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telecast

American  
[tel-i-kast, -kahst] / ˈtɛl ɪˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

verb (used with or without object)

telecast, telecasted, telecasting
  1. to broadcast by television.


noun

  1. a television broadcast.

telecast British  
/ ˈtɛlɪˌkɑːst /

verb

  1. to broadcast (a programme) by television

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a television broadcast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of telecast

First recorded in 1935–40; tele(vision) + (broad)cast

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Pat McAfee will host a commentary-driven Super Bowl telecast this February, expanding a range of Disney feeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

This year’s telecast on NBC and Peacock was watched by 6.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen, down nearly 10% from the year before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The network rotation ended with last month’s telecast on NBC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

After two straight years of increases, the telecast of the 78th Emmy Awards on Sunday slid 10% to 6.7 million viewers on NBC, according to Nielsen data.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Within ninety minutes, Soviet and European television audiences watched a live telecast of Valentina in her capsule.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

Smith’s moment of passion almost snuck by Elton John, who telecasted into the performance from his concert in Lincoln, Neb.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2022

Which brings me to our talk, which was delivered to the Palm Springs crowd, and telecasted back to the main event in Long Beach.

From Salon ● May 18, 2012

FOX telecasted Philip Humber's masterpiece, but never showed a side view on Brendan Ryan's fateful last swing on replay.

From Chicago Tribune ● May 7, 2012

If football games are put behind subscription paywalls, “these arrangements may no longer align with the statutory concept of sponsored telecasting or the consumer-access rationale underlying the antitrust exemption.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Board members sat around a U-shaped table, a jungle of wires at their feet connected to TVs for telecasting.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2022

I proposed the idea to ABC, then telecasting the marathon, riding my sleek Italian racer as an official vehicle for the network.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

British broadcaster Channel 4 is telecasting non-stop daily live coverage.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 13, 2016

Open telecasting, in one form or another on its various channels and platforms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2015

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