the more likely viewers were to pay attention during a station break instead of getting off the couch to make a sandwich.

From Time • Dec. 17, 2010

The thought was that the louder the ad, the more likely viewers would pay attention during a station break, instead of getting off the couch to make a sandwich.

From Time • Dec. 16, 2010

Even if all the clocks in the station break down, thought Hugo, time won’t stop.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick