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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

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of telecast

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

Vocabulary lists containing telecast

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Phil Liggett may have to start giving château tours in the middle of the telecast.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The match scored 18 million viewers on Fox and its streaming platforms, while Telemundo’s telecast averaged 9.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Across the displays—a curved monitor spanning 49 inches, and a small touchscreen below—were tabs for Kalshi’s prediction markets, Discord chats, a tool that automatically refreshed his social-media feeds and a live news telecast.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

This year’s ABC telecast averaged 17.9 million viewers, a 9% drop from last year’s 19.7 million viewers on ABC and Hulu.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

Seven’s parents left for town after putting Beefy to bed, and Mrs. Villalobos had come over and promptly fallen asleep in front of the telecast of Real Witch Wives of Hastings-on-Pumpkins.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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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