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

And before you could say “rabbit ears” or “station break,” he was talking about his favorite shows, “48 Hours,” and “The Big Bang Theory.”

From New York Times

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

The two-and-a-half minute track, called Station Break, features a guitar solo recorded in 1965, just before Hendrix broke through to rock divinity.

From Forbes

Carson went to a station break.

From Salon