talk radio

American  

noun

1. a radio format featuring talk shows and listener call-ins.

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Etymology

Origin of talk radio

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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talk radio

The successors to Rush Limbaugh’s old time slot have found their own success, making “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show” the country’s number one talk radio show in its window.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Five years later, “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show” is the country’s number one talk radio show in its time slot, between 12 to 3 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Unfortunately, I do think he has a real chance,” Cruz told Gov. Greg Abbott, who guest hosted the three-hour talk radio program.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

But if you listened to talk radio, people were screaming their heads off.

From Slate ● May 7, 2026

Eventually Mom stopped chatting and switched on some boring talk radio station for the rest of the hour drive home.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas